S&S Roundup #12
The Latest in Contemporary Sword & Sorcery
We’re back! Are you into Uhtred? A new cottage industry seems to be cropping up around The Last Kingdom’s hero. A new movie, Seven Kings Must Die; a cookbook (Uhtred’s Feast!); and a board game that is tearing it up on Kickstarter. I’m all for it.
Now on with the show!
News & Reviews
+ The Final Countdown until the release of Rogue Blades Entertainment latest anthology: Neither Beg Nor Yield featuring “17 Stories with S&S Attitude.”
+ DMR reviews: Track of the Snow Leopard by Dariel R.A. Quiogue
+ Another review of Snow Leopard from Gavin Chappell at Schlock!
+ A Review of Cirsova Magazine's Spring 2023 Issue at DMR
New and Interesting
+ Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror (6 book series on Amazon*)
+ Razored Land: Crimson Sacrifice by Charles Allen Gramlich, a post-apocalyptic genetic sci-fi fantasy. (Published by my own Tule Fog Press, FYI.) Up for pre-order now,* book 2 coming May 1st.
+ Check out Mad Shadows (3 book series) on Amazon* by Joe Bonadonna
+ New from Innsmouth Gold - The Pickman Papers: Being a collection of the singular adventures of the august members of the Pickman Club! Right now on Kickstarter.
Just Interesting
+ The First Sword & Sorcery Anthology from Gary Romeo
+ Sword & Sorcery Stories You Might Have Missed from Darkworlds Quarterly
+ Vintage Pop Fictions reviews Murray Leinster's The Invaders
+ For Writers from The Obelisk - Lester Dent’s Master Plot Outline…
Conan Corner
+ Paperback Warrior discusses Conan - Lair of the Ice Worm
+ James Reasoner reviews Chuck Dixon's Siege of the Black Citadel
+ One Month Until Howard Days from The Silver Key
For Writers of S&S and Beyond
+ Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 6 is open for submissions, from Parallel Universe Publications. Check out the series so far on Amazon.*
+ Ghostlight: The Magazine of Terror is open to subs until July 1.
+ Tales Of The Unreal: Horror In The Style of The Old Masters. Unreal Press invites submissions to future volumes of this project. The current issue - Volume One of Tales of the Unreal - is available on Amazon.
+ New Anthology from Morian Press: Axioms of Power's Requisition. “We’re diving into magic and the toll or cost it requires of those who seek and use it.” Submission window closes March 31, 2023, so get your story in this week!
+ Horror Story Magazine wants “good old-fashioned monster stories: vampires, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, Frankenstein-style creatures, or newer creatures, including those of your own creation. Give us a monster, and tell us a great story.”
+ Heathens and Heroes Anthology from Three Raven Publishing. (Closes Nov 1, 2023)
From the website: We’re looking for tales of Sword and Sorcery / Heroic Fantasy that are influenced by those who established the genre. What makes a great story in this genre? Elements of romance, magic, supernatural, and of course sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures! We’re looking for new, previously unpublished stories that take us on an adventure and leave us wanting more.
Roundups & Podcasts
+ DMR’s Links of Steel (April 2)
+ Morgan’s Sensor Sweep (April 3)
+ The Cromcast - The Black Colossus (S18, E5, March 27)
+ Dungeons & Damsels - “Taru v the Fire Giant” (S3 E2, March 30)
+ Rogues in the House (last episode is from Feb 6)
+ The Worldshapers - Episode 132: D. J. Williams (April 2)
+ Cellar of Horror with Tim Mendees (Episode 29, March 25)
+ Baen Books Podcast on Rumble
And finally…
