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[Richard]

Morituri



Told plainly from first person perspective. There isn't a lot to recommend in the first 90 pages...Lucanus is still learning his trade and on his way to being a star.

[Mary]

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 8 by Kamome Shirahama

[S.E., Gray Mouser (Emeritus)]

All currently-reading folks.... consider your current and next-to-bat TBR books.... then think about writing-in those S&S options into the poll for the group-read topics for Nov-Dec.

Maybe others want to synchronize reading with you.

Link: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/8...

[Mary]

Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Davis Billings

[Mary]

Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain by Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman

[Jamie]

DMR's just released edition of Far Away & Never by Ramsey Campbell

[David]

Just finished To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey. Quite good!

[Richard]

Far Away and Never

Me too!

[S.E., Gray Mouser (Emeritus)]

Richard wrote: "Far Away and Never
Me too! "

Just ordered mine. Group read?

[Joseph, Master Ultan]

S.E. wrote: "Richard wrote: "Far Away and Never
Me too! "

Just ordered mine. Group read?"

I think it definitely would rate! Maybe for the November/December free-for-all?

[Joseph, Master Ultan]

Myself, I'm still in Ellen Kushner's Riverside, which has more than its share of swords -- just about to finish up The Privilege of the Sword.

[Jason]

Tolkien's The Return of the King to round out my reread.

[Michael]

Its October so I'm reading some horror - My Heart Is a Chainsaw- Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders and CAS short stories.

[Mary]

Mistress of the Waves by George Phillies

[Richard]

Currently reading:
The God's Temptress



Half-heartedly listening to:


The Anubis Gates

And slowly picking through:

Whetstone: Amateur Magazine of Sword and Sorcery Issue Three

[Joseph, Master Ultan]

I've moved on to Tremontaine: The Complete Season One, so still in Ellen Kushner's Riverside, but this is a prequel that was originally serialized on Serial Box (or whatever they're calling themselves these days).

[Jason]

The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

[Richard]

Gemini of the Sleeping Gods

[Richard]

Blood

[Mary]

The Werewolf of Whitechapel by Suzannah Rowntree

[Michael Fierce]

Mary wrote: "The Werewolf of Whitechapel by Suzannah Rowntree"

I like Suzannah's writing, The Werewolf of Whitechapel is on my tbr's too. Enjoy!

[Richard]

Daryk Skull Keep of the Primal Clans

[Joseph, Master Ultan]

I'm still in Ellen Kushner's Riverside, now on to Tremontaine: The Complete Season Two, which is the second of four volumes, each collecting 13 serialized installments that were originally released by Serial Box (which is now called something else, I believe?).

[Jamie]

I just finished Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I've been a big fan of his sci-fi, but this is the first of his fantasy stuff I've waded into. In some ways the story becomes a subtle deconstruction, if not mockery, of some classic and overdone epic fantasy tropes. It's hilariously funny, skin crawlingly chilling, and also kind of heartbreaking. I think fellow S&S fans might enjoy as well, both for the creativity he brings to the genre and also how he kind of flays it apart.

[C.A.]

Giving this Fritz cat a shot at some science fiction.

Appointment in Tomorrow


apocalyptic, nuclear, war

A plan to oppose the Thinkers...

[Jamie]

C.A. wrote: "Giving this Fritz cat a shot at some science fiction.

Appointment in Tomorrow


apocalyptic, nuclear, war

A plan to oppose the Thinke..."

Gotta love Leiber. I'm gonna give this one a shot. Thanks.

[C.A.]

Jamie wrote: "C.A. wrote: " Fritz cat / science fiction. "

Enjoy. I'm digging the Conan so far. Even if the writing is antiquated. And exceedingly macho...

[Richard]

Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe


I came across this in a group on FB. A novel published by Playboy written by George Takei and Robert Asprin? How did I not know of this before?

[Richard]

Swords and Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Vol. 3

[Jason]

wowz, got into that one fast Richard!

