"What Is Sword and Soul?"

[Periklis, Fafhrd]

Read Milton Davis' blogpost here :

"Sword and Sorcery is one thing, but Sword and Soul? [...] Sword and Soul is Sword and Sorcery with black people! [...] Add to the mix my love of history and the idea came to me to create fantasy stories based on African history, culture and mythology as a way to entertain and educate."

[Periklis, Fafhrd]

An interview between Charles Saunders and Balogun Ojetade, about "Steamfunk, Sword & Soul and Racism in Role-Playing".

[via The Swords & Sorcery League and Wagadu - The Home of Sword and Soul]

Also read, Balogun's, Sword & Soul, short story: The Hand of Sa-Seti.

[Sean]

Ah, now I understand, I thought I was going to be reading a "James Brown displaced in time by hundreds of years in the past" type adventure story when I clicked on this link!

Dang that would be cool though.

[Periklis, Fafhrd]

Sean wrote: "Ah, now I understand, I thought I was going to be reading a "James Brown displaced in time by hundreds of years in the past" type adventure story when I clicked on this link!

Dang that would be co..."

Yes, I'd probably read that book , hoping that there's gonna be a sequel involving Jimi Hendrix too...
Kidding aside, the Imaro books are probably the perfect introduction to the genre. Check the sword and soul shelf for more titles.

[Fletcher]

Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology is a solid anthology of good to excellent stories. Not only is Milton J. Davis a good anthologist, he's a good storyteller.

[Balogun]

Also check out the latest Sword & Soul anthology: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17..., by Milton J. Davis and Balogun Ojetade (Yours Truly)!

[Periklis, Fafhrd]

Milton J. Davis wrote a very interesting Sword & Soul chronology on Black Gate:

"Charles R. Saunders [...] create[d] a character that added an important perspective to sword and sorcery, Imaro [...] a man whose skills rivaled that of Conan’s, but whose world was grounded in African culture, history, and tradition. [...] What’s been happening with Sword and Soul in the five years since my publishing company MVmedia hit the ground running? [...] I know the readers embrace the variety; maybe one day mainstream publishers will as well. Until then and after then, Charles, myself, and others will continue to create fantastic stories. It’s what we love to do."

[T.C.]

Charles' tales of IMARO---exciting, imaginative and richly realized---stand as landmark works of heroic fantasy. It's not that I'm a bit biased, having struggled up through the publishing soil to breathe the air myself at around the same time Charles first made his indelible mark. It's more universal than that. I said they "stand" as landmark works. And so they will continue.

Where, then, is the more widespread pop-lit embrace that Imaro's chronicle deserves? Where is the Imaro MOVIE?

Charles has been at the top of his game too long not to be more celebrated. Posterity will surely rectify that sad oversight.

[Charles]

The Imaro books are a great part of my S & S collection.

[S.E., Gray Mouser]

Milton J. Davis, Sword & Soul author and advocate, has opened a Facebook page on the sub-genre:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/15348...

There he reports a timely sale (for Feb 2015):
"This is the last week of my Black History Month Specials. Purchase my book at excellent discounts. Don't miss out!"
http://www.mvmediaatl.com/

[S.E., Gray Mouser]

Sword and Soul: Giveaways
Note that Milton J. Davis will begin monthly giveaways to any who "like" his facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/MVmedi...

Here is the general MVmedia page:
http://www.mvmediaatl.com/

[Ashe]

Sword and soul isn't a term i'd heard but hell yeah. Need to check some of this out.

[S.E., Gray Mouser]

Ashe wrote: "Sword and soul isn't a term i'd heard but hell yeah. Need to check some of this out."

Ashe, you will definitely enjoy Imaro (there are two editions, both are good...the second revised one may be slightly preferred). I learned about Sword & Soul via this group, and am glad to have discovered" it. Milton J. Davis is doing a splendid job growing the genre to many audiences.

[Fletcher]

Ashe wrote: "Sword and soul isn't a term i'd heard but hell yeah. Need to check some of this out.

Milton Davis and Charles R. Saunders have edited two great swords & soul anthologies, Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology and Griots: Sisters of the Spear.

[Ashe]

Excellent. No idea when I'll pick them up but at least I know about them now.

[S.E., Gray Mouser]

Imaro is now available in Kindle and eBook, US centric links below:

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Imaro-Book-Char...

eBook Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/charles-r-sa...

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/imaro...