Steve’s Comments (group member since Mar 07, 2020)

Steve’s comments from the Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" group.

Alex wrote: "I just ordered my kindle edition of the first two."

Despite what Jakes said about a story being 'locked away in his safe', I doubt he actually ever wrote a final Brak adventure.

MEN OF BRONZE by Scott Oden

Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus

Don Moore and Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo: The Complete Flash Gordon Library 1937-41. These are beautifully produced volumes, reproducing Raymond's original artwork to its multicoloured glory. The scripts might be mediocre but the line-work is gorgeous.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Link to kickstarter for Schuyler Hernstrom's THUNE'S VISION stories--
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Sorcery in Shad by Brian Lumley.
The last of Brian Lumley's Tales of the Primal Land.

Available this week for three bucks on kindle.
Gunthar- the mighty swordsman from the wild plains of Tatukura storms his way through four fantastic adventures.
PRIESTESS OF THE FIRE-GODS. THE CITY OF THE BLACK FLAME. THE DEVIL FROM BEYOND. LORD OF THE BLACK THRONE.
https://www.amazon.com/Gunthar-Warrio...

Devrim wrote: "I could buy the ebook from Drivethru Fiction webpage.
https://www.drivethrufiction.com/prod...
Thank you very much @Steve, fo..."

No worries. Hope you get it sorted. The link you posted sounds a good bet if amazon isn't following through for you. The same deal applies, I see.

Devrim wrote: "I have not heard about Mr.Richard L. Tierney before coming across this post. I am sorry to hear that he passed away.
I checked his books on the internet and I got very curious from what I read.
Unf..."

SORCERY AGAINST CAESAR is essentially the same collection (with more content!) as THE SCROLL OF THOTH. It's available on kindle now for 99 cents in tribute honour of Mr. Tierney. Snap it up.
https://www.amazon.com/Sorcery-Agains...

Jason M wrote: "interesting! sorta came outta the blue. nice line up of names and a great antho title."

This one has been under wraps for over a year now. I believe this collects all the contributors who pulled their stories from the original FLASHING SWORDS! # 6 anthology. Jim invited me on board at the time but I'd already committed to another publisher. It looks great! I hope it does well.

Thanks for the shout-out, Seth! The book includes three sword-&-sorcery stories, 'The Amulet and the Shadow', 'Tale of the Uncrowned Kings' and the previously unpublished, 'The Gift of the Eons'.

I agree with The Joy of Erudition. The magazine publication order is the way to go. The early stories are the undoubtedly the best; classic Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, particularly those published in UNKNOWN. The book that contains the strangest and most overall satisfying of their adventures is SWORDS AGAINST DEATH.

S.E. wrote: "I've had several people ask me where to start with Leigh Brackett....and I don't know the answer!

Actually, I bought 4 books for my shelf, and could use advice.
[book:Black Amazon of Mars|13402303..."
Edit: The order for the Eric John Stark stories is Queen of the Martian Catacombs, Black Amazon of Mars, Enchantress of Venus. Then, after THE GINGER STAR comes THE HOUNDS OF SKAITH and THE REAVERS OF SKAITH. To be honest, any Brackett story is a good place to start. With Stark the first three novellas can be read in any order whilst THE GINGER STAR is the start of a self contained trilogy. I'd also heartily recommend THE SWORD OF RHIANNON (original title-Sea-Kings of Mars), and THE NEMESIS FROM TERRA (original title- Shadow over Mars) as excellent starting points. All of the stuff she wrote in the '40s and '50s is self contained and worth seeking out. If you can find it, THE BEST OF LEIGH BRACKETT (edited by hubby Ed Hamiloton) is exactly what it says on the tin.

A minor note: Fritz Leiber's 'The jewels in the forest' was originally published as 'Two sought adventure' in UNKNOWN. It was the first published Fafhrd and Grey Mouser story.

C.A. wrote: "Joseph wrote: "Hardcovers of Tarzan ..."

Tarzan really does fall in with the early S&S -- especially when you think about some of those books. The wondrous cities and places. Sorcerous Queens. Jad..."
Spear-&-Savagery! I agree, Tarzan makes for great escapist reading even to this day. I've been making my way through the series since I was sixteen. I usually take the next adventure with me when I go on holiday. TARZAN AND THE FOREIGN LEGION is next up for me when I finally get away. I love some of those new Jusko covers but yeah, those Robert Abbett covers were excellent.

Personally, I thought the whole thing was rubbish. The story is actually wrapped up in the first three parts and not really well at that. Wagner glosses over Genseric's disability with an off hand 'it miraculously got better on its own' line which set the tone for more silly stuff to come. As round-robins go they can either be fun or a chore. This was the latter.

This really is a challenging read.

Half price kindle edition for Xmas and the New Year!
GUNTHAR - WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD.
$2.99 U.S. / £2.00 U.K.
Three hundred pages of sword-slashing action!
All three previously published adventures in one edition. Includes the specially written novella, 'Lord of the Black Throne'.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

More info from Pickman Press about SORCERY AGAINST CAESAR and a link to the original 'The blade of the slayer' publication in PULSE POUNDING ADVENTURE STORIES # 1. http://pickmanspress.com/book-Sorcery...

The Joy of Erudition wrote:
"When I enjoy the author's work like that one, I don't mind if they sneak in an extra one under a different name! I liked it when Poul Anderson did that in Planet Stories Jan 1951 with Witch of the Demon Seas (loved it!) and Tiger By the Tail."

Absolutely! I have that issue, too. Bought it for 'Witch of the Demon Seas' and became a Dominic Flandry fan as a result.