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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2019 13:16:44 GMT -5
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Post by Von K on Jul 26, 2019 22:02:36 GMT -5
Thanks Hun. I've been following this in the blog-o-sphere but not on Facebook. I hadn't yet caught up with that last response from Jared though.
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Post by paulmc on Sept 6, 2019 9:44:56 GMT -5
Robert Price will be following up THE MIGHTY WARRIORS with THE MIGHTY ADVENTURERS. With the unfortunate death of Ulthar Press publisher Sam Gafford , Bob has arranged a new publisher. Pulp Hero Press will be publishing THE MIGHTY ADVENTURERS.
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Post by paulmc on Sept 10, 2019 12:23:10 GMT -5
The latest DMR Books volume of classic tales, HEROES OF ATLANTIS & LEMURIA, is available now! dmrbooks.com/heroes-of-atlantis-lemuriaOf all the heroes of the legendary land of Atlantis, none were greater than Kardios, warrior and bard! In his travels he encounters creatures from the stars, self-proclaimed gods, nefarious wizards, and untrustworthy lascivious queens. For years fans of sword-and-sorcery fiction have demanded a collection containing all of Manly Wade Wellman’s tales of Kardios. Their demands had not been met—until now! In addition, this book contains all of Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr.’s Lemurian adventure stories (also never collected before) and a hard-to-find Leigh Brackett story set in Mu. Join the heroes of Atlantis and Lemuria on their fantastic adventures! Stories included: ”Straggler From Atlantis” by Manly Wade Wellman ”The Dweller in the Temple” by Manly Wade Wellman ”The Guest of Dzinganji” by Manly Wade Wellman ”The Seeker in the Fortress” by Manly Wade Wellman ”The Edge of the World” by Manly Wade Wellman ”Adventure in Lemuria” by Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr. ”Intrigue in Lemuria” by Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr. ”Volcano Slaves of Mu” by Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr. ”Lord of the Earthquake” by Leigh Brackett
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Post by deuce on Sept 29, 2019 18:32:06 GMT -5
Talbot Mundy's Tros of Samothrace novels are borderline S&S. The presence of the supernatural is real, just offstage. The Purple Pirate is the final Tros novel and the best of the bunch. It's absolutely packed with action and treachery. Check out this review: dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2019/9/16/mundy-monday-the-purple-pirate
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Post by keith on Sept 30, 2019 8:32:31 GMT -5
Mundy's casting of Julius Caesar as the arch-villain was an inspiration, and Tros is an excellent hero. His henchman Conops (drawn recently by Zarono) is a fine scoundrelly sidekick to the clever but sometimes over-honourable Tros. Mundy was a Celtophile who tried to whitewash the Gauls and Britons of human sacrifice in the style of The Wicker Man, calling that a slander of Caesar's, and REH endorsed that in one of his Cormac mac Art yarns (The Temple of Abomination) having Cormac declare it "a lie spread by Caesar and believed by fools!"
Without much doubt (or any, in my view) it was no slander. Human sacrifice is just too common in savage and barbarian societies for it to tenable that the Celts were a noble exception. It's my impression that kings and chiefs rather than Druids carried out the sacrifices, and the Druids' main field was magic, law, divination, prophecy by the stars, and theology -- for which read superstition.
Caesar's pretended disgust at the Celts' sacrifices was plainly hypocrisy, though. As Tros says, "Caesar … has slain his hecatombs. To gain power - ha! - he sometimes pretends to be magnanimous. To keep it - "
It's fact, not fiction, that Caesar staged funeral games in honour of his father in 65 BCE. Three hundred and twenty pairs of gladiators fought in silver armour. If a rising star wanted the Roman mob to support him, extravagance like that was required, and one had to gouge and grift for the money. It was a case of leave your scruples at the door or lose. Caesar had no time for losers or amateurs and was one harsh, ice-cold SOB. As Tros observed, he would sometimes pretend to be magnanimous, but that too was calculated. When Mundy, through his creation, calls Caesar " … a self-worshipper, a brainy rascal, the meanest cynic and boldest thief alive," I find little to dispute in the description.
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Post by paulmc on Oct 15, 2019 11:11:57 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Oct 16, 2019 10:00:26 GMT -5
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Post by Von K on Jan 6, 2020 13:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by paulmc on Jan 17, 2020 9:51:15 GMT -5
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Post by trescuinge on Feb 12, 2020 21:24:12 GMT -5
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Post by garbanzo on Feb 14, 2020 13:26:24 GMT -5
These are in the mail and should arrive any day. I can't wait to dive in!
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Post by thedarkman on Feb 14, 2020 20:31:58 GMT -5
pbs.twimg.com/media/EODkrKoWkAA6Txa.jpgJust got my contributors copy today: Storyhack Issue #5. My story, Lair of the Old Ones, is an old-fashioned S&S story in the pulp tradition. I think it might appeal to a few folks here.
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Post by Char-Vell on Feb 15, 2020 22:27:05 GMT -5
These are in the mail and should arrive any day. I can't wait to dive in!
I have the Zothique book. It's one of my favorite items.
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Post by paulmc on Feb 18, 2020 16:46:47 GMT -5
Bottom line; Brian did an amazing job. You should buy this book!
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