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Mythic Tales: City of the Gods
A collection of new illustrated stories featuring many of the gods of myth and legend. Travel to Olympus, the Celtic Realm, the Grand Pyramid of Horus and walk the streets of the City of the Gods. With tales of dark fantasy, touching pathos, swashbuckling adventure and humorous hijinx, you’ll experience the many moods of the gods. With Mythic Tales by Randy Lindsay, Wendall Brown & Jefferson Swycaffer. Also includes ‘forgotten’ stories by Edgar Allan Poe, and Bram Stoker with numerous illustrations by legendary Gustav Dore. Also Perfect or for anyone who wants to read new tales about the classic deities of our past or as an introduction to the City of the Gods universe. 152 pages with 60 illustrations.
150 pages, Paperback
First published January 31, 2012
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About the author
M. Scott Verne
8 books9 followersCo-creator of the City of the Gods world, I have co-written the CoG novels, the City of the Gods Map Pack, the Last Goddess Comic and the Mythic Tales Anthology. I recently spent a lot of my time researching the Knights Templar and regularly post at Deadline Hollywood, with opinions on the latest Fantasy / Science fiction movies and TV shows.
When and where I'm from isn't really that important, is it? What you really want to know is if the world and characters I created are worth your time to read. All I can tell you is read the reviews our books have gotten at Amazon, check out the free sample chapters. If you like fantasy stories that are about a little more than heroes on a quest - You're going to like what I have to offer. Besides, you already know a lot of the characters in my books - After all, they are the gods of our past...
When and where I'm from isn't really that important, is it? What you really want to know is if the world and characters I created are worth your time to read. All I can tell you is read the reviews our books have gotten at Amazon, check out the free sample chapters. If you like fantasy stories that are about a little more than heroes on a quest - You're going to like what I have to offer. Besides, you already know a lot of the characters in my books - After all, they are the gods of our past...
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May 18, 2012
As a teaser for the City of the Gods novel, it works. I'm intrigued, and I now want to read the full novel.
As an anthology, it's frustrating. The short stories are extremely short, too short for some, and lack substance. I feel like I would probably enjoy it if I'd read the novel first. But as a first contact with the world of City of the Gods, it doesn't really work for me.
To anyone (like me) that found the concept interesting, I suggest to pick up the novel first, this isn't a good starting point.
As an anthology, it's frustrating. The short stories are extremely short, too short for some, and lack substance. I feel like I would probably enjoy it if I'd read the novel first. But as a first contact with the world of City of the Gods, it doesn't really work for me.
To anyone (like me) that found the concept interesting, I suggest to pick up the novel first, this isn't a good starting point.
April 19, 2012
The following ia a review that was posted on Amazon in regards to this book. I'm posting it here for the benefit of Goodreads members...
MYTHIC TALES 4.5 Stars out of 5
"I became aware of the book by word-of-mouth, and was expecting a classic anthology of short stories in the fantasy genre, with high-end artwork. I wasn't disappointed in that respect. However, I wasn't expecting much more than that - I should have, because I was in for a pleasant surprise.
First of all, the different mythologies of the world are cleverly used and combined to create a unique, coherent fantasy universe, with its main characters, plots, factions, and of course an underlying intrigue/mystery that will probably lead you to buy all the other books :-)
Secondly, most of the short stories are well written, funny, creative, and sometimes quite mad. Randy Lindsay's Coyote's Tale is a good example. You will see how Coyote, the Native American Trickster God, follows three young Norse gods, abducts the slave girl they brought along, sneaks into their secret keep and steals back a great totem under the very nose of all the nordic gods and... but I don't want to spoil the story.
Have you heard about Mordecai, the bat-man, and his stalactapipe organ? Or about the secret war between Mafdet, goddess of the cats, and Anubis, the jackal-headed god? How D'Molay, a freelance thief and main character of the whole intrigue, stole the Orb of Ra and somehow managed to stay alive and avoid being caught in another feud between gods?
Mythic Tales: City of the Gods merely hints at the many mysteries of the fantasy world created by M. Scott Verne and Wynn Mercere. If you play RPGs, I've heard you could even buy a campaign book complete with maps.
You will also find a short story by Edgar Allan Poe and one by Bram Stoker in the anthology. While I enjoyed reading both, I think they should not have been included in the book, because they are unrelated to the City of the Gods, and their style and general tone is quite out of place in an otherwise rather cheeky anthology. I much prefer the verve of Ken St. Andre (who is, inter alia, the creator of the Tunnels & Trolls RPG) or the humor of Jefferson P. Swycaffer, to take but two examples.
All in all, solid quality and a good buy." MANDRAGORE (A reader in Europe)
MYTHIC TALES 4.5 Stars out of 5
"I became aware of the book by word-of-mouth, and was expecting a classic anthology of short stories in the fantasy genre, with high-end artwork. I wasn't disappointed in that respect. However, I wasn't expecting much more than that - I should have, because I was in for a pleasant surprise.
First of all, the different mythologies of the world are cleverly used and combined to create a unique, coherent fantasy universe, with its main characters, plots, factions, and of course an underlying intrigue/mystery that will probably lead you to buy all the other books :-)
Secondly, most of the short stories are well written, funny, creative, and sometimes quite mad. Randy Lindsay's Coyote's Tale is a good example. You will see how Coyote, the Native American Trickster God, follows three young Norse gods, abducts the slave girl they brought along, sneaks into their secret keep and steals back a great totem under the very nose of all the nordic gods and... but I don't want to spoil the story.
Have you heard about Mordecai, the bat-man, and his stalactapipe organ? Or about the secret war between Mafdet, goddess of the cats, and Anubis, the jackal-headed god? How D'Molay, a freelance thief and main character of the whole intrigue, stole the Orb of Ra and somehow managed to stay alive and avoid being caught in another feud between gods?
Mythic Tales: City of the Gods merely hints at the many mysteries of the fantasy world created by M. Scott Verne and Wynn Mercere. If you play RPGs, I've heard you could even buy a campaign book complete with maps.
You will also find a short story by Edgar Allan Poe and one by Bram Stoker in the anthology. While I enjoyed reading both, I think they should not have been included in the book, because they are unrelated to the City of the Gods, and their style and general tone is quite out of place in an otherwise rather cheeky anthology. I much prefer the verve of Ken St. Andre (who is, inter alia, the creator of the Tunnels & Trolls RPG) or the humor of Jefferson P. Swycaffer, to take but two examples.
All in all, solid quality and a good buy." MANDRAGORE (A reader in Europe)
January 16, 2014
I love the City of the Gods concept. All of the ancient pantheons still exist in another dimension. They have lands that border The City of the Gods, oddly enough, and old as well as new rivalries continue. This anthology has a wide sampling of stories from the different pantheons as well as different authors, giving it wonderful variety.
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