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Post by finarvyn on Nov 16, 2016 16:26:31 GMT -5
Love the Del Rey books, but I always wondered why they switched covers for the Horror volume. If I recall correctly, the original cover design showed some sort of Cthulhu creature and instead they ended up with a Solomon Kane image. Cthulhu would have fit the horror concept a lot better, in my opinion.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Nov 17, 2016 2:47:02 GMT -5
Swords of the North is excellent, I've read "Marchers of Valhalla" and "Valley of the Worm" in there so far and I already feel I got my money's worth. I still need to pick up the latter two books you mentioned. |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Nov 17, 2016 2:48:01 GMT -5
Love the Del Rey books, but I always wondered why they switched covers for the Horror volume. If I recall correctly, the original cover design showed some sort of Cthulhu creature and instead they ended up with a Solomon Kane image. Cthulhu would have fit the horror concept a lot better, in my opinion. I was actually glad they changed that. The Solomon Kane image is pretty iconic, more so than a guy wrestling a squid imho. I also think at the time, Cthulhu wasn't THAT big yet. |
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Post by finarvyn on Nov 17, 2016 8:08:00 GMT -5
Love the Del Rey books, but I always wondered why they switched covers for the Horror volume. If I recall correctly, the original cover design showed some sort of Cthulhu creature and instead they ended up with a Solomon Kane image. Cthulhu would have fit the horror concept a lot better, in my opinion. I was actually glad they changed that. The Solomon Kane image is pretty iconic, more so than a guy wrestling a squid imho. I also think at the time, Cthulhu wasn't THAT big yet. Maybe, but now there are two books with Solomon Kane on the cover. I love Kane (maybe even more than Conan) but it makes them less distinctive. |
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Post by deuce on Nov 17, 2016 8:43:37 GMT -5
I was actually glad they changed that. The Solomon Kane image is pretty iconic, more so than a guy wrestling a squid imho. I also think at the time, Cthulhu wasn't THAT big yet. Maybe, but now there are two books with Solomon Kane on the cover. I love Kane (maybe even more than Conan) but it makes them less distinctive. Somebody at Del Rey made the decision. Rusty Burke might know the reason...or might not. Personally, I was more let down by Del Rey going for Bradstreet over Kaluta for El Borak. Bradstreet is damned good n' all (I've been a fan since '92), but MWK pretty much owns Gordon and O'Donnell the way Frazetta does Conan. A definite missed opportunity. Here is the Staples painting you're talking about:  |
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Post by finarvyn on Nov 17, 2016 13:08:08 GMT -5
Yeah, I thought that this would have looked more horror-like than a Solomon Kane image.
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 17, 2016 13:35:58 GMT -5
Swords of the North is excellent, I've read "Marchers of Valhalla" and "Valley of the Worm" in there so far and I already feel I got my money's worth. I still need to pick up the latter two books you mentioned.
I still have to get Swords of the North myself, it came out in a very tight cash period for me (which I'm still kind of in!). I currently don't have a lot of reading time either, hopefully that will change next year once my girlfriend finishes school next month.
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Post by finarvyn on Nov 18, 2016 13:22:35 GMT -5
Another question: I think I have all of the Del Rey collections but I can't find Almuric in any of them. Am I missing a volume, or hasn't it been included anywhere in the Del Reys?
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Post by deuce on Nov 18, 2016 13:54:42 GMT -5
Another question: I think I have all of the Del Rey collections but I can't find Almuric in any of them. Am I missing a volume, or hasn't it been included anywhere in the Del Reys? There've been almost 30 editions of Almuric published in the last 20yrs. Del Rey and the REH guys like Burke and Louinet didn't see the point. I would probably go for the Paizo edition. Here are all of the Del Rey REH editions: howardworks.com/ballantine-delrey.html
Howard Works is every REH fan's friend.  |
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Post by finarvyn on Nov 18, 2016 19:28:17 GMT -5
I found a copy of the Almuric paperback on my shelf, but I really thought I had seen it somewhere in one of the compilation volumes. Strange.
Like the howardwords link, by the way. I'd never been there.
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Post by deuce on Aug 6, 2017 21:26:45 GMT -5
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Post by KiramidHead on Mar 26, 2019 20:34:17 GMT -5
I finally ordered Sword Woman. That's last of the Del Reys I need/want, granted I'm skipping the two best of volumes.
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Post by charleshelm on Mar 27, 2019 6:07:18 GMT -5
I bought the Best Ofs...because I wanted all of them and for no other real reason.
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Post by thedarkman on Mar 30, 2019 22:37:36 GMT -5
I finally ordered Sword Woman. That's last of the Del Reys I need/want, granted I'm skipping the two best of volumes. In my opinion, Sword Woman is the best of the bunch. Or at least my favorite. I like most of Howard’s work, and some of the Conan tales are great, but he really hits his stride writing historical adventure. |
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Post by charleshelm on Mar 31, 2019 10:39:16 GMT -5
I found a copy of the Almuric paperback on my shelf, but I really thought I had seen it somewhere in one of the compilation volumes. Strange. Like the howardwords link, by the way. I'd never been there. It ended up in one of the Foundation Press volumes, which is where I picked it up. Yes, I know the question is 2-1/2 years old... |
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