[Richard]

Lol, we live in a digital age…

[C.A.]

Oliver Brackenberry's Review of 'The Red Man

[Jason]

Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany

[Mary]

Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

[Michael Fierce]

Sojourn - Dark Elf Trilogy Book 3 - Forgotten Realms by R.A. Salvatore

[Jason]

Michael Fierce wrote: "Sojourn - Dark Elf Trilogy Book 3 - Forgotten Realms by R.A. Salvatore"

Just recently read that one. I think I enjoyed it the most out of the first three.

[Jason]

The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander

[C.A.]

Season of Storms

[Joseph, Master Ultan]

Jason wrote: "The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander"

Man, I really need to revisit Prydain one of these years.

Myself, I just tonight started Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4. Maybe after that it'll be time for When the Goddess Wakes.

[Michael Fierce]

Jason wrote: "Michael Fierce wrote: "Sojourn - Dark Elf Trilogy Book 3 - Forgotten Realms by R.A. Salvatore"

Just recently read that one. I think I enjoyed it the most out of the first three."

Nice - tbh seeing your update around here might have jolted some extra inspiration in reading it. The D&D/Forgotten Realms stuff for 2021 got me amped up ; the D&D-themed cards for Magic: The Gathering, the Dark Alliance/Drizzt Do'Urden PS4 game, the Benedict Cumberbatch-narrated The Legend of Drizzt animated short, the upcoming Netflix tv series rumored to be centered around Drizzt, etc., Gonna be a good year!

*btw I'm a huge Dunsany fan and consider The King of Elfland's Daughter and The Sword of Welleran favorites though I have never read Time and the Gods.

[Michael Fierce]

Joseph wrote: "Jason wrote: "The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander"

Man, I really need to revisit Prydain one of these years"


Read the entire Prydain series. Classic.

[Jason]

Michael Fierce wrote: "the Dark Alliance/Drizzt Do'Urden PS4 game, the Benedict Cumberbatch-narrated The Legend of Drizzt animated short, the upcoming Netflix tv series rumored to be centered around Drizzt, etc..."

Oh wow, that is exciting stuff!

[Michael Fierce]

Jason wrote: "Michael Fierce wrote: "the Dark Alliance/Drizzt Do'Urden PS4 game, the Benedict Cumberbatch-narrated The Legend of Drizzt animated short, the upcoming Netflix tv series rumored to be centered aroun..."

It certainly is! 👊😎👍

[Jason]

There are two Appendix N books. Which is recommended? I believe it's the "Eldritch" one, but I wanted to hear from you guys.

Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons and Dragons
OR
Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons

[Michael Fierce]

Jason wrote: "There are two Appendix N books. Which is recommended? I believe it's the "Eldritch" one, but I wanted to hear from you guys.

[bookcover:Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons and Dragons|53137..."

I've been planning to read both.

[Michael]

Reading too many books at once - two books of short stories
One S&S, Far Away and Never

One, the illimitable Neil Gaiman Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances

and HAJ's For the Killing of Kings

[Richard]

Appendix N Eldritch Roots is a good read but fans of DND loathe it.

My review:
https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/4...

The rebuttal to the anthology

https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/4...

[Jason]

Richard wrote: "Appendix N Eldritch Roots is a good read but fans of DND loathe it.

My review:
https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/4...

The rebuttal t..."

Interesting reads. Thanks, Richard!

[Mary]

Wedding Flowers Will Do For a Funeral by Christopher Lansdown

[Joseph, Master Ultan]

Richard wrote: "Appendix N Eldritch Roots is a good read but fans of DND loathe it. "

Well, this fan certainly didn't loathe it.

Edited to add: The biggest difference between the two books is that the Bebergal volume is an anthology of fiction by (mostly) Appendix N authors with some accompanying essays, while the Jones book (which I admit I haven't read yet) is entirely a collection of essays.