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Post by deuce on Aug 22, 2016 19:35:23 GMT -5
This a great recording. Carey reads from Hadon, King of Opar and talks about a lot of the cool background stuff for the Khokarsa series. There's even some discussion about the upcoming "Foundation of Kor" trilogy. This is an excellent series of books. Edgar Rice Burroughs and Philip Jose Farmer would be proud.
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Post by bobbyderie on Aug 23, 2016 4:32:42 GMT -5
I haven't seen this mentioned yet, which is fun for fans of Burroughs and Farmer: "The Secret History of Opar" by Den Valdron www.erbzine.com/mag19/1937.html |
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Post by deuce on Aug 25, 2016 19:35:48 GMT -5
I haven't seen this mentioned yet, which is fun for fans of Burroughs and Farmer: "The Secret History of Opar" by Den Valdron www.erbzine.com/mag19/1937.htmlYeah, I've been a Valdron fan for 10+yrs. I posted this on the Old Forum. With the release of Blood of Ancient Opar, Carey has laid down the "canonical" scenario. Not that different from the Valdron version, but distinct. Farmer had been doing the groundwork since the first Hadon novel in the '70s.  |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 27, 2016 23:03:33 GMT -5
There's something weird going on at Amazon in regards to The Song of Kwasin by Philip José Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey. It's currently listed at 78% off cover price...only $4.78. That's an insane discount no matter which way you look at it. I highly recommend this to all fans of low fantasy and sword-and-sorcery. www.amazon.com/Song-Kwasin-Khokarsa-3/dp/0990567362/Deuce posted this earlier, but given the deep discount, this video tour of the book will be helpful to show what you're getting for 78% off and less than $5.00 before tax. - |
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Post by deuce on Sept 17, 2016 0:31:27 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Oct 13, 2016 15:42:17 GMT -5
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Post by Jason Aiken on Oct 19, 2016 12:05:20 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Oct 26, 2016 13:15:52 GMT -5
Philip Jose Farmer based his Khokarsan setting on what was known of Pleistocene African geolography/hydrography around 1970. Below, you can see a recent map of Lake Megachad (which is what PJF's "Kemu" sea is based on) as well as Farmer's map of Khokarsa. Pretty cool.   |
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Post by deuce on Nov 4, 2016 14:17:12 GMT -5
Deuce has written a nice review of THE SONG OF KWASIN by Philip José Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey on Amazon www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R6VSOPHJBKC6U/The paperback edition of the novel is on sale right now for less than $8.00. Cover price is $22.00. Not at a bad deal to read the climax of Farmer's original Ancient Opar series. Just found out from Mr. Carey that there are a very few copies of the limited edition hardcover, The Song of Kwasin, in stock. It's a very high-quality edition and just about any ERB or REH fan would love this novel. Kwasin is a beast! meteorhousepress.com/the-song-of-kwasin/ |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Nov 18, 2016 12:12:00 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Dec 1, 2016 8:49:27 GMT -5
Philip Jose Farmer based his Khokarsan setting on what was known of Pleistocene African geolography/hydrography around 1970. Below, you can see a recent map of Lake Megachad (which is what PJF's "Kemu" sea is based on) as well as Farmer's map of Khokarsa. Pretty cool. A different visualization of Pleistocene Lake Megachad and Lake Congo:  |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Dec 13, 2016 16:06:10 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jan 20, 2017 1:34:53 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Feb 20, 2017 15:43:13 GMT -5
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