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One dead parrot. 3 out of 5
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In episode 100 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester offers up part three in our special three-part podcast on Sword and Sorcery moderated by editor, author and publicist Jaym Gates. This week’s panel: Jaym Gates (moderator) John O’Neill Howard Andrew Jones Ryan Harvey Bill Ward Jason M. Waltz James Enge Sam Sykes John R. [...]
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In episode 98 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester offers up part two of a special three-part podcast on Sword and Sorcery moderated by editor, author and publicist Jaym Gates. (See also: Part 1.) This week’s panel: Jaym Gates (moderator) John O’Neill Howard Andrew Jones Ryan Harvey Bill Ward Jason M. Waltz James Enge [...]
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That’s a Southron demon, the Archivist points out to the bad guy. 3.5 out of 5
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The Cold Commands definitely has the middle book syndrome going on. The three are separated. Ringil is off doing some slaver slaughtering, Archeth is involved in politics working on keeping people alive and putting together an investigation into a strange island. Egar is busy getting into trouble with other people’s wives and discovering Dwenda cults. [...]
High on his throne sat Bran Mak Morn When the sun-god sank and the west was red; He beckoned a girl with his drinking horn, And “Sing me a song of the race,” he said. Her eyes were as dark as the seas of night, Her lips were as red as the setting sun, As, [...]
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One slept beneath the branches dim, Cloaked in the crawling mist, And Richard Grenville came to him And plucked him by the wrist. No nightwind shook the forest deep Where the shadows of Doom were spread, And Solomon Kane awoke from sleep And looked upon the dead. He spake in wonder, not in fear: “How [...]
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Before the shadows slew the sun the kites were soaring free, And Kull rode down the forest road, his red sword at his knee; And winds were whispering round the world: “King Kull rides to the sea.” The sun died crimson in the sea, the long gray shadows fell; The moon rose like a silver [...]
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It was gloomy land that seemed to hold All winds and clouds and dreams that shun the sun, With bare boughs rattling in the lonesome winds, And the dark woodlands brooding over all, Not even lightened by the rare dim sun Which made squat shadows out of men; they called it Cimmeria, land of Darkness [...]
“In episode 96 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester offers up part one in a special three-part podcast on Sword and Sorcery moderated by editor, author and publicist Jaym Gates. This week’s panel: * Jaym Gates (moderator) * John O’Neill * Howard Andrew Jones * Ryan Anderson * Bill Ward * Jason Waltz * [...]
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Five stories including one curiosity, a round robin work by several authors of note of the period in The Challenge From Beyond. Here the work that the title is drawn from, a great Conan story, is to be found in the middle. Beyond The Black River : The Grisly Horror – Robert E. Howard Beyond [...]
Six stories and one poem in this collection, bookended by the great Conan stories Queen of hte Black Coast and A Witch Shall Be Born. Gardens Of Fear : Queen Of The Black Coast – Robert E. Howard Gardens Of Fear : The Haunter Of The Ring – Robert E. Howard Gardens Of Fear : [...]
Another introduction from Mark Finn and with several poems to finish as well as throughout the rest of the book another top-notch collection, including the brilliant Conan story Red Nails. Black Hounds Of Death : Black Canaan – Robert E. Howard Black Hounds Of Death : Red Nails – Robert E. Howard Black Hounds Of [...]
“Major influences upon Kane’s character include: Captain Nemo, Caine Miro (from Roger Corman’s film GUNSLINGER), Dr. Frankenstein, and Melmoth the Wanderer from Maturin’s novel of the same title. Q: What was your source for “The Mark of Kane”, that being his “killer’s blue eyes”? KEW: According to the legends, Cain had blue eyes, red hair, [...]
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“Although many of its foundational writers had already sailed into the west, swords and sorcery reached a Weird peak in the 1960s. In 1961 Fritz Leiber coined the term “swords and sorcery” in the journal Ancalagon. The Swordsmen and Sorcerer’s Guild of America (can I get a membership, please?) began the first of its secretive [...]
In this collection you get a later novel, a short story, some esoterica and a homage, along with some artwork from various previous sources. In the Dream Realms : THE FORTRESS OF THE PEARL – Michael Moorcock In the Dream Realms : ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER – Michael Moorcock In the Dream Realms [...]
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Talks about his own creation being American influenced – so that this is an American homage. 3 out of 5
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About the influences, history in France and no more novels. 3 out of 5
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Last part of the audio serial. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/starshipsofa/StarShipSofa_No_193_Michael_Moorcock_Pt_3.mp3
Elric is weak, out of drugs and looking for a fabled black plant cure to his condition. Only problem as it turns out that a giant man-eating plant is what he is looking for – and it also finds Melniboneans tasty, as Elric ventures there with some of his kind. 3.5 out of 5
The final Elric collection in this series contains a new story, a novel, a screenplay, an article, a couple of intros and a reader’s guide to Elric at the end. Which is an odd place to put it – they want you to get all of these books first before you find out where you [...]
Audio serial reading in a podcast. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/starshipsofa/StarShipSofa_No_191_Michael_Moorcock_pt_1.mp3
Audio serial reading in a podcast. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/starshipsofa/StarShipSofa_No_192_Michael_Moorcock_Pt_2.mp3
“What kind of resources did you have when you wrote Conan the Barbarian? Were you given a synopsis? Script? Outline? I got sent a copy of the script and then got to watch a rough-cut of the movie before I started. I also got sent a lot of production stills so I could study them [...]
““You’ve got the wrong house,” he said conversationally. The invigilator’s face mottled with anger. “How do you dare to-“ “No, you’re not listening to me.” Egar kept his voice patient and gentle. “There’s obviously been some mistake back at the Citadel. Pashla Menkarak isn’t keeping you up to date. When he sent you down here, [...]
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““We are not afraid,” Jaffar said. Perhaps he was not; I covertly made the sign warding against evil, hiding it behind my thigh. She paused a moment more, staring into his eyes. “You have paid the price,” she spoke without sentiment, “and I will honor your coin with my service.” She motioned to the boy, [...]
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“Thongor seems to have been Carter’s first published novel, the beginning of his career. I assume then, that he was probably playing around with it for at least a couple of years before that. The idea of Thongor in Lin Carter’s mind may have gone as far back as 1962 or earlier. Thongor seems to [...]
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“Sethra greeted me with the words, “There’s someone I’d like you to meet, Vlad.” I had expected something more like, “What are you doing here?” as I’d shown up at Dzur Mountain without any advance warning. But then, if Sethra Lavode had been accustomed to do the expected, she wouldn’t have been Sethra Lavode. I [...]
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Three stories in this first issue, one good, one average, one poor. And a poem. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly 1 : Black Flowers Of Sevan – James Lecky Heroic Fantasy Quarterly 1 : Man Of Moldania – Richard Marsden Heroic Fantasy Quarterly 1 : Beyond The Lizard Gate – Alex Marshall A bet leads Tulun to [...]
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http://repairmanjack.com/support%20files/Demonsong-set.rtf Choir of chaos. 3 out of 5
The Thief With Two Deaths – Chris Willrichhttp://www.sfsite.com/fsf/fiction/cw01.htm Goblin library vexing. 3 out of 5
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The Sword Of Loving Kindness 2 – Chris Willrichhttp://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/story.php?s=6 Boneless Box happy bash mastery. (call it 3.25) 3 out of 5
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The Sword Of Loving Kindness 1 – Chris Willrichhttp://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/story.php?s=5 Service for storage. 4 out of 5
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Island Of Fear – John M. Whalenhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue5/vol2-iss5-07.htm A hot time in the jungle with witch doctors, flying monsters, snake sticks and more. 3 out of 5
The White Wyrm – C. L. Wernerhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue3/vol1-iss3-02.asp “It is no use, Ragnar! By Odin’s axe, cast the Christian overboard!” one of the giants struggling with the beitass snarled. … “With a terrific yell, the savages were upon him once more. Wolf spun on his heel, splitting the skull of a club-wielding dwarf with a downward [...]
Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Change Of Life – K. D. Wentworthhttp://media.rawvoice.com/podcastle/media.libsyn.com/media/podcastle/PC021_HallahChangeOfLife.mp3 Dodgy bandits, monks and gear, old thing. 3 out of 5
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Race Into Blood – Peter J. Welmerinkhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue2/vol1-iss2-04.asp A bunch of measly little gobbies? What sort of challenge is that? 3 out of 5
Tal’s Tale – Nancy Virginia Varanhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue5/vol2-iss5-05.htm A ballad of kisses and war. 4 out of 5
Liane the Wayfarer – Jack Vancehttp://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/13-TheBalticWarCD/TheBalticWarCD/The%20World%20Turned%20Upside%20Down/0743498747__26.htm Witchy Lith. 3 out of 5
http://www.shortcovers.com/shortcovers/Conan-of-Venarium/sc-W3ewgbNaSUCSCYuYiJ-35g/page1.html “A sudden, horrid certainty blazed in Conan, fueling fury fierce as his father’s forge. “Tarla!” he burst out. “It seems so, yes,” said Mordec unhappily. “He sniffs around her, sniffs around Balarg’s house like a hungry hound after meat.” “I’ll kill him!” raged Conan. “I’ll cut his heart out and feed it to swine. [...]
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A cover gallery tribute. 4 out of 5
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Thulium – Michael Swanwickhttp://www.scifi.com/scifiction/elements/thulium.html Unalloyed wizard removal joy. 4 out of 5
The Covenant – Christopher Stireshttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue3/vol1-iss3-03.asp Devil deal death revelation despair. 3.5 out of 5
Betrothal In Darkness – Jay Stevolhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue5/vol2-iss5-08.htm “Thick, bedraggled gray hair sprung like a wormish mass of tendrils from its enormous head, perched atop a bloated, green body of squamous and frog-like appearance. Its arms were fat, webbed things, and its breasts drooped almost to the floor.” Or, kill it before it adds me to the [...]
“”You may use your strength to make the world your home. You may become a wanderer, the equal of any man or woman you meet.” She sensed a sword in her handher father’s sword. Suddenly she felt almost invincible. “But first you must make a vow to me, Sonja. You must never allow yourself to [...]
Continue reading about When Hell Laughs 1 – David C. Smith and Richard L. Tierney
“A clatter of blades pulled free of scabbards sounded behind Sonjathe sounds of men pressing forward, eager for action. With the supple ease of a swordadept, the red haired Hyrkanian lifted her blade in time to meet the corpse’s advance, skewering it deftly through the chest, then ripping sidewise. Her movement tilted the thing off [...]
Continue reading about Star of Doom 1 – David C. Smith and Richard L. Tierney
“It was no soldier’s voice. Now the gray cloak came off in a bold arc, spraying water droplets, and beneath it was revealed-a woman. She was tall and fair-skinned with a head of long, tousled, flame-red hair-and she was armored. A long-sword swung in the scabbard at her side, a knife at her hip. She [...]
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“She was lithe and graceful as she moved forward, with all the smooth coordination of a jungle cat. Her hair fell in deep scarlet waves down her back. Dressed as she was in mail armor, she had seemed an affront to many a proud male in the tavern that night; and no matter how much [...]
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“Sonja stepped back a half pace, and in the space of a breath her sword rasped free of its scabbard. It was a curt, startling demonstration. Sobut fell back. So swiftly had Sonja reacted, with such spectacular precision, that Sobut had automatically stepped back, startled. He lifted both hands in a mild gesture of conciliation. [...]
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“”What do you think?” one of them asked his lord. “A swordswoman for hire.” Omeron stared at the sleeping woman. “Mayhap we can recruit her.” “To fight Du-jum? Can we pay her enough to die by sorcery?” “Perhaps she has met sorcery in her time.” Omeron continued to stare, measuring, judging, appreciating. A beautiful woman [...]
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Jawbone Of An Ass – Steven L. Shrewsburyhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue4/vol1-iss4-06.htm A good barbarian thinks any flavour of wizard killed is a service to society. Ogres similarly, particularly if any of them interrupt drinking. 3 out of 5
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Come Then Mortal We Will Seek Her Soul – Michael Sheahttp://www.webscription.net/chapters/0671578693/0671578693.htm Ghost guides, ghost women, lizard demons and big apes. 3.5 out of 5
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Dossouye Excerpt – Charles R. Saundershttp://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=413332337&blogID=443564862 “The effect was immediate and disastrous. Soldiers and war-bulls alike were seared, scorched and shocked by the barrage of fiery lances from the clouds. What had only moments before been a disciplined army preparing to attack its enemy was abruptly transformed into a panicked mob struggling to maintain its [...]
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A Siege Of Cranes – Benjamin Rosenbaumhttp://www.allstarstories.com/rosenbaum-siege.html Witch girl’s zombie baby scorched earth revenge. 4.5 out of 5
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The Dead God’s Puppet Show – Robert Burke Richardsonhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue5/vol2-iss5-03.htm The Platypus gives non-lethal assassination a go. 3.5 out of 5
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The Dead God’s Punishment – Robert Burke Richardsonhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue6/vol2-iss6-07.asp “What do you hope to gain from this little caper? She had asked him. The usual, he had replied. Eternal life. World domination.” 3.5 out of 5
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The Dead God’s Destiny – Robert Burke Richardsonhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue4/vol1-iss4-02.htm Jack Nimble and… The Platypus, for a night of thieving and assassination. 3 out of 5
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"The gate is torn from its hinges. The men with spears and axes aresurrounding my house. They're in the garden, stealing fruit from myorange tree. But the oranges are not orange, they're green, greenstill. They're not ripe enough to eat!" 3 out of 5 http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345508850&view;=excerpt&ref;=email_drin022510
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Troll Bridge – Terry Pratchetthttp://members.fortunecity.com/bookdepository/stories/pratchett/trollbridge/trollbridge.html Being a barbarian hero isn’t what it used to be. 3.5 out of 5
The Hungry Apples – Andrew J. Offutt and Richard Lyonhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue4/vol1-iss4-05.htm The lich this time wears bitter fruit trying to get the better of Caranga. 4 out of 5
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Devil On My Stomach – Andrew J. Offutt and Richard Lyonhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue2/vol1-iss2-03.asp Rulers and wizards that threaten someone with horrendous execution on false pretexts in order to saddle them with a demon and get them to get rid of the odd pirate or other annoyance shouldn’t be too surprised if some serious violence is directed at [...]
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Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go To War Again – Garth Nixhttp://www.baens-universe.com/articles/Sir_Hereward_and_Mister_Fitz_Go_to_War_Again Lizard lancer mercenary godbothering, no dummy. 3.5 out of 5
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Three parts of the music from the movie :- 1) Main Title / Kalidor’s Theme 2) Fighting the Soldiers 3) Love Theme / End Credits 4 out of 5
““Because Prophet knows,” Jhiral went on with a long suffering sigh. “His good lady wife’s been writing to every worthy at court he ever shared a bribe with, trying to get his sentence commuted. We’re all up to our ears in tear-stained parchment. I imagine you’re on the list as well, somewhere.” She was not. [...]
““Tell you,” the young Ishlinak muttered. “Demlarashan, it’s a waste of fucking time. The empire’s never going to rein them in, doesn’t matter how many men they spend. Those guys got nothing better to do down there than string each other up over spelling mistakes in the fucking Revelation. Might as well give it up [...]
““You really killed one of these beasts?” She was watching him keenly now, he knew. “With that blade you carry? Now that is remarkable.” “I suppose so. As I said, I did have help.” “Even so. Are you not proud?” Ringil grimaced. “If you’d seen some of the other things I’ve done with this blade, [...]
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http://www.shortcovers.com/shortcovers/The-White-Wolfs-Son/sc-UFSC7WORyUWMsvfvmQxuaQ/page1.html “MY NAME IS Oonagh, granddaughter of the Countess Oona von Bek. This is my story of Elric, the White Wolf, and Onric, the White Wolf’s son, of a talking beast in the World Below, of the League of Temporal Adventurers, the Knights of the Balance and those who serve the world; of the wonders [...]
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Elric meets Moonglum. 4 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
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Stormbringer is the end of this Elric cycle. Many times Elric has struggled with his symbiotic relationship with the powerful demonsword Stormbringer. It gives him energy, but has caused him to destroy those close to him, earning him the sobriquets Kinslayer and Womanslayer, at times.He finally faces the Dukes of Hell, again, and must summon [...]
Rematch with Theleb K’aarna. 4.5 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
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A new omnibus edition of some excellent Elric stories, with a great cover by Picacio. The foreword is by Alan Moore, which was certainly a surprise, and he entitles it ‘The Return of the Thin White Duke’, which is rather clever. Moorcock’s introduction talks about the reception from some people of the stories, given their [...]
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A fantastic Elric collection. Stealer of Souls : 1 The Dreaming City [SS] – Michael MoorcockStealer of Souls : 2 While the Gods Laugh – Michael MoorcockStealer of Souls : 3 The Stealer of Souls [SS]] – Michael MoorcockStealer of Souls : 4 Kings in Darkness – Michael MoorcockStealer of Souls : 5 The Flame [...]
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The Stealer Of Souls 1 – Michael Moorcockhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/Elric/Michael-Moorcock/e/9780345498625#CHP ““I say that we should start now and waste no more time waiting on Elric’s pleasure! He’s laughing at us in some tavern a hundred miles from here—or else plotting with the Dragon Princes to trap us. For years we have planned this raid. We have little [...]
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http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345498649&view;=excerpt “Moonglum shrugged. “I still feel that your pursuit of this sorcereris no more than a surrogate for real activity. You seek him because youdo not wish to seek your proper destiny . . .” Elric turned his bone-white face in the moonlight and regardedMoonglum with crimson, moody eyes. “And what of it? You need [...]
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http://www.shortcovers.com/shortcovers/The-Skrayling-Tree/sc-Uy4m4Pw4-kq21REuU9BeAA/page1.html “I am Oona, the shape-taker, Grafin von Bek, daughter of Oon the Dreamthief and Elric, Sorcerer Emperor of Melniboné. When my husband was kidnapped by Kakatanawa warriors, in pursuit of him I descended into the maelstrom and discovered an impossible America. This is that story. With the Second World War over at last and [...]
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Silverheart A Thief In Gragonatt – Michael Moorcockhttp://www.pyrsf.com/silverheart.html Metal trade interrogation. 3.5 out of 5
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Elric is the only possible rallying point for those that oppose Chaos, but as is usuall for the wielder of Stormbringer, this will come at a cost fo friends like Rackhir the Red Archer, and to his family. 4 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
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http://podcast.starshipsofa.com/podcast/StarShipSofa_Aural_Delights_No_52_Michael_Moorcock.mp3 Elric, busted. 3.5 out of 5
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“He turned his horse toward the streets. As he did so his ears caught a faint sound from above. He looked upward, his eyes searching the sky, certain that he recognized the sound. At last he saw it—a distant black shape in the air overhead. Then sunlight .ashed on metal, and the sound became distinct, [...]
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“The first man was tall and lean, and although weary he moved with the graceful stride of the trained warrior. His long fair hair had been bleached near white by the sun, and his pale blue eyes had a hint of madness in them. But the thing most remarkable about his appearance was the dull [...]
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Too much royalty and dead things, but some reward. 3.5 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
“Torchlight and the glinting of beast-masks; sneering pig and snarling wolf, red metal and black; mocking eyes, diamond white and sapphire blue. The heavy rustle of cloaks and the sound of whispered conversation. Hawkmoon sighed weakly and closed his eyes, then opened them again as footsteps came nearer and the wolf bent over him, holding [...]
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"Count Brass, Lord Guardian of Kamarg, rode out on a horned horse onemorning to inspect his territories. He rode until he came to a littlehill, on the top of which stood a ruin of immense age. It was the ruinof a Gothic church whose walls of thick stone were smooth with thepassing of winds and [...]
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Elric has conflict with another sorcerer and horde, and throw in a big cat and some dragons. 3.5 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
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http://www.shortcovers.com/shortcovers/The-Dreamthiefs-Daughter/sc-xl7NwUrBV0uUCI-t2ZLMsg/page1.html “My name is Ulric, Graf von Bek, and I am the last of my earthly line. An unhealthy child, cursed with the family disease of albinism, I was born and raised in Bek, Saxony, in the early years of the century. I was trained to rule our province wisely and justly, to preserve the [...]
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Elric comes to Imrryr, engages in a black sword duel with his cousin Yrkoon, and gains his Weird. 5 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
Melnibone in ruins, Elric must call on the dragons for aid and hope the Lords of Law can arrive in time thanks to the Horn of Fate. 4 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/1902…
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Elric has conflict with another sorcerer and horde, and throw in a big cat and some dragons. 3.5 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/1902…
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Elric’s wife is abducted, and he knows now a serious conflict is coming. 4 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
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With his wife returned and cousin Dyvin Slorm wielding twin black blade Mournblade at his side, even Elric is a little perturbed about the thought of taking on the Dukes of Hell. 4.5 out of 5 http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/freelibrary/elricstealersuvudu.pdf
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Prayer Of the Warrior – Nathan Meyerhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue5/vol2-iss5-04.htm One stalwart, one demon. Have at it. 3.5 out of 5
The Whore’s Fool – Joseph A. McCulloughhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue1/vol1-iss1-02.asp Wizards are hard to kill, without sacrifice. 4 out of 5
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End Of Duty – Joseph A. McCulloughhttp://flashingswords.sfreader.com/issues/issue3/vol1-iss3-06.asp “Jakes, you got point. Ogden with me. Stevan, Renny, cover our backs. Don’t make any noise you don’t have to, but if someone does spot you, go ahead and shoot. He’s going to scream anyway.” 3 out of 5
Tales Of the Primal Land 1 – Brian Lumleyhttp://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780765310774#Excerpt “First you’d try to skewer me,” the old man grumbled, gingerly fingering his unmarked neck, then sighing his relief when his fingers came away clean, “and now you’d have me talk myself to death—if you don’t beat me to it! Well, I’ll cut it short, Tarra [...]
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The Swords Of Lankhmar 1 – Fritz Leiberhttp://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/13-462?page=3 “Wrong,” the other said. “At the Grand Gate we wouldn’t have been able to tell our foes from the bystanders. Here at least we know that everyone is against us, except for the Overlord’s gate watch, and I’m not too sure of them — at the least [...]
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