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

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

Thanks S.wagenaar and Jack. This helps.

More ideas always welcome! Perhaps something on your own TBR pile requiring a "boost."

All,

Will need to poll the group soon and need some help conjuring up Books/Series/Ideas to propose. Am looking for topics for the Sept-Oct period.

Ideas?

Interview link

Simon Williams is the author of the Aona dark fantasy series, which is attracting growing acclaim for its fusion of different genres and atmospheric, character-driven narrative. He has also written "Summer's Dark Waters", a sci-fi / fantasy /supernatural novel aimed at young adults. The interview series of "Art & Beauty in Weird/Fantasy Fiction" engage contemporary authors & artists to reveal their muses, so let us learn more about the Aona series which was just concluded.

Cool, except the article fails to clarify the platform. Mobile? Pc? Ps4? Anyone know?

The Berkley Putnam 1977 edition rocks. Comprehensive foreword and afterwords by Karl Wagner add great context to REH and how the novel formed prior being serialized in Weird Tales. A map of the Hyborian Age and interior illustrations are bonuses.Cover art by Ken Kelly is nice too. All that is gravy for the real dish by REH.

Zelazney's chronicles of Amber ... Served up by the Walking Dead

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live...

Jason, eh gad, I loved the Return of the Sword anthology but my memory failed about Kabbar's story. Pulling it up on my kindle now.

We may have to add a waiver firm to this folder :)

Good haul! Did you get spousal approval ?

I love reading these proud confessions.

Michael wrote: "I finished the second book in the Imperial Radch trilogy, Ancillary Sword. Very good read. A slight drop from the first book which won Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C Clarke, etc just about every major Sci ..."

Out of the Garden and Other Tales of the Barbarian Kabar of el Hazzar looks good. Hadn't heard of Angeline Hawkes; will look into her book.

Share your purchases! Ever get an awesome set of books at the half price book store? Amazon, etc.? Show the haul!

Or perhaps you are about to buy a lot of books but your conviction is wavering because of a "frugal conscious" or "faulty moral compass". Need some therapy from fellow addicts to ensure you proceed buying books? Just ask for help here, then share your experience.

And like magic, a new Folder is born!

I wonder if we should have a Folder dedicated to "book hauls"

Half price book run. $8 got me....

Swords and Deviltry
Swords Against Death
Swords in the Mist
Swords Against Wizardry
The Swords of Lankhmar
Swords and Ice Magic

I think we could use a First Law aficionado to explain the series and suggest whether to start with a stand alone one ? Any help here?

Arley, cool. What edition did you get? I have the 1977 hardcover from Putnam. Been so long since I read it ... I forgot the story ; I am going going for a reread.

The Hour of the Dragon is available on line for free via Project Gutenberg

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42243

in Kindle, TXT, ePUn, HTML, etc.

Nice opening quite by Aristotle.

Jack wrote: "Wow! Great banner, S.E! "

Thanks!