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In Savage Lands

Jason E. Thummel

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Jul 26, 2024 Derek rated it really liked it

Shelves: sword-and-sorcery, anthology-or-collection

Despite variety of settings and concepts, the stories all fit a pattern of being intense and relentlessly focused: the author has chiseled away preliminaries and extraneous details and left the essence of the story. As a reader I never felt like I was walking into a story with missing information and never left feeling like there was more to be told.

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Dec 02, 2012 S.E. Lindberg rated it it was amazing

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J. Thummel is a great storyteller. With “In Savage Lands” he invites you to be carried away. Trust his craft. Three words summarize this memorable short story collection:

Tour: Feeling the need to escape? Not looking for a 700page starter to an endless series? Then read this. Across these tales you will have many guides ready to take you away: veteran fighters willing to martyr themselves, nameless heroes with just causes, amoral fighters looking for revenge, naïve and overmatched victims, sentie ...more

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Sep 18, 2024 Jim Kuenzli rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure-action-pulp, sword-and-sorcery, fantasy

Thummel is quite a short story author. This anthology collects stories in a variety of settings, but the theme in the title “Savage Lands” seems to be apt. Excellent escapism for fans of fantasy, especially with a dark tone. Magic, creatures, plenty of action, violence, gods. I really enjoyed the variety. One story might have a jungle setting, while the next can be desert, or catacombs, or Vikings in Vinland. Great stuff. If you don’t want a 1200 page, describe every blade of grass, every weak c ...more

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