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Post by almuric on May 26, 2016 20:30:44 GMT -5
I know I read Swordsmen in the Sky, but when I went looking for it a while back, I couldn't find it in my collection.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jun 1, 2016 13:44:31 GMT -5
I'm two stories into THIEVES'WORLD and am really enjoying it (despite not being able to find Death's Harbor on the map). Both have featured female protagonists and have had a cool twist toward the end. Even the introduction (which was really just another fiction piece) was pretty good. I purchased the first three books as I hear those were the strongest, but so far I'm definitely impressed.
I plan on staring The Gate of the Flying Knives by Poul Anderson tonight, it's the third tale in the collection.
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Post by deuce on Jun 5, 2016 0:14:06 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jun 10, 2016 10:55:21 GMT -5
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Post by thedarkman on Jun 24, 2016 9:41:21 GMT -5
For those of us who do not have them, Wildside Press has all six of Gardner F Fox's Kothar the Barbarian novels available in ebook form for dirt cheap. Two Megapacks of 3 novels for 99 cents...alas, I do not know how to copy/paste a link...
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jun 24, 2016 13:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by thedarkman on Jun 25, 2016 8:43:28 GMT -5
More good news; it appears that Keith Taylor's outstanding Bard series of historical S&S novels will be coming out in ebook form soon. This also means the hard to find fifth novel as well, a huge bonus to me. I wish they were being re-printed as physical books, but who knows what will happen if the ebook sales are good. I think it's great that these excellent novels are once again available to everyone!
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Post by deuce on Aug 11, 2016 10:16:31 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Aug 11, 2016 22:44:11 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Aug 25, 2016 9:38:11 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Aug 28, 2016 13:29:20 GMT -5
Today is Jack Vance's birthday. While it isn't much talked about, Jack wrote S&S. Vance tended to approach it more from a Dunsany/Clark Ashton Smith/Cabell/Leiber direction, though he is on record as being a fan of both Howard and Burroughs. We know Vance was an influence on both Moorcock and, especially, Michael Shea (RIP). In fact, it can be argued that Shea's "Nifft the Lean" tales take place on the Dying Earth Jack created. www.jackvance.com/ Morgan Holmes would argue that JV's "Lyonesse" novels were borderline S&S. There can be no argument about Jack's Cugel being a S&S protagonist. Vance was a charter member of the sword and sorcery author group, SAGA. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordsmen_and_Sorcerers%27_Guild_of_America
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Post by deuce on Sept 8, 2016 15:05:17 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Sept 10, 2016 10:54:58 GMT -5
David Drake has written an S&S tale set in Italy. The protagonist is a Gaul in the army of Brennus. The story is free here: www.tor.com/2016/08/18/up-from-hell/I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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Post by almuric on Sept 11, 2016 17:50:41 GMT -5
There's a lot of crap on Tor.com, but I'm happy to say that story isn't.
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Post by trescuinge on Sept 11, 2016 22:40:39 GMT -5
Nice story. I'm not a great fan of Drake but I liked 'Killer' also.
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