Introduction: Check Your Dark Lord at the Door
Lou Anders & Jonathan Strahan
Steven Erikson
Tides Elba: A Tale of the Black Company
Glen Cook
Gene Wolfe
James Enge
C. J. Cherryh
K. J. Parker
Red Pearls: An Elric Story
Michael Moorcock
The Deification of Dal Bamore: A Tale from Echo City
Tim Lebbon
Dark Times at the Midnight Market
Robert Silverberg
Greg Keyes
Michael Shea
Scott Lynch
Two Lions, a Witch, and the War-Robe
Tanith Lee
Caitlin R. Kiernan
Bill Willingham
Joe Abercrombie