Joseph’s Comments (group member since Oct 24, 2012)

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

Kaor!

I've been burning through Kelly McCullough's Fallen Blade series, now starting the sixth & final book, Darkened Blade. Fast-paced and fun adventure in a vaguely Asian-feeling setting.

Jason wrote: "Almost done re-reading The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour, a ripping historical adventure set in the 12th century. Not exactly sword & sorcery, but plenty of sword!"

It's a shame L'Amour never had a chance to write any sequels.

I finished The First Binding by R.R. Virdi and am now on to The Bloody Crown of Conan by, well ...

Oh, nothing, but now you don't have to worry about me scrolling through a long list of poledancing GIFs to find one that's just right to use as a response.

This is one of those times when y'all should probably be happy that I can't post a GIF as a response.

I'm a GR Librarian, but about the only thing I do of my own recognizance is occasionally combine or separate works if I notice something particularly egregious. Anything more complicated (adding a cover image to a record, e.g.) I generally just create a thread in the GR Librarians group and let somebody who knows what they're doing attend to it.

Oh, and also last week I read A Book of Blades: Rogues in the House Presents, which was pretty great -- a very nice mix of new and veteran authors, and not a bad story in the bunch.

I'm liking them a lot! They're a style of fantasy you really don't see much these days, with effectively no Tolkien or D&D or GRRM in their DNA.

I've been revisiting Jo Clayton -- started with Moongather and continued to Moonscatter.

Just starting The Origin of Storms, the concluding volume in Elizabeth Bear's Lotus Kingdoms trilogy.

Am now on to Mistress of Mistresses, the first of E.R. Eddison's Zimiamvia trilogy.

S.E. wrote: "It's a high time for crime around here.
Brother Cadfael's murder mysteries, MI6 spies, and organized crime are infecting us!

I wonder if these other genres are represented in the New Edge S&S topi..."

If not, they should be!

Mostly I read other fantasy -- big, fat, fantasy series, weird stuff, new stuff, old stuff, whatever strikes my fancy at the time. I do occasionally go on more of an SF bender. And every once in a greater while, I'll go for something historical without the fantastical content, or for modern horror, suspense, etc., etc.

As a rule I find it very hard to sit down with some nonfiction book and just read it through cover-to-cover unless it's something that also has a strong narrative through-line.

Michael Fierce (aka Darth Fierce) wrote: "The Worm of Ouroboros is amazing. The prose makes Dunsany and Gene Wolfe look like Forgotten Realms authors (though I love Forgotten Realms stuff) but it is very enjoyable. Hope you have a good time with it!"
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Yeah, it's a remarkable book. I think this is actually my third time through it? After once in the late 90s/early 00s and a second time in 2014.

The challenge is that I'm trying to get through it by EOD Saturday because I'm going to be taking part in a book discussion Sunday morning. Things might be ... tight ...

Just finished Cyrion, the last of my current spate of Tanith Lee, and am starting The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison.

And because I finished Sabella, or The Blood Stone while I was still out & about, I needed something else to fill the gap, so I read Louisa The Poisoner, a very short novella? novelette? something, that I don't think I'd ever actually read before.

And then Cyrion did show up on my Kindle just before I went to bed, so I gave that a start.

Oh, and I'm now on to Sabella, or The Blood Stone, which I hope to finish this evening just before Cyrion shows up.

Is "all of them" a valid response?

I think The Birthgrave was her first adult book -- The Dragon Hoard is definitely aimed at more of a middle school audience.

Yeah, sometime Monday evening the Cyrion eBook will be magically appearing on my Kindle, and I'll probably be reading it shortly thereafter.