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This is a re-issued anthology of sword and sorcery tales Campbell published in various fiction periodicals from 1966 to 1996 (most of them were published in the 1970s). Except, perhaps, for the second to last story--which was part of the eclectic sword and sorcery round robin, *Ghor, Kinslayer*--these are all self-contained and cohesive and demonstrate a literary craftsman at work. The first four are unified by a shared protagonist, the unlucky Ryre, a stubborn swordsman. The first of these Ryre
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This isn’t a book for everyone. This is a book for fans of Sword & Sorcery and fans of Campbell.
Some of these stories I have encountered in Andrew Offut’s Swords Against Darkness series, which are long out of print and no longer readily available like leaves on the grass at used book stores.
It’s not difficult to find RC’s Mythos stories in various collections, but finding his (few) S&S stories, and COMPLETE (!) for the first time is a great service to fans.
Admittedly, this is an uneven collecti ...more
Some of these stories I have encountered in Andrew Offut’s Swords Against Darkness series, which are long out of print and no longer readily available like leaves on the grass at used book stores.
It’s not difficult to find RC’s Mythos stories in various collections, but finding his (few) S&S stories, and COMPLETE (!) for the first time is a great service to fans.
Admittedly, this is an uneven collecti ...more
From the buzz on social media there are quite a few people excited about this release. Just in time for Halloween.
Campbell's name has always been synonymous with horror; I had no clue he had penned sword & sorcery. Appearing in the famous Swords Against Darkness anthologies no less. The first seven stories were originally collected in the first edition of this anthology published by Necronomicon Press back in 96. DMR has found another story of the world Tond and added it to this second edition. ...more
Campbell's name has always been synonymous with horror; I had no clue he had penned sword & sorcery. Appearing in the famous Swords Against Darkness anthologies no less. The first seven stories were originally collected in the first edition of this anthology published by Necronomicon Press back in 96. DMR has found another story of the world Tond and added it to this second edition. ...more
Another title that I've long wanted to read. Most of the stories were published in the Swords Against Darkness series edited by Andrew Offutt(which I own), but I specifically wanted this book. Searching online for it only turned up outrageously priced used copies. Recently a friend posted on FB that the book could still be purchased from the publisher for $8. Here is the link for interested parties: https://necropress.com/campbell-ramse... Don't overpay elsewhere.
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This collection of short stories offers four tales of Ryre, a swordsman who wanders into one horrific sword-and-sorcery adventure after another. These are good, gritty reads, and the reason I rated this so highly. The other tales are a pair set in Ryre's world, but leaning more on Lovecraftian "Dreamworld" ideas than on swordplay and dark magic, and a third story that is really a chapter from a group novel building on a character and notes left by Robert E. Howard. Reading the latter felt a bit
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Heretical opinion incoming: I think I like Campbell's fantasy more than his horror.
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Apr 22, 2017
Shehreyar
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Apr 24, 2017
J.W. Wright
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Rick Worthington
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