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Titan Books partners with Perilous Worlds link"Titan Books and Conan Properties partner for new and original ‘Conan’ fiction. Expect the first ‘Conan’ short story in May 2022 and novel for September 2022."
Well take note, there may be hope to see those Perilous World Conan pastiches (fingers crossed for John C. Hocking.
Into RPG tabletop or Miniature gaming.....and Oron?Well David C. Smith just revealed Oron miniatures!
From: http://www.barbaricsplendor.com
From David C. Smiths Facebook Page:
"Friends, now available are these remarkable gaming pieces from Barbaric Splendor! We have Oron as he appears on the cover of The Valley of Ogrum and Queen Desdira in her murderous pose near the end of Oron, as envisioned by the great Clyde Caldwell and available in your choice of au naturel or sky clad, as the pagans say, or in the attire Mr. Caldwell gave her. Either way, she is not to be trifled with. Visit http://www.barbaricsplendor.com. Thanks to Kevin Deming at Barbaric Splendor for taking the lead on these!"
Desdira - LIMITED RESIN MASTER
Desdira, Skyclad - LIMITED RESIN MASTER
Oron
Greg wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Looks like a shared-universe focus."Yes it does use a shared world but, as per its submission guidelines for fiction:"We are interested in fantasy with a dark theme. We accept both..."
Cool. I am looking into this.
Looks like a shared-universe focus.
Ringworn #3 comes out soon, that's Howard Andrew Jones's fantasy novel.Goodreads has a giveaway for the hardcover:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Just wrapped up my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not much to add...except I annotated the Solar System map to highlight the table of contents:
"the two introductions and blurb ignore the awesome premise of chapter/book design: There is one story per planet in the solar system, doled out in order from the center to the outer rim of pluto, with an additional "planet" called Tharsia replacing real life's asteroid belt. So you get to tour the ruins of the solar system (the Empire of Sol) planet by planet, as you drift away from the sun. The Interior Ancient Solar Map by M.D. Jackson (who also crafted the superb cover) actually lays out your journey as a reader, with some variant names offered for several planets.
The Lost Empire of Sol Contents:
[Sol/Sun] “Prologue” by Scott Oden
[Mercury] “To Save Hermesia” Joe Bonadonna and David C. Smith
[Venus] “The Lost Princess of Themos” Tom Doolan
[Earth] “What Really Happened at the Center of the Earth” by Christopher M. Blanchard
[Mars] “A Sand-Ship of Mars” by Charles Allen Gramlich
[asteroid belt, Tharsia] “Whispers of the Serpent” by Howard Andrew Jones
[Jupiter] “Outcasts of Jov” by Mark Finn
[Saturn, Cronesh] “Written in Lightning” by Keith J. Taylor
[Uranus] “Survivors of Ulthula” by E.E. Knight
[Neptune] “Hunters of Ice and Sky” by David A. Hardy
[Pluto] “A Gate in Darkness” by Paul R. McNamee
[Sol/Sun] “Epilogue” by Scott Oden
Check out the new Poll for the July-Aug group read topics.The poll is featured on the bottom of the homepage... and here is the direct link: link to Poll
Vote...and join the crowd!
Write-in new options if you want....but the starting list has these:
-REH-Character Pastiche
-Bard, or the series, by Keith John Taylor
-Fresh Meat from DMR
-Fresh Meat from Pulp Hero Press
Check out the new Poll for the July-Aug group read topics.It's on the bottom of the homepage, and here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...
Vote...and join the crowd!
Just wrapped up The Crimson Crown. Here's my review of the very edgy, "Punk AF" dark fantasy,Equally Enjoyable and Discomforting.: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm onto reviewing our Groupread's Scott Oden Presents The Lost Empire of Sol: A Shared World Anthology of Sword & Planet Tales. Enjoyed that too.
From the internet!Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch and written by R.A. Salvatore, Sleep Sound reintroduces the origin story of the iconic Dungeons & Dragons hero, Drizzt Do’Urden.
