A collection selected by Lin Carter as the best fantasy stories, primarily from stories published in 1974. Contents: * "The Year in Fantasy" (Lin Carter) * "The Jewel of Arwen" (Marion Zimmer Bradley) * "The Sword Dyrnwyn" (Lloyd Alexander) * "The Temple of Abomination" (Robert E. Howard) * "The Double Tower" (Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter) * "Trapped in the Shadowland" (Fritz Leiber) * "Black Hawk of Valkarth" (Lin Carter) * "Jewel Quest" (Hannes Bok) * "The Emperor's Fan" (L. Sprague de Camp) * "Falcon's Mate" (Pat McIntosh) * "The City of Madness" (Charles R. Saunders) * "The Seventeen Virgins" (Jack Vance) * "The Year's Best Fantasy Books" (Lin Carter)