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Post by Lonewolf on Jul 29, 2019 9:12:42 GMT -5
Looking for book/reading suggestions, modern writing style, a mix of pulpy action, occult, "Lovecraftian", mystery, Detective, ideally set in the 1920's - 1950's.
Thanks in advance!
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Jul 29, 2019 9:41:12 GMT -5
Looking for book/reading suggestions, modern writing style, a mix of pulpy action, occult, "Lovecraftian", mystery, Detective, ideally set in the 1920's - 1950's. Thanks in advance! Since you asked ...  All of my writings (which are short story to novel length) fit your description -- pulp-style settings, Lovecraftian themes, occult -- I even have a couple of Conan pastiches. They're all free on Smashwords and affiliates (B&N, Apple, Kobo, etc) until the end of the month (July giveaway). You can read more here: www.chrisladamsbizarretales.com/booksAnd this Smashwords page lists the pagecount for each: www.smashwords.com/profile/view/zLzF33 |
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Post by Lonewolf on Jul 29, 2019 10:17:17 GMT -5
Chris, Thank you very much!, I will check out your stories.
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Post by paulmc on Jul 29, 2019 10:47:34 GMT -5
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Post by paulmc on Jul 29, 2019 10:48:27 GMT -5
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Jul 29, 2019 11:11:54 GMT -5
Chris, Thank you very much!, I will check out your stories. Cool! Hope you find something you like. FYI, I'm hoping to develop an original series called Tales of the Tomahawk featuring my character Ansen Grost who is the child of Norwegian immigrants in the late 1890s who are slaughtered by a Shoshone war band. The child is kept alive and traded between the nations until he is adopted by an Arapaho medicine man who is a force to be reckoned with. Ansen is given the name Owejiwa, raised like a native, but with a Norse build and personality that is a perfect blend of savagery. His adopted father bequeaths him an ancient tomahawk that is a token of power able to sniff out ancient, evil entities (aka Lovecraftian deities and the like) and deliver them a crushing blow that would make Solomon proud. I'm working on Vol II and have ideas for two more volumes. You can read a bit about Vol II on my Coming Next page. I'm excited to see this series grow into several volumes, as long as stories keep coming to me. Thanks, Lonewolf. |
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Post by robp on Jul 29, 2019 11:27:48 GMT -5
You might also like to take a look here at my collection of Lovecraftian and other tales. Innsmouth Echoes is a collection of stories spanning the ages. The Dunwich Nightmare series is modern day, set in the UK. Fast moving mythos action! Innsmouth Gold |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2019 12:26:19 GMT -5
Chris, Thank you very much!, I will check out your stories. Cool! Hope you find something you like. FYI, I'm hoping to develop an original series called Tales of the Tomahawk featuring my character Ansen Grost who is the child of Norwegian immigrants in the late 1890s who are slaughtered by a Shoshone war band. The child is kept alive and traded between the nations until he is adopted by an Arapaho medicine man who is a force to be reckoned with. Ansen is given the name Owejiwa, raised like a native, but with a Norse build and personality that is a perfect blend of savagery. His adopted father bequeaths him an ancient tomahawk that is a token of power able to sniff out ancient, evil entities (aka Lovecraftian deities and the like) and deliver them a crushing blow that would make Solomon proud. I'm working on Vol II and have ideas for two more volumes. You can read a bit about Vol II on my Coming Next page. I'm excited to see this series grow into several volumes, as long as stories keep coming to me. Thanks, Lonewolf. I downloaded the first yarn from the Tales of the Tomahawk series. Thanks for the info Chris. I'll print it out later, I can't read stuff on screen for that long these days. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2019 12:27:13 GMT -5
Thanks to all the posters for all the recommendations.
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Jul 29, 2019 12:34:58 GMT -5
Cool! Hope you find something you like. FYI, I'm hoping to develop an original series called Tales of the Tomahawk featuring my character Ansen Grost who is the child of Norwegian immigrants in the late 1890s who are slaughtered by a Shoshone war band. The child is kept alive and traded between the nations until he is adopted by an Arapaho medicine man who is a force to be reckoned with. Ansen is given the name Owejiwa, raised like a native, but with a Norse build and personality that is a perfect blend of savagery. His adopted father bequeaths him an ancient tomahawk that is a token of power able to sniff out ancient, evil entities (aka Lovecraftian deities and the like) and deliver them a crushing blow that would make Solomon proud. I'm working on Vol II and have ideas for two more volumes. You can read a bit about Vol II on my Coming Next page. I'm excited to see this series grow into several volumes, as long as stories keep coming to me. Thanks, Lonewolf. I downloaded the first yarn from the Tales of the Tomahawk series. Thanks for the info Chris. I'll print it out later, I can't read stuff on screen for that long these days. Hun, cool aid. FYI you can download these as text, PDF, original .Doc, etc. Just pick your format prior to downloading. But you may have already seen that  Best, Chris. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2019 12:44:34 GMT -5
I downloaded the first yarn from the Tales of the Tomahawk series. Thanks for the info Chris. I'll print it out later, I can't read stuff on screen for that long these days. Hun, cool aid. FYI you can download these as text, PDF, original .Doc, etc. Just pick your format prior to downloading. But you may have already seen that Best, Chris. Yeah, I got the PDF. I'll print it out soon. Thanks again Chris. |
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Post by charleshelm on Jul 29, 2019 19:35:17 GMT -5
Never like to make assumptions...you've read the Howard stories in those veins? Detective etc.?
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Post by Lonewolf on Jul 30, 2019 8:36:31 GMT -5
Never like to make assumptions...you've read the Howard stories in those veins? Detective etc.? I have not read any Howard stories outside Conan and Solomon Kane, what would you recommend? (Any of the Del Rey collections?) It's actually discovering Robert E Howard/this site that ignited my interest is reading, I enjoyed reading as a kid/teenager but I guess I never really found the type of stories/niche that compelled me to continue reading as an adult. Due to this site (the threads/comments/recommendations) I have read more books over the last 2 years than I had the prior 30! Thank you all! |
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Post by Char-Vell on Jul 30, 2019 8:39:51 GMT -5
Looking for book/reading suggestions, modern writing style, a mix of pulpy action, occult, "Lovecraftian", mystery, Detective, ideally set in the 1920's - 1950's. Thanks in advance!
These only marginally approach your requirements, but since we're pimping our stuff:
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Post by darthgall on Jul 30, 2019 14:06:35 GMT -5
Never like to make assumptions...you've read the Howard stories in those veins? Detective etc.? I have not read any Howard stories outside Conan and Solomon Kane, what would you recommend? (Any of the Del Rey collections?) It's actually discovering Robert E Howard/this site that ignited my interest is reading, I enjoyed reading as a kid/teenager but I guess I never really found the type of stories/niche that compelled me to continue reading as an adult. Due to this site (the threads/comments/recommendations) I have read more books over the last 2 years than I had the prior 30! Thank you all! Well since we're here to celebrate REH, I'll toss out a favorite story of mine: "Skull Face" by Robert E. Howard. Problem is it's kind of difficult to find... or at least, random, since it doesn't center on a famous recurring character, it's a one-shot. Still, I think it checks all the blocks you mentioned for setting, content, time period, etc. And I think the reason I love REH so much is b/c his prose still feels modern, sleek and muscular; no ponderous page-long descriptions here, thank you. I found it in a collection called "Nameless Cults" which is pretty solid as a whole. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nameless_Cults_(short_story_collection)Mick |
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