To discover more about this fabled drow elf ranger and his world, watch:
Youtube animated short
...click to listen/see
@Richard, nice review you just posted. I'm just starting. I enjoyed the intros, glad the anthology made it to market, and the trippy prologue by Oden sets the stage well.
@Christian, yes! Brian influenced me to buy that set of letters too.
Coming soon...a great line-up in "Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2"From the Parallel Universe Publication website...coming in ~Summer 2021
Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2: Table of Contents
We are pleased to announce that the table of contents for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of
Heroic Fantasy Volume 2 has now been finalised.
Introduction by David A. Riley
The Essence of Dust by Mike Chinn
Highjacking the Lord of Light by Taid Teng
Out in the Wildlands by Martin Owton
Zale and Zedril by Susan Murrie Macdonald
The Amulet and the Shadow by Steve Dilks
Antediluvia: Seasons of the World by Andrew Darlington
A Thousand Words for Death by Pedro Iniguez
Stone Snake by Dev Agarwal
Seven Thrones by Phil Emery
The Eater of Gods by Adrian Cole
Illustrations inside the book are by Jim Pitts.
Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2 will be published within the next few months and will be 270 pages long, compared to 222 pages in Volume 1.
Due out June 11th.....Preorder available now....US pre-order Link
GOODREADS links: Robert E. Howard Changed My Life: Personal Essays about an Extraordinary Legacy
ROBERT E. HOWARD CHANGED MY LIFE is a brand-new way of understanding how the Texas author's legacy continues today. 33 contributors long familiar with the man and his creations share how he impacted their lives and continues to impact modern entertainment. This is an intimate look at the changes wrought personally and professionally by the Father of Sword-and-Sorcery and a Founder of American Fantasy.
ROBERT E. HOWARD CHANGED MY LIFE is homage not only in memoir but also in financial support for Project Pride, the agency that sustains the Howard Home and Museum in Cross Plains, Texas. A portion of each sale of the hardcover and electronic book will be donated by RBF to Project Pride each year at the annual Howard Days.
ROBERT E. HOWARD CHANGED MY LIFE is as bold, raw, and filled with vibrant life as the words, characters, and works of the man himself. This collection of intimate essays on the impact of Robert E. Howard and his characters as catalysts of personal change comes from 33 scholars, writers, artists, publishers, and fans who can say, "Because Howard lived I am a changed person."
A Riot of Life, by Jason M Waltz
How REH Saved My Life, by Bill Cavalier
REH, Conan and Me, by John C. Hocking
Dreams of the Purple Kingdom, by Jason Durall
Out there in the Wilds with REH, by Joe R. Lansdale
Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, by Jaym Gates
REH and Me: The Celtic Connection, by Adrian Cole
He Himself was in Every One of Them, by Rusty Burke
Crossed Swords and Bloody Seas, by David C. Smith
Taking the World by the Throat, by Karen Joan Kohoutek
The Black Dog and REH, by C.L. Werner
An Empire of Ghosts and Smoke, by Scott Oden
From Conan to Cormac: My Path to Howard Studies, by Todd B. Vick
REH: Opener of the Way, by Nancy A. Collins
Wyrd Ensemble, by Bobby Derie
The Ride of Falume, by Barbara A. Barrett
For the Honor of the Ship, by Christopher A. Gruber
An Ode to REH, by Cecelia Holland
A Love Letter to Bear Creek, by Mark Finn
On the Trail with El Borak, by David Hardy
The Were-Woman, the Gnome, and the Zebra, by Deuce Richardson
In the Footsteps of Steve Harrison, by Fred Blosser
Unearthing an Age Undreamed Of, by Jeffrey Shanks
How REH (And Glenn Lord) Changed My Life, by Roy Thomas
Kosru’s Road, by Howard Andrew Jones
1975: The Year of the Cormac, by Keith J. Taylor
In a Dark Place, by Steven Erikson
My New Friend Agnes, by Becky Cloonan
Sol K. and Me, by Dierk Günther
An Unexpected Gift, by Barbara Ingram Baum
A New and Mighty Mission, by Matthew John
White Spark, Black Fire, by Charles R. Saunders
The Extraordinary Inner World of Charles R. Saunders, Father of ‘Sword and Soul,' by Jon Tattrie
Charles Saunders and I were Friends, by Joe R. Lansdale
The Importance of Charles Saunders, by David C. Smith
Why No Howard Character Ever Changed My Life, by Patrice Louinet
REH: A European Perspective, by Michael Moorcock
Afterword, by Janet E. Morris
Appendix REH: Suggested Additional Inspirational and Educational Readings
Damn, Clint! Epic post. You rock.
