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Rogues of Merth (The Adventures of Dareon and Blue, Book 1)

Robert Zoltan

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Feb 18, 2023 Riju Ganguly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Ever since the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories reshaped the world of Sword & Sorcery, authors have sought to create similar dynamic duos. Many have failed. But I am happy to state that Dareon and Blue succeed in helping their creator carve out an original niche for himself.
This book, peppered with interludes, contain the following longish stories~
1. One Night in Merth;
2. The Hanged Man;
3. Delta of the Damned;
4. Sails on Scarlet Sand;
5. Voyage to the End of Time;
6. The Black Beach;
7. The Blue ...more

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Mar 04, 2023 Jim Kuenzli rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sword-and-sorcery

Excellent book of short stories in the fantasy/ sword and sorcery genre. A young poet swordsman and a tribal warrior form a duo for some great adventures. The duo’s path across a continent and back fleshes out an interesting world, with great development of the characters. This kind of reminds me of the 60’s and 70’s books when S&S dominated the shelves. A really nice map provides perspective, as so many newer Sword and Sorcery authors fail to do this, so you never can pinpoint where their adven ...more

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Apr 08, 2019 John Meszaros rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Rogues of Merth is a collection of tales grown by author Robert Zoltan from the thorny, often carnivorous garden of classic Pulp sword and sorcery. The heroes of these tales are the poet-swordsman Dareon Vin and his companion, the warrior Blue- the latter so nicknamed because of the cerulean tattoos that cover his body (only the people of his culture may know his true name, however). Each man comes from the extremes of civilization and bears their indelible marks: Dareon possesses the culture, c ...more

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