SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS (5) (v) Five: The Mouths of Light; Perfidious Amber; Awake Awake Ye Northern Winds; Rats; The Forging; Hungry Grass; The Tale of the Cat the Mouse the Sorcerer and the Children; Golden Vanity; The Castle of Kites and Crows

Swords Against Darkness V is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in November 1979.SummaryThe book collects twelve short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword by Offutt.Contents "Foreword to the Fifth Volume of Swords Against Darkness" (Andrew J. Offutt) "The Mouths of Light" (Ramsey Campbell) "Perfidious Amber" (Tanith Lee) "Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds" (Simon Green) "Rats" (Robert Fester) "The Forging" (Robin Kincaid) "Hungry Grass" (Keith Taylor) "The Tale of the Cat, the Mouse, the Sorcerer, and the Children" (Edward DeGeorge) "Golden Vanity" (James Anderson) "The Castle of Kites and Crows" (Darrell Schweitzer) "The Scream of the Rose" (Paul McGuire) "Joni" (Gordon Linzner) "Druin's Heritage" (Richard K. Lyon) Foreword to the Fifth Volume of Swords Against Darkness by Andrew J. Offutt The Mouths of Light by Ramsey Campbell Perfidious Amber by Tanith Lee Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds by Simon R. Green Rats by Robert Fester The Forging by Robin Kincaid Hungry Grass by Keith Taylor The Tale of the Cat, the Mouse, the Sorcerer, and the Children by Edward DeGeorge Golden Vanity by James Arthur Anderson The Castle of Kites and Crows by Darrell Schweitzer The Scream of the Rose by Paul McGuire Joni by Gordon Linzner Druin's Heritage by Richard K. Lyon