Jamie wrote: "I just started this. While seemingly providing a very broad backdrop it does sound like a cool setup for an anthology."Cool. I just got mine in the mail today.
We had a recent conversation that was similar over in the Nostalgiac groupread. Worth building on that. My start was through the illustrated Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks circa 1980. Then the Conan movie with Arnold. I did not discover RE Howard until college.
Goodman-Games Post
copies here:
It is time to return to Lankhmar in the pages of Tales From The Magician’s Skull #6!
Issue #6 of Tales From The Magician’s Skull is now available for pre-order! This exciting issue is scheduled to ship in June, and contains an amazing array of sword-and-sorcery fiction that will thrill the reader, and begins our new series of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories! As we previously announced, we reached an agreement with the estate of Fritz Leiber to publish new authorized stories set in the lands of Nehwon! Over the coming years, Tales From The Magician’s Skull will support the city of Lankhmar and its most famous residents with a series of new stories and novellas that faithfully expands upon the legendary tales originally told by Fritz Leiber—and it begins right now.
Author Nathan Long has written a new short story starring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser that appears in Tales From the Magician’s Skull #6. This entertaining tale finds the twain engaged in somewhat honest employment in the theatre trade, in order to pursue somewhat dishonest aims involving the sorcerer’s guild, with a somewhat incomplete plan that only Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser could devise.
Of course, that duo is far from alone in the pages of the newest issue. We’ve got some amazing stories that will thrill and entertain from a blockbuster roster of talent.
Let’s look at the full lineup!
STORIES
Calicask’s Woman by John Hocking
A TALE OF THE KING’S BLADE • “I can’t hold them back for long,” gasped the apprentice. His face had gone pallid and sweat dripped from his chin. “Stand by the opening and try to take them one at a time. Perhaps we can… where are you going?!”
The Feathered Shroud by Howard Andrew Jones
A TALE OF HANUVAR • The water behind the soldier erupted, and Hanuvar lunged past him to jam the pitchfork at a shovel-shaped reptilian head. The tines bit deep, and the dark water reddened.
Guilty Creatures by Nathan Long
A TALE OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER • In the circle, Mouser stared cross-eyed at the tip of Kalphin’s blade, knowing death was coming to him at last.
Shadows of a Forgotten Queen by Greg Mele
I’ve seen a maiden’s veins opened as she is led through the fields, watering the new crops with her life’s blood in honor of Majawl, Our Lady of Maize, and lit my own father’s funeral pyre. But what manner of man owned books made of human flesh?
Cold in Blood by James Enge
A STORY OF MORLOCK AMBROSIUS • She moved with a lithe, muscular dancer’s grace as she walked around him to enter the room. Her hair was a waterfall of starless night. Her eyes were the stars, shining with tears. Morlock had seen a more beautiful woman, but not recently.
Isle of Fog by Violette Malan
Dhulyn judged from the way his mouth moved now that he was screaming. That was easy to fix, she thought, as she brought her sword up and sent the head bouncing and rolling across the tiled floor.
ARTICLES
A Profile of Fritz Leiber by Michael Curtis
Any writer who encountered Adventure magazine between 1917 and the early 1930s would have had Harold Lamb’s work readily at hand, because he was one of the magazine’s most popular writers and appeared there with great frequency. Probably the most important of those who saw him, though, was a Texan named Robert E. Howard…
The Monster Pit by Terry Olson
Enter the monster pit! Down here in the pit, we provide tabletop RPG fans with playable DCC RPG game statistics for the creatures in this issue of Tales From The Magician’s Skull.
The Skull Speaks by The Skull Himself
yep, that's true. Games and written stories have different limitations.
