Christian’s Comments (group member since Apr 17, 2019)

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

Starting Cirsova: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine #6

I wish I knew. I backed on Kickstarter for a Lifetime Digital Subscription and haven't received the third issue yet.

Finished Skelos II

After not being that impressed with the inaugural issue I was a bit sceptical going into this one, but I needn't have worried as it turned out to be a fantastical turnaround and much more to my tastes. With killer tales from Scott Oden, Adrian Cole, W.H. Pugmire, Howard Andrew Jones, and Milton J. Davis, this one definitely scratched that Sword & Sorcery itch I felt the first one lacked. 4/5

Starting Skelos II



Didn't care for the first issue so hoping this one is better. It is off to a good start with Adrian Cole's tale of Romans, Druids, Cthulhu, and lots of blood, "Slayers at the Gate".

S.E. wrote: "Christian, nice. I really need to read HFQ. Black Gate just had a kind write up this week too.

https://www.blackgate.com/2020/01/12/......"

Yeah, I saw that. Reminded me I should pick up that 3rd volume sooner rather than later.

Christian wrote: "Started The Best of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly: Volume 1, 2009-2011

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Finished this last night and really enjoyed all the stories. A little bit surprised just how good they were considering they were posted online for free. 4/5

Started The Best of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly: Volume 1, 2009-2011

New South Wales, Australia

Starting The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2 ed. by Lin Carter

Started The Bloody Crown of Conan

Joseph wrote: "Christian wrote: "Started reading the 5th issue of Cirsova: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, a themed issue of Burroughsian adventure on a prehistoric Lovecraftian Earth..."
It was a very solid issue, what I've come to expect from Cirsova. My two favourite tales coming from two authors I discovered in previous issues, Schuyler Hernstrom's novella The First American, and A Killing in Karkesh by Adrian Cole.

Started reading the 5th issue of Cirsova: Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, a themed issue of Burroughsian adventure on a prehistoric Lovecraftian Earth.

Also getting to the end of Kraken by China Miéville.