Heroes in Hell is an anthology book and the first volume of its namesake series, created by American writer Janet Morris.

[1] "Newton Sleep" by Gregory Benford, originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, received a Nebula Award nomination in 1986,[2] as well as placing 16th in its category in the Locus Poll.

In order of presentation, the anthology contains: Reviewer Chuq von Rospach declared "The concept is silly," going on to say that "the plots are for the most part banal, and the characters are unsympathetic.

In other words, they borrowed all of the worst parts of Thieves' World and forgot to include what makes it worthwhile.

[it] weaves myth, legend, fact, and fantasy into a fascinating tapestry of underworld lore."