Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues

Edited by J. M. Martin. Cover art by Arman Akopian.

ROGUES. ASSASSINS. MERCENARIES.

Coin is their master, and their trade, more often than not, is blood. These are BLACKGUARDS.

Whether by coin or by blood... YOU WILL PAY.

Swift from the shadows, comes an 'edgy' anthology, edited by J.M. MARTIN, featuring sundry tales of roguish types — assassins, mercenaries, thieves — many of whom are already established in well-known fantasy series. Interior artwork by David Alvarez, Orion Zangara and Oksana Dmitrienko. A full roster of authors from indie sensations to New York Times bestsellers.

Contents:

• FOREWORD by GLEN COOK (Black Company)
• CAROL BERG, "Seeds"  
• RICHARD LEE BYERS, "Troll Trouble"
• DAVID DALGLISH, "Take You Home"
• JAMES ENGE, "Thieves at the Gate"
• JOHN GWYNNE, "Better to Live than to Die"
• LIAN HEARN, "His Kikuta Hands"
• SNORRI KRISTJANSSON, "A Kingdom and a Horse"
• JOSEPH LALLO, "Seeking the Shadow"
• MARK LAWRENCE, "The Secret"
• TIM MARQUITZ, "A Taste of Agony"
• PETER ORULLIAN, "A Length of Cherrywood"
• CAT RAMBO, "The Subtler Art"
• LAURA RESNICK, "Friendship"
• MARK SMYLIE, "Manhunt"
• KENNY SOWARD, "Jancy's Justice"
• SHAWN SPEAKMAN, "The White Rose Thief"
• JON SPRUNK, "Sun and Steel"
• ANTON STROUT, "Scream"
• MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN, "Professional Integrity"
• DJANGO WEXLER, "The First Kill"
• ANTHONY RYAN, "The Lord Collector"
• PAUL S. KEMP, "A Better Man"
• JAMES A. MOORE, "What Gods Demand"
• JEAN RABE, "Mainon"
• BRADLEY P. BEAULIEU, "Irindai"
• S. R. CAMBRIDGE, ""The Magus and the Betyar"
• CLAY SANGER, "The Long Kiss"