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from the Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" group.
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Christopher Tolkien passed away this year, so it is timely to delve into the many books he edited/extended on behalf of his father J.R.R. Tolkien.So the focus will be on books like the The Children of Húrin, but if you are inclined to discuss/read JRR's work, then do that too. It's all in the spirit of Tolkien.
Three cheers to Smith, his Zothique tales blew my mind.
Season 3 airs March 5
Damn, some of the best fight scenes ever. Felt like I was inside a Frazetta painting! Solid writing Stan.
Stan Wagenaar's Lair of the Old Ones appears in this fifth issue of StoryHackCongrats, mate!
From his Facebook feed: Just to be clear, my story is an old-school sword & sorcery adventure featuring a stalwart hero, nefarious sorcery, shuddering monstrosities and bloody swordplay.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VoJc2tH...IMDb blurb
"The Green Knight (2020)
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, "The Green Knight" tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243804/...
Joy, we are totally laid back here. We often chime in on on old groupreads. Anytime you can share your thoughts, please do. Sword and Planet counts!
Getting sucked into the options for the next groupread.The Sleeping City caught my attention...so I had to read it. Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
May switch my vote to another! lol.... I am already reading Clifford Ball's Duar the Accursed....
The Joy of Erudition wrote: "
Warrior Witch of Hel
A dark, brutal sword & sorcery world, where fighting an evil lich king requires a gladiatrix making a pact with the deat..."
C Dean Andersson (Asa Drake) has been teasing us fans with more Bloodsong for many years. Had an in-depth interview with him about his writing when his Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 eBook came out: http://www.selindberg.com/2014/03/c-d...
Welcome Karlie! Thanks for introducing yourself. Glad you also posted in the Networking section.
Sounds fun. Give it a go. Perhaps a short story first. Worst case you can share as fan fiction.
Check out the poll... https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...I haven't voted yet, but I did buy Kindle versions of The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories and The Sleeping City.... already have Twilight of the Gods preordered....
The poll for March-April 2020's groupread is up, and the topics are really sweet:https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
Please vote and participate
Never read EC Tubb... (@Richard who reviewed Heroic Fantasy).May add him to the Groupread options
Richard, we’ve had a couple author/members spotlighted in group reads. Recently, Howard Andrew Jones for instance.I am ok with doing that...but like to stay toward the end of nominating authors/books organically.... and staying clear of starting advertising (self-nomination) in the group read section (we have other sections/threads for that).
Rogue Blades has another call for submissions which include a S&S anthology:https://rogue-blades.com/RBE-Submissions
WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE
An Anthology of Heroic Sacrifice
OPEN March 1st, CLOSES May 6th 2020
Not every hero survives. All heroes pay a cost, some the ultimate sacrifice. We're examining that theme of ultimate sacrifice as key to heroism. Not only the willingness to sacrifice all, but the act of sacrifice for the greater 'cause,' whatever that may be. These are tales of loss. Death can be a cost of heroism--but it might not be the greater loss come story's end. Heroes die. And they lose things greater than life: Family. Freedom. Innocence. Faith. Ideals. Drastic change must happen to your hero by story's end. But this is not just a book of dead heroes. Death does not have to mean defeat. Loss does not always equal failure. We want stories across the spectrum, stories of apotheosis and of nihilism and of what lies between. Heroes die and legends are born. Or nothing changes and it is all moot. A battle is won, while a war lost . . . or a battle lost to win a war.
This is character-driven storytelling, and we want to read it in all the 'Sword-and-' genres: Sword & Sorcery, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sandal, Sword & Soul, Sword & Six-gun. 11 week submission period. We will be accepting 13-15 stories, and stories should be 2k-9k words in length. Nothing shorter will be read, and our sweet spot is in the 5k-7k range. Publication is intended for Christmas 2020. Payment of $30 flat per story shall be rendered after publication, and authors will receive electronic copies and permanent discount on print purchases from RBE.
The soundtrack is now available.Love “the song of the white wolf”
And, of course, “toss a coin to your witcher”
As usual, we'll get a poll together soon to select group read topics for the following two months (March April).Any nominations for "themes" or specific books to put into the poll?
I took note of several mentioned by members here:
▪ "lost continents"? (Atlantis, Lemuria, etc.)
▪ Cifford Ball (post REH Conan)
▪ KJ Parker
▪ Tolkien (in honor of Christopher Tolkien's passing)
▪ Scott Oden (his Twilight of the Gods arrives Feb-18-2019)
Thoughts?
Nice reviews Christian.Anyone here have the scoop on Skelos Press? I thought they struggled a bit, but managed to get a third volume out a few yrs ago.
