S&S Roundup #33

The Latest in Contemporary Sword & Sorcery

I’m on schedule, by Crom! A biweekly newsletter. Let’s see how long this will last! lol Before we start, I found this image of ancient weapons I thought you’d be interested in. (grin) Okay, so it’ s been making the rounds. Still worth a share.

Conan & the Pulps

+ Gavin Chappell at Schlock! reviews John C. Hocking's Conan: Black Starlight (from Titan Comic’s Heroic Legend Series).

+ Also, Titan Comics announces their first Conan collected edition: Bound in Black Stone. Here's the YouTube trailer.

+ Gary Romeo reviews the quirky film, She is Conann. A few more reviews at IMDb.

+ The Shadow of Vengeance by Scott Oden, reviewed by Brian Murphy at The Silver Key.

+ James Reasoner at Rough Edges gives an overview of Oden’s Vengeance as well.

+ Another review of The Shadow of Vengeance by Scott Oden, a Conan story from from Titan's Heroic Legends Series. This from from Gary Romeo at Sprague de Camp Fan.

More Reviews from All Over

+ Also at Sprague de Camp Fan, Phil Sawyer reviews three books by Scott Oden: A Gathering of Ravens, The Twilight of the Gods, and The Doom of Odin.

+ The Revelations of Zang by John R. Fultz reviewed at Black Gate.

+ Richard Fisher reviews Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 from David A. Riley and Parallel Universe Publications.

+ Sandy Lender's SandySaysRead YouTube Channel features a review of Steven Shrewsbury's Reckoning Day: A Gorias LaGaul Tale. (about 20 min) For more about Steven’s books, visit his website.

+ Crimson Quill Quarterly: Volume 1 - “Two more five star reviews for our inaugural volume! If you’d like to read the debut the link will be posted below, and if you read and enjoyed the issue, we’d love for you to spread the word.”

Submission Windows for Writers

+ Speaking of Crimson Quill, only a few more days until their sub window closes. “Send your best S&S tale to crimsonquillquarterly@gmail.com.”

+ Schlock! Magazine is now open for submissions. Guidelines here.

+ The Savage Realms has their guidelines posted along with their fine print.

+ From WolfSinger Publications, the antho, The Dragon’s Hoard 2 closes March 31.

+ From Phobica Books, the pirate horror antho, Shivering Timbers! closes June 1.

Neither Beg Nor Yield

Here’s a roundup of a few reviews of Jason M Waltz’s huge anthology, NBNY. Available as an e-book from Amazon here. (Paperback coming soon.) 21 stories by Eadwine Brown, Adrian Cole, Glen Cook, Steve Dilks, Chuck Dixon, Phil Emery, Steven Erikson, John R. Fultz, Steve Goble, John C. Hocking, Howard Andrew Jones, William King, Joe R. Lansdale, David C. Smith, Jeff Stewart, Keith J. Taylor, Frederick Tor, Eric Turowski, Bill Ward, Lawrence A. Weinstein, and C.L. Werner.

+ Cowboy Cam at Gung-Ho Geeks Blog goes story by story. Another in-depth review at Black Gate by Fletcher Vredenburgh. Also, James Reasoner at Rough Edges offers a quick overview of NBNY. From Alec Worley, another highlight of the antho. And finally, Jim Kuenzli's review on Goodreads hits all 21 tales and contains some spoilers.

New in S&S

+ Shephard W. McIlveen‘s protagonist, Onyx the Tigerheart, has appeared in Whetstone, Crimson Quill, and Savage Realms. He also has some adventures available on Barnes & Noble here. Also, check out Shephard's website.

+ From DMR Books: The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor Volume III by Byron A. Roberts arrives this month.

+ Also new from DMR Books: Die By the Sword Volume II Cover and ToC revealed - 12 stories by Adrian Cole, Wade German, Howie K. Bentley, Sersa Victory, Robert Mammone, Ethan Sabatella, M. Stern, Mark Coomer, Ville Meriläinen, K.T. Elfering, David Carter, and Rev. Joe Kelly. Coming early March.

+ Rob Rimes just released his 7th book in his popular Barbarians of the Storm series. This one is An Axe to Eat the Gods and is available on Amazon. Follow Rob on Twitter.

+ Stone Warrior The Wanderer Book 1 by Avery Christy. (Nov. 2023) Amazon in Kindle and Paperback (237 pages).

+ Dynamite's Fire and Ice: Teegra Special comic releases the end of this month.

+ Issue 11 of ResAliens Zine is out and has 3 sword/sorcery/fantasy/heroic adventure stories in it: The third of three adventures by Jasiah Witkofsky featuring a Djinn, "The Blessing of Bustazi." A dark wizard tale, "The Graveyard Coast" by Dustin Reade, and a spiritual fantasy, "Keeper of Light" by Drew A Avera in which the Keeper battles the Dragon King. From me (Lyn Perry) at TuleFogPress.com.

+ Rhast Saga (4 book series) by Hank Lyne. “Out of the clouds a hero comes riding. A winged beast under him, a battle cry on his lips, and the grim mirth of slaughter in his eyes. These are the tales of Lyr, hero, mercenary, cloudrider, thief, and sometimes villain, as he braves the dangers of the Ocean of Clouds.”

Kickstarter Campaigns, Etc.

+ Jim Breyfogle’s A Bad Case of Dead is Live (from retrovirusrecords). “A Victorian Fairytale Romance about Necromancers, Dragons, Mermaids, Vampires, Zombies, and Adventure on the High Seas!” (18 days to go.)

+ Chronicles of the Dawnblade: “The adventure of Willow, the humour of Shrek and the banter of Buffy all come together in this sword & sorcery novel series!” from Andrew Claydon. (3 days to go.)

Coming Soon:

+ Quest #1-3: Swords & Sorcery Action in a Magical Realm! from Scott Harris. “The paladin Vhess fights from beyond the grave to save her friends... and the world!”

+ The Madcaps issue # 1 from Philbo Publishing: “A Medieval Fantasy Miniseries about the reunion of four friends interrupted by a local drug problem.”

+ Tales of Argosa from Pickpocket Press: “A Sword & Sorcery Emergent Play Adventure Game, for groups and solo.”

Roundup & Podcasts

• Links of Steel from DMR Books (Feb 11)

• Sensor Sweep from Castalia House (Feb 12)

• The Cromcast - Season 18 Episode 21: Mailbag and The Northman! (Feb 11)

• Rogues in the House - A New Edge for Jirel (Jan 15).

• Dungeons & Damsels - Samples of Scenes & Characters from Season 3 (Jan 25).

• Baen Free Radio Hour - (No recent podcasts as far as I can tell.)

• The Worldshapers - Episode 155: Matthew Hughes – A God in Hiding & The Emir’s Falcon (Feb 11)

• Discovered Wordsmiths - Episode 182 (Dec 22) – J Thorn – A.I.

• Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff - Episode 585: Advice and Holy Water (Feb 9)

• Strange Shadows - SS3 03 The Maker of Gargoyles (Feb 10)

• Monsters, Madness and Magic Podcast - EP#239: Detectives After Dark - An Interview With John Kapelos (Feb 11)

• YouTube: Jay Requard, Fantasy Author & Podcaster. Latest episode is Pondering the Orb Season 2 Finale.

• YouTube: Echoes of Crom Records. Episode 5 - A Conversation with Mark Dexter (Dexter Ward).

  Well, as usual, I ran out of space. I know I missed a lot of links, so send me your faves and any new projects you’re aware of! Thanks for reading!

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Then check out ResAliens Zine Issue 8 & 9 - the special Sword & Sorcery Double Issue. At 160 pages, this collection features 12 short stories, 2 articles, and a continued serial adventure. Edited by Lyndon Perry, from TuleFogPress.com. Contributors: J. Thomas Howard, Joseph L. Kellogg, George Jacobs, Jason J. McCuiston, Rob McDermott, Dustin Reade, Matthew X. Gomez, James Downe, William Paul Remington, Jasiah Witkofsky, Michael T. Burke, Gustavo Bondoni, and B. Harlan Crawford, along with a review by Anthony Perconti. Cover by Gilead.

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See you next time, Lyn Perry