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

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

Dan wrote: "Well the closest I have in my collection is Andre Norton's Huon of the Horn which currently has 16 reviews, a bit more than I was hoping but I'd still consider it review starved, so ..."

By the supreme powers of comoderator of the first-order, I confirm Huon of the Horn starved enough for Dan and the rest of us.

Actually, for any other people thinking about what is review-starved, don't dwell too long. The ~15 review definition was just a suggestion. Go with your gut...and review.

Thanks Fatima!

CT, thanks for joining in. For new Witcher readers, should they start with the The Last Wish? Or is there another book toy would suggest later in the series?

Joseph, thanks for sharing the review. Throne of Bones deserves more reads/reviews; it was award winning but remains fairly obscure.

All,
I enjoy the titles being considered so far:
The Baalbak Quest
Second Cataclysm
Zorachus



BTW, I'm 50% into The Shadow Cycles

Joseph wrote: "OK, finished The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton, which isn't strictly S&S, but which I think would be of interest to folks here -- it's very much in the tradition ..."

Cool. I likewise enjoyed Throne of Bones. It is ceriianly uniquely weird.

Michael wrote: "Hey all,

I wrote Beyond Redemption, 88, and a third book I just signed a deal for but can't yet announce, and am now offering my services as an editor because I'd r..."

Michael, glad to have you here. BTW, You and I share guests posts on : Katrina Sisowath's Draconis web page.

Lots of established and aspiring authors here, Hope some can help keep you off the fork lift.

Anyway, this thread also a sub folder just for Editors that it would be good to repost this. Otherwise, I may add another link to ensure browsers of the folders find it.
Editor Folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Funny. Sounds like we may hear about the rogue next group read. Have you already read them?

Derek wrote: "Just finished The Samarkand Solution by Gary Gygax, which was a tie in to his Mythus RPG / Dangerous Journeys line created after his departure from TSR."

I liked this review, Derek. I've played D&D, but never read any of Gygax's books.

Jack wrote: "For those who want some information about the books and short dossiers of the Witcher and some of the main characters in the books, as well as the world in which they occur, check out this website:..."


Wow Jack, that is one hell of a link. I would argue that is required reading for anyone here....and perhaps even a good one to send to lure people in. I didn't know the series has been around since the early 1990's (quote below from intro.).

That site has a great How-to-Read the whole series as you say. Even a nice map.

Although English-speaking familiarity with The Witcher books has only largely come about due to the success of the Witcher video games, they’ve actually been around since the early 90’s. The first stories set in the Witcher universe — dubbed Wiedźmin in Polish — were written by Andrzej Sapkowksi for the Polish science fiction and fantasy magazine Fantastyka (in fact, Sapkowski wrote the very first short story for a competition for the magazine in the mid 1980s), where many premiere Polish writers of science fiction and fantasy cut their teeth.

Lol. Early 80's. They were table top warfare and D and D campaign resources. The skeleton giant and throne of bones ... And skeletal centaurs are my favorites.

I haven't played the video games, but the gameplay looks pretty cool, balancing stamina vs attacks. Was going to save my money for Massive Darkness (a zombicide Rpg coming soon)

Remember the metal figurines from Ral Partha? Iron Wind Metals (formerly Ral Partha) from Cincinnati OH is offering their line up again.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Dark Souls Board Game (based on video gamer series). Nicely rendered version of the combat system with miniatures.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Open until mid-May 2016

****Clarification:, just added to the initial post*****
Suggested Books:
(1) look at your current TBR list, and check out the Goodreads reviews. Many of the classics have surprising little reviews.
(2) ditto for your already-read list. Even if you read a book last year, but review it now...that works. Just chime in and share a link.
(3) New books count too. Initial reviews that help subsequent readers is helpful.

Keep in mind this group is mostly aspiring or published authors...and are starving for food and reviews, and we have a different folder for promotions. This is not the Promotional Folder. If your book is starved please post a note there : Promotional Folder Link

David wrote: "Hmmm. That's a cool. I'll have to prowl through my to-read stack and see if I can dig up a short S&S novel to review. Need to pay more attention to your group. I think I like it."

Look forward to you prowling and unearthing some arcana to share.

David wrote: "Really, really loved the short stories. Read the first novel but it didn't work that well for me..."

David, so the first novel didn't contain the short stories? Can you explain for us newbies?

May June 2016 Groupread topics:
1) Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher Series. Read the series that spawned a video game.

2) Review-Starved Books: Spread the good word about under appreciated Sword & Sorcery books by writing and sharing reviews.



Masthead Banner Credits:
Author: Andrzej Sapkowski

Cover art by Alejandro Colucci for the Spanish edition of The Last Wish and Time of Contempt.

Alejandro Colucci's website

Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher series helped spawn the video games (or so I am told). Translated into many languages as well, this contemporary series has sparked interest recently. Let's learn about it.

Find and review any review-starved books. This means any Sword & Sorcery related book with less than ~12 reviews. Having reviews helps others learn about the genre.

****Clarification:
Suggested Books:
(1) look at your current TBR list, and check out the Goodreads reviews. Many of the classics have surprising little reviews.
(2) ditto for your already-read list. Even if you read a book last year, but review it now...that works. Just chime in and share a link.
(3) New books count too. Initial reviews that help subsequent readers is helpful.

Keep in mind this group is mostly aspiring or published authors...and are starving for food and reviews, and we have a different folder for promotions. This is not the Promotional Folder. If your book is starved please post a note there : Promotional Folder Link

Example. I am reading The Shadow Cycles by Philip Emery whom I discovered by reading his short stories in Rogue Blade Entertainment's anthologies like Return of the Sword.