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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 17:13:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the link Scott.
The inclusion of Karash Khan in the first part of "The Shadow of Vengeance" really stirred my Hunnic soul. I agree with Emerald that you have created a formidable, memorable foe for the Cimmerian.
In Altaic (Turko-Mongol) Mythology Karash is pretty tough, and as you know, he is the son of Erlik and the God of Darkness and is also an intermediary between Erlik and the Shaman (this is probably symbolised by the snakes that can be found on the Shaman's coat of the Turko-Mongol tribes). He lives in a cast-iron palace on the fifth level of the Underworld, he sleeps on a bed of black marmot/beaver furs. He can manipulate black serpents and has a black-snake whip for his Iron Horse-drawn sleigh.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2019 1:40:23 GMT -5
My thanks, good sir! I've started a series over on my blog where, after each chapter comes out, I write about the process of drafting the chapter -- from synopsis to finished product. All the trivia, inspirations, false starts, and frustrations. Here's the link to the commentary on Chapter One. Really fascinating reading about the process for this chapter. The 'nine' or Sicari acolytes kinda remind me of the Oriental Bolshevik Yezidi Erlik worshipping Assassins of the Eight Towers from The Slayer of Souls by Robert W. Chambers.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Feb 20, 2019 0:32:41 GMT -5
This is off to a great start, Scott. Really looking forward to seeing Conan take on the Nine Are they a Talbot Mundy reference/inspiration by chance?
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Post by scottoden on Feb 20, 2019 0:41:40 GMT -5
Not an overt Mundy reference. Mostly, they came from cursory research into the historic Erlik cult. Glad you're enjoying it! Hun, I'm coming to you next time I have questions
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 14:26:28 GMT -5
Not an overt Mundy reference. Mostly, they came from cursory research into the historic Erlik cult. Glad you're enjoying it! Hun, I'm coming to you next time I have questions I hope I can help with any questions you have. Looking forward to the 2nd part next week.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2019 1:13:25 GMT -5
Enjoyed the 2nd part of the yarn. I liked the description of the Yuetshi town of Djerda and introduction of Conan. It'll be interesting to see if Octavia is right about Ivanos.
Look forward to part 3.
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Post by scottoden on Feb 28, 2019 10:54:04 GMT -5
Very glad you liked it. This, to me, was the "make it or break it" chapter. I've long since absorbed elements of Howard's descriptive style, but Conan had to *sound* like Conan. I've been on pins and needles, man
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 1:57:12 GMT -5
The review at Oak Hill RPG club includes a few words concerning second part of "The Shadow of Vengeance" Here's an excerpt: Even better was Scott Oden’s second installment of The Shadow of Vengeance, the back-up prose tale that impressed me in the premiere issue. Here we find Conan lead his band of kozaks into the merchant city of Djerda, the Nemedian Octavia at his side, as he looks to broker some sort of deal with Ivanos, an old acquaintance from his Red Brotherhood days.
Crom, that was delicious prose from Oden. I am not much of a fan of the vast majority of non-Howard Conan works out there, but this is an author who paints a wonderful picture, bringing the Hyborian Age to life for me.
And Conan? This is the Cimmerian that stalked out of Howard’s mind and onto the page. I can’t express how thrilled I am at the job Scott Oden is doing on this story thus far. It pains me to think this is being doled out so slowly. I want to devour it in whole straight away.
Say what you will of Marvel’s relaunch of Conan, but it goes without saying, Perilous Worlds is breathing new life into the old barbarian, and I am eager for more.
— Bob Freeman
Link: oakhillrpgclub.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/my-thoughts-on-savage-sword-of-conan-2/
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Post by mindboggled on Mar 3, 2019 18:14:26 GMT -5
Chapter one is a great setup, haven't read chapter two yet, because I have not had a chance to buy Savage Sword issue 2! You've got a great style of writing, images form lucidly in my mind upon reading each sentence!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 10:30:38 GMT -5
Reviews of The Shadow of Vengeance by S E Lindberg:
SSOC 1:
Like the CtB series, this comic also has a novelette attached; this one also appears unrelated to the story in the comic. This one is penned by Scott Oden. For me, this story is less an add-on and more of the real feature. It is presented as a sequel to Robert E. Howard's 1934 The Devil in Iron, a short story that presents Conan as a leader of a kozak group who annoys a corrupt governor from Turan. I was instantly inspired to re-read it. That is a testimony to Oden's pastiche which deftly continues the tale without explicitly presenting the barbarian.
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The bonus serial installment of "Shadow of Vengeance" by Scott Oden was an okay follow-up to an awesome beginning from Savage Sword Of Conan (2019-) #1. Conan is now on stage with Octavia. I appreciate the call outs to the Hyborian Age milieu but it ate two of this three-page dose. The last page did not end with the cliff-hanger I expected. Conan is slowly entering peril. I hope for a fun confrontation in the next installment.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 10:33:21 GMT -5
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Post by mindboggled on Mar 13, 2019 18:20:59 GMT -5
You've nailed down Conan's dialogue pretty damn well, I don't think I would be able to differentiate your's from Howard's!
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Post by scottoden on Mar 13, 2019 21:23:45 GMT -5
You've nailed down Conan's dialogue pretty damn well, I don't think I would be able to differentiate your's from Howard's! That is some high praise, indeed! Thanks for reading! Stuff starts to get real -- weird, but real -- in the next installment.
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Post by Von K on Mar 13, 2019 22:03:53 GMT -5
That is some high praise, indeed! Thanks for reading! Stuff starts to get real -- weird, but real -- in the next installment. Thought you chose a good premise for a Conan yarn. I won't be catching up with this until the book release, but I'm looking forward to it and in the meantime am enjoying reading your blog posts.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2019 10:57:50 GMT -5
S E Lindberg's review of the Shadow of Vengeance, part 3 For me, Scott Oden's story entry carried the issue. "Shadow of Vengeance" Ch III focuses on Octavia's perspective, ramping up the tension nicely in detailed, fluid prose. Ends with some hypnotic sorcery. Great stuff.link: www.selindberg.com/2019/03/savage-sword-3-review-by-se.html
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