9 • Foreword (Swords Against Darkness III) • essay by Andrew J. Offutt
14 • The Pit of Wings • [Ryre] • shortstory by Ramsey Campbell
34 • The Sword of Spartacus • [Simon of Gitta] • novelette by Richard L. Tierney
58 • Servitude • (1976) • shortstory by Wayne Hooks
72 • Descales' Skull • (1973) • shortstory by David C. Smith
90 • In the Balance • shortstory by Tanith Lee
97 • Tower of Darkness • (1975) • novelette by David Madison
125 • The Mantichore • shortstory by David Drake
143 • Revenant • poem by Kathleen Resch
146 • Rite of Kings • shortstory by Jon DeCles
162 • The Mating Web • shortstory by Robert E. Vardeman
182 • The Guest of Dzinganji • [Kardios] • shortstory by Manly Wade Wellman
201 • The Hag • shortstory by Darrell Schweitzer
218 • A Kingdom Won • [Nalcon] • novelette by Geo. W. Proctor
256 • Swordslinger • shortstory by M. A. Wahil
270 • On Thud and Blunder • essay by Poul Anderson