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Mighty-thewed barbarians… vengeful lords of chaos… desolate devil-haunted ruins… carnage-soaked battlefields… forbidden spells of great power… All these you will find in the works of authors of heroic fantasy as well as heavy metal musicians. But modern fantasy has been plagued with convoluted plots and series without end. Who better to return traditional fantasy to its former glory than the heavy metal bards? Swords of Steel Omnibus Edition is an anthology of fantastic and horrific adventure stories, each penned by a heavy metal musician. Members of bands such as Bal-Sagoth, Manilla Road, Cauldron Born, Slough Feg, Nocturnus, Eternal Champion and more prove their talent for the written word as well as song by invoking a fresh wave of dark and twisted dreams from worlds beyond our own. Stories included: “All Will Be Righted on Samhain” by Howie K. Bentley (CAULDRON BORN) and David C. Smith “Vengeance of the Insane God” by Jason Tarpey (ETERNAL CHAMPION) “The Mirror Beguiling” by James Ashbey (SOLSTICE, LETHEAN) “The Heart of the Betrayer” by Howie K. Bentley “Return to Stynar Vort” by Joe Minichino (DOOMSWORD) “Journey in Somnamblia” by Jean-Pierre Abboud (GATEKEEPER, TRAVELER) “Eldon” by Chris Shoriak (ICE SWORD) “Beyond the Mirrors of Faellnoch” by D.L. Lackner (LEGENDRY) “The Darkness Among the Trees” by Max Birbaum (LUNAR SHADOW) “The Forgotten City of Tehm” by E.C. Hellwell (MANILLA ROAD) “Beneath Dead Lake” by Geoff Blackwell (GATEKEEPER) “Thannhausefeer’s Guest” by Howie K. Bentley “The Chamber of Juleptsu” by Jaron Evil (ALMURIC, ARCHSPIRE) “The Riddle Master” by E.C. Hellwell “Eve’s Grave” by Scott Waldrop (TWISTED TOWER DIRE, WALPYRGUS) “That Than Which There Can Be No More Terrible” by Michael Scalzi (SLOUGH FEG) “Mystery Believer” by Scott Waldrop “Red Ochre” by James Ashbey “Darke Manor” by Jaron Evil “The Key” by Mike Browning (NOCTURNUS A.D.) and D.M. Ritz