S.E.’s Comments (group member since Nov 01, 2012)

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

The audible version of Helen's Daimones is free with the below codes.

ACX Promo Codes can only be redeemed ataudible.com/acx-promo and audible.co.uk/acx-promo.

First Come first serve! If one doesn't work, try the next. Or ping me here on Goodreads, I'll find more.

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"Helen is one of the stranger heroes to feature in swords & sorcery. Is she delusional, mad, gifted? I was never quite sure — she is only a little girl — but I was never able to take my eyes off her" - Fletcher Vredenburgh from Blackgate

The Dyscrasia novels by S.E. Lindberg are deep, intricate reads that harken back to the pulp days of Lovecraft, Howard, and others... Helen's Daimones is weird fantasy, weirdly told, for weird readers."- Bob Milne Beauty in Ruins - Speculative and Imaginative Fiction

Preview narration on Youtube, Kathy Bell Denton's voice is hauntingly beautiful!

Helen's Daimones its the gateway novella for Dyscrasia Fiction. Helen and Sharon are orphans haunted by supernatural diseases, insects, and storms. They are your tour guides in this entry-way novella into Dyscrasia Fiction which explores the choices humans and their gods make as a disease corrupts their souls, shared blood and creative energies. In Helen’s Daimones, guardian angels are among the demons chasing the girls. When all appear grotesquely inhuman, which ones should they trust to save them?

Read the next Conan The Barbarian (2019-) #6.

This one repeated a formula to deliver a forgettable tale. Have hopes this series will eventually deliver on the Crimson Witch conflict.

Richard wrote: "Am I the only one doesn't understand the importance of this?"

Lol. I'll provide more context.

RBE delivered some great Sword & Sorcery anthologies, including Return of the Sword: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure and Rage of the Behemoth.

They came out before Kindle was a thing. They are are coming back with new covers and Kindle versions. This is a good thing.

I'm bugging Jason M Waltz to see when Return of the Sword becomes eBook-ish

from Rogue Blades Entertainment

“Celebration Time, come on!
For the first time ever - RAGE OF THE BEHEMOTH is available electronically outside of PDF. Introducing the brand-new Kindle version in pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RN4S1YP

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Possible cover art revealed of Hocking’s new Conan and Emerald Lotus reboot from Perilous Worlds:

https://perilousworlds.com/conan-book...

Several blogs are posting on Wolfe.

DMRbooks just posted one MAY 08, 2019 : Gene Wolfe: Gone Beyond the (New) Sunset BY DEUCE RICHARDSON

Clint, nice experience. EVIL review ;) What else was in that box?

Discussions/groupreads:
Topic (a) Gene Wolfe's memorial groupread (link to folder)

Topic (b) Any Eternal Champion novel by Moorcock (link to folder)


Masthead Banner credits:



Frank Frazetta's 1980 cover to The Eternal Champion, by Michael Moorcock.

Don Maitz 1983 cover to Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch (reapplied to Sword & Citadel)

Any Gene Wolf:

Sword & Sorcery Group Members,

Fantasy and sci-fi author Gene Wolfe passed away on April 14 at the age of 87. As a small tribute, we added his works to our May-June Group Reads poll (link below). If you have already voted, Goodreads allows you to change your vote if you wish.


Obituary at TOR.com:

https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-w...

May June 2019: (b) Any Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock

Topic (a) Gene Wolfe's memorial groupread
Topic (b) Any Eternal Champion novel by Moorcock

LINKS to folders coming

Masthead Banner credits:



Frank Frazetta's 1980 cover to The Eternal Champion, by Michael Moorcock.

Don Maitz 1983 cover to Gene Wolfe's The Citadel of the Autarch (reapplied to Sword & Citadel)

https://www.blackgate.com/2019/04/22/...

Black Gate host an article by Gabe Dybing about a "thriller" genre sequel to LOTR focused on evil orcs.

Would have enjoyed that.

Damn, that’s a sweet link Jack.

The ISDB has a listing of all the editions
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cg...


I ordered one from Amazon, the 1978 Zebra edition, which has the illustrations:



Publication: Eric Brighteyes Publication Record # 201785
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Date: 1978-07-00
ISBN: 0-89083-365-6 [978-0-89083-365-0]
Publisher: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.
Price: $2.25
Pages: xii+317
Format: pb?
Type: NOVEL
Notes:
First printing July 1978. [This Publication Record].
No printing number line in book.
Copyright © 1978 by Kensington Publishing Corp.
"Introduction by Lin Carter" on title page, front cover and spine.
"Of H. Rider Haggard and Eric Brighteyes: An Introduction by Lin Carter" starts on page iii(actual count) and ends with -Lin Carter (over) Hollis, Long Island, New York.
Introduction is not signed but appears to be the original introduction for the book.
The book is illustrated, some with titling or captioning, appears to be from the original printing. It is not signed or credited in book. It is probably the work of Lancelot Speed.
The book appears to be a reprint of the original publication, though this not stated.
Book has the original "Queen Victoria" dedication of H. Rider Haggard.
Cover art is not credited in book. Signature not found.

A.R. wrote: "I’ve recently thought about the types of villains that appear in fantasy novels. After some thought I came up with twelve villains that frequently appear in fantasy stories and the types of obstacl..."

Do you have a favorite to read or write about? What inspired this?

Sounds nice Jack. I got a copy but haven’t delved in. Illustration ls are cool. Must find more time.

Reading more comics, like Conan Savage Sword and Belit.
The later is flailing: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Also just finished The Court of Broken Knives, which I enjoyed. Need to review that soon.

Jack wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Wow. Appropriate to add a groupread topic in his honor?"

I think that is a good idea."

I added an option. You want to send a broadcast message with an update? If not, I can.

Would be interesting to gauge interest. Worked well for Tanith Lee I recall.


https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/8...

Wow. Appropriate to add a groupread topic in his honor?

Clint, cool. Which comics did you have in mind?