Swords Against Darkness V is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Andrew J. Offutt, the fifth and last in a series of five anthologies of the same name.

It was first published in paperback by Zebra Books in November 1979, and later reprinted by the same publisher; a Canadian reprint was issued by General Paperbacks in 1981.

[1] The book collects twelve short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, together with a foreword by Offutt.

The book was nominated, together with the preceding volume, for the 1980 Balrog Award for Best Collection/Anthology.

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