Swords Against Darkness V

Swords Against Darkness V is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the fifth and last in a series of five anthologies of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in November 1979, and later reprinted by the same publisher; a Canadian reprint was issued by General Paperbacks in 1981.

Summary
The 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)

Awards
The book was nominated, together with the preceding volume, for the 1980 Balrog Award for Best Collection/Anthology.