Maker of Shadows: Unofficial Bran Mak Morn Sequel

[almuric]

Discovered this on one of my favorite blogs this week, a long-lost quasi-sequel to "Worms of the Earth": adventuresfantastic.com/the-robert-e-howard-bran-mak-morn-sequel-maker-of-shadows-by-jack-mann/

Even before the Sword and Sorcery boom of the 1960s, REH's creations were inspiring writers.

[cromfelge]

Looks interesting, didn't know this existed.

[Deleted]

Thanks Almuric

Very interesting.

[karasuthecrow]

I will be checking it out .

[robp]

Thanks, not seen that before

[linefacedscrivener]

I'll be interested in reading what everyone has to say about the book after reading it, especially since that's me that wrote the article!

        --"Some Line-Faced Scrivener."

[Von K]

Sept 24, 2021 10:56:52 GMT -5 linefacedscrivener said:

I'll be interested in reading what everyone has to say about the book after reading it, especially since that's me that wrote the article!

        --"Some Line-Faced Scrivener."

Great article and some excellent sleuthing Scrivener!

[Von K]

Sept 19, 2021 9:50:38 GMT -5 almuric said:

Discovered this on one of my favorite blogs this week, a long-lost quasi-sequel to "Worms of the Earth": adventuresfantastic.com/the-robert-e-howard-bran-mak-morn-sequel-maker-of-shadows-by-jack-mann/

Even before the Sword and Sorcery boom of the 1960s, REH's creations were inspiring writers.

Great link Almuric, thanks!

[linefacedscrivener]

"6. Maker of Shadows by Jack Mann
The best of Mann's "Gees" series, most of which are very good indeed. Gees was a private investigator whose cases often involved the supernatural — in this case, pre-Druidic magic and an immortal sorcerer."
    --Karl Edward Wagner, 13 Best Supernatural Horror Novels, "The Fantasy Five-Foot Bookshelf," Twilight Zone Magazine, July/August 1983

I've been meaning to post what Karl Edward Wagner had said about this book when he listed it as #6 in his list of the 13 Best Supernatural Horror Novels. 

For the rest of that list, you can link to it here: archive.org/details/Twilight_Zone_v03n02_1983-06_noads/page/n77/mode/2up

[Jason Aiken]

Very cool. I think this could be the same story Rick Lai wrote about in the Summer 2015 issue of Blood and Thunder but I'll have to try and find my copy:

francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9781515385462

[linefacedscrivener]

Feb 10, 2022 22:04:31 GMT -5 Jason Aiken said:

Very cool. I think this could be the same story Rick Lai wrote about in the Summer 2015 issue of Blood and Thunder but I'll have to try and find my copy:

francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9781515385462

It is. That was where I read about the novel and was surprised to learn someone, in the 1930s, had written a modern book about the Bran Mak Morn legacy. I have now read two Gees books and they are definitely fascinating reads for many reasons. I can't help but wonder if KEW recommended this one because of the link to Howard's character, especially having written his own Morn novel Legion from the Shadows.