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Swords of Steel

D.M. Ritzlin (Editor),

Byron A. Roberts

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Mar 19, 2015 Jason Waltz rated it it was ok

Shelves: anthologies, fantastical, heroic, s-s, done-and-gone

well, another challenge to review. it's difficult when you read a book you wanted to read, were excited to read, loved the cover art and description, wanted to enjoy and like, and just don't. the best thing about this title is its jaw-droppingly impressive cover art. followed strongly by the idea of its concept, that of a collection of sword and sorcery tales from various heavy & death metal artists. the idea. I should have anticipated the actual delivery, most of it so overburdened with dense p ...more

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Aug 25, 2019 Richard rated it liked it

Shelves: anthologies, dmr-books, sword-and-sorcery

Can't win them all.

Reviewing an anthology can be difficult. I wanted to love this one--I had high expectations, but they might have been too high.

So the concept is very cool: Metal musicians writing Swords and Sorcery. This coupled with the excellent cover art led me to purchase and read this one. What I found within was a mixed bag.

My favorites were: Into the Dawn Of Storms--even though it's part one and incomplete in this volume, The Riddle Master, and Vengeance of the Insane God. So the antho ...more

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