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from the Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" group.
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Francisco wrote: "hey I'm Francisco from Almeria in the south east of Spain, just where they shot Conan the barbarian, I hope you excuse my poor english, I want to read much more s&s, basically I only have read Robe..."Welcome Francisco, thanks for joining us!
As a greek reader, I wasn't intimidated by Wagner's prose at all. If you could manage Maugham and Barron (I thoroughly enjoyed his The Light is the Darkness BTW) I'm sure you'll enjoy Kane in English. I saw your post on the Karl Edward Wagner Fans Facebook page and there is also its yahoo groups branch, where I suspect that any information on spanish translations will surface.
Now, the hardest part is probably finding an english copy at a reasonable price. I'd suggest trying Bookfinder, using each editions' ISBN. Happy book huntin' and feel free to share your reading experience on the Karl Edward Wagner Groupread (I'm shamefully behind my reading schedule on "Darkness Weaves"!).
Regarding Almeria, I remember watching a making-of documentary according to which, the Thulsa Doom temple was physically build(!) and abandoned there after the shooting. I wonder if it's still standing?!? :-)
Robert wrote: "Martyn wrote: Hah! I wasn't going to plug my book here, but it strikes me as the sort of thing you might like. Lots of getting injured, lots of getting killed and a good dollop of losing :( I feel ..."Robert, here's the thread about Martyn's book: 'The Deathsworn Arc'
Welcome Martyn, thanks for joining us and best of luck with your adventures in publishing!I love Slaine and would recommend the series to any Sword & Sorcery reader.
Robert, in Leiber's term, it's that earthier sort of fantasy we're trying to discover and re(read). Thanks again for joining us.
Welcome Dan & Rob, thank you for joining us. The current Groupread best reflects the group's focus. Remembering classic authors and discovering forgotten "treasures" of the genre...
Thanks to Bill Ward, I just started his The Last of His Kind and Other Stories collection. It's part of three e-book anthologies he recently released. The other two (also of Sword & Sorcery interest) are Heartless Gao Walks Number Nine Hell and Other Stories and Mightier than the Sword and Other Stories.
Daniel wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Dan (Daniel Side) officially I guess. Fascinated in the early sixties by Burroughs. Was just at the right age to be captivated by all that adventure and his imagination. ..."Welcome Dan, thank you for joining us!
"The Kencyr are a group of three races sworn to the service of the Three-Faced God and bound together by him to fight Perimal Darkness, a warping force of chaos and evil sweeping over the planes of existence. [...] There’s a joyful creativity to Hodgell’s writing [...] There are knife fights, combat dancing, soul devouring, and fights with demons and detached souls. [...] she deliberately chose to place Jame in a Leiberesque setting"All of the above are reason enough to track down the book. Thanks for bringing that to our attention!
I'm planning on starting A Road of Blood and Slaughter soon...
Michael wrote: "Thank you! I was trying to create a pulp look for the cover. The series is definitely RPG influenced, and this particular book has a gothic horror theme. It was a challenge for the artist to f..."
Great cover Michael. Reminds me of the digital art of Clint Langley. Looking forward to your post in the promo section!
Milton wrote: "My Sword and Soul books are on sale this month in celebration of Black Speculative Fiction Month! Stop by and take a look!http://www.mvmediaatl.com/"
Thanks! I'm looking forward to reading Griots in the foreseeable future.
Also, feel free to add more titles to the group's Sword & Soul Bookshelf.
Oct 10, 2013 07:58AM
S.E. wrote: "Jason wrote: "Seth, 
The City of Madness does indeed kick off Nightshade's version of Imaro 2, and this change is discussed by the author in an intro..."Although I've only read the first two volumes of the Imaro saga (Nightshade Books - editions), I'm curious about the differences wtih the original editions. Please do keep us posted Seth...
S.E. wrote: "Looking for help for the Nov-Dec 2013 Groupread. Would like to poll the group soon, but am not sure of good topics. Consider this a pre-poll survey. Any (1) general theme or (2) specific book wo..."Oh wow, first group anniversary? Thank you for keeping this going Seth and especially for creating and managing the most interesting feature of the group, Group Reads.
As for suggestions, I'd choose (1) each participant's personal favorite (for example, a book written by Karl Edward Wagner) and (2) a genre "classic" or "a perfect hook" (a title that you'd suggest to a newcomer into the genre), probably something by Howard or an anthology. I'd pick Swords Against Darkness although we've already discussed this on our first group read.
Congrats Seth. Love the painting and design, so looking forward to purchasing a physical copy. Also looking forward to the "design process documentary" to learn how Kelly's traditional techniques blend with the digital medium (design, fonts, etc).
Steve wrote: "... and there is other good stuff on there from names you ought to recognize, too. My own story is straight-up balls-to-the-wall word and sorcery. Here's a link:http://www.amazon.com/Azieran-Adv..."
Sounds great. Thanks for the heads up!
S.E. wrote: "The game has been revealed in beta-form: http://www.nosgoth.com/Nosgoth will be available on Steam on PC.
"Nosgoth is a competitive, team-based Human versus Vampire free-to-play multiplayer exp..."
I'm not intrigued by the on-line only, multi-player mode, but the setting of Nosgoth is enough to convince me for a trial...
C.V. wrote: "Hi all! I'm glad to have found this group! I'm C.V. Dreesman, a Goodreads Author whose new Fantasy/S&S novel has just been published. I grew up reading and watching S&S stories (Conan and Elric ..."Welcome C.V., thanks for joining us. Feel free to promote and discuss your work by creating a post on this thread. Also, feel free to participate in the current group reads.
You're welcome Seth. I really enjoyed The Harsh Suns and looking forward to reading In Savage Lands. As I've purchased both titles on paperback, I should be placing an order for "Bladewitch" soon...
According to its editor's recent blogpost, the Gemmell tribute anthology is to be released during this year's World Fantasycon in Brighton, on Thursday October 31st."At the end of the day, I’m delighted with Legends. The book looks the part (thanks to Dominic Harman’s fabulous artwork and Andy Bigwood’s lettering) and the stories inside will, I believe, be appreciated by those who read it. I’m not about to make any sweeping claims that “David Gemmel would be proud of this book” because I didn’t know the man and would certainly never dream of speaking for him; but I do hope that in some small way we’ve done justice to his legacy."
Here's the list of contents:
1. Introduction – Stan Nicholls
2. Or So Legend Has It – James Barclay
3. A Blade to the Heart – Gaie Sebold
4. Return to Arden Falls – Ian Whates
5. The Drake Lords of Kyla – Storm Constantine
6. A Tower of Arkrondurl – Tanith Lee
7. Who Walks With Death – Jonathan Green
8. Skipping Town – Joe Abercrombie
9. Land of the Eagle – Juliet E McKenna
10. All Hail to the Oak – Anne Nicholls
11. Swords and Circle – Adrian Tchaikovsky
12. Fairyland – Jan Siegel
13. Mountain Tea – Sandra Unerman
14. The League of Resolve – Stan Nicholls
She came from the west, emerging from the long shadows...the red sun that sat her shoulder painting her auburn hair with a nimbus of fire...
She was lean and muscled, her skin pale and fair; hair, worn loose, flew wildly and untamed about her head, dancing on winds that smelled of rain...
She is Kayla of Zyre, a priestess of the long-forgotten goddess Naith. With her country under brutal attack, and suffering the devastating effects of a mysterious plague, Kayla must once again invoke the goddess and take up arms to protect the very people that have turned from her.
For Kayla is the Bladewitch, the last of her kind, and she cannot fail...
No matter the cost.
The Bladewitch is the new Sword & Sorcery novel written by Jason E. Thummel. It is available on kindle and paperback.
Just finished Gonji: Red Blade from the East and planning to read either In the Darkness, Hunting (4 reviews so far) or the collected Mad Shadows: The Weird Tales of Dorgo the Dowser (9 reviews so far), hopefully early in October...
