Clint’s Comments (group member since Jul 26, 2017)

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

@Richard, thank you for pointing that out

Glad to see this hitting daylight

@Seth, no

Interesting Seth. I will seek out Nyumbani Tales for sure. I’m curious to read the new editions to see how many changes CRS made from the old DAWs I have.

@Seth, no, but I hope it materializes into existence

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

@Seth, no. I must quest after copies of books 3 and 4. QfC is probably as far as I go for this read along. I might read Griots if I have time before year’s end.

I finished the Quest for Cush. Review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@Seth, and now I remember you pointed that out before. My critical reading skills need criticism

@Richard, by George you are right! A search for Charles R Saunders spits out books 1 and 3, a search for The Naama War produces the missing book. Thank you!

@Richard, I saw Lulu has book 3, but not book 4 ☹️

I’m a smidgen over half-way through The Quest for Cush. Thoughts so far:

Saunders works the classic REH Conan trope nicely into this Imaro book. In part one, Imaro enters his first city and is not at ease. He does not understand this civilized world and here he must revert from being the protector of Tanisha and Pomphis. When they leave Mwenni and enter the grasslands of the savannah, he converts back to the role of protector. He realizes he is not at home, and never can be as an exile (and outsider with his bastard/mysterious past).

I like this book better than the first volume. It has been two years since I read Imaro, but Saunders does a good job of catching the reader up.

I wish volumes 3 and 4 weren’t so darn hard to get my hands on.

I’m going to use this group read as an excuse to chip away at the Saunders catalog. I hope to start The Quest for Cush today.

BTW, I read one of Davis’ Changa stories in an anthology this year. Good stuff

I’ve purchased all three “best of” collections. Good stuff

I see. I didn’t read far enough to see there was a limited edition hardcover. I might want that myself.

@Jason M, you can pre-order on Amazon as well

This sounds an excellent collection of SS, all called out in the famous D&D Appendix N. It might be good future group read fodder. At the very least, it sounds worth the read.


http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2020/1...

Or, don’t make them canon. I enjoy Conan pastiche in comics and prose, but consider nothing except the writing of the man himself as canon

I’m anxious to see what Nathan Long does with these.

@David, I have enjoyed Blosser’s essays about REH, but have not tried his fiction