Tag Archives: Sword and Sorcery

Vintage Science Fiction Month: Conan the Valorous by John Maddox Roberts

Posted on January 20, 2022 by H.P.

I’ve said before that John Maddox Roberts is neck-and-neck with Robert Jordan for best writer of Conan pastiches, but that he gets Conan better than any other writer of pastiches I have read.  Conan the Valorous helps firm up my … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Conan the Rogue by John Maddox Roberts

Posted on June 10, 2021 by H.P.

John Maddox Roberts is probably my favorite of the Conan pastiche authors, but Conan the Rogue isