Rage of the Behemoth: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure in Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy"

Jan 31, 2013 S.E. Lindberg rated it really liked it

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“There is a monster for each of us to face. Some we conquer; some we flee; some we negotiate with; some we suffer; some we… become.” So opens the preface by editor Jason M. Waltz.

And what would life be without behemoth challenges? And what would fantasy fiction be without monsters? Cripes… why are so few anthologies devoted to them? Rogue Blades Entertainment (RBE, publishers of the superb Return of the Sword) filled this much needed gap in literature.

Rage of the Behemoth has 21 quality tales fr ...more

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Apr 05, 2010 David West rated it really liked it

Rage of the Behemoth by various authors(anthology)
This is the second antho by Rogue Blades Entertainment (I'm excited cuz I'll be in the upcoming Roar of the Crowd antho)anyhow this has 21 short stories of heroic fantasy-some of them blew me away-edge of the seat awesomeness!

Everyone of these tales deals with some kind of big monster, a behemoth hence the title. Divided into 5 sections-Depthless Seas, Frozen Wastes, Scalding Sands, Mysterious Jungles, and Ageless Mountains; this only changes loc ...more

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May 18, 2011 Joe Bonadonna rated it really liked it

Great themes, great stories. Sword and sorcery tales with a difference. Sword and sorcery tales that push the boundaries.

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Dec 22, 2024 Riju Ganguly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This behemoth of an anthology contained twenty-one stories— several of them almost of novella length. The contents had a tale, sort of setting the overall tone of monsters, monstrous men, and revenge. It followed five backgrounds, against each one of which we had four tales.
Almost every tale was full of action, suspense, and wisdom of its own kind, befitting good sword & sorcery adventures. Trouble is, every story had its own unique world-building coupled with the saga of someone who literally b ...more

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