This is the eighth in our popular sword and sorcery anthology series. The stories and authors included this time are: TO WAKE THE HUNTER by Tais Teng & Jaap BoekesteinMOONFINGER AND GIFT by Andrew DarlingtonTHE QUALITY OF MERCY by Geoff HartEMPLOYMENT FOR MAGICAL PEOPLE by Monica Goertzen HertleinTHE HERO'S PATH by Jeffery A. SergentLITTLE LIVES ROUNDED BY SLEEP by Matt McHughWARDARK AND THE PIRATE KING by Craig HerbertsonFOR THE HEART OF A SPEARSLAYER by R. K. OlsonTHE STONE HEADS by Scott McCloskeyTHE TROUPE by Andrew GrahamLAIR OF THE MUTANT KING by Adrian Cole. All of the artwork, including the cover, is by Jim Pitts. Once again we bring you stirring tales in the great tradition of Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber and other giants of the fantasy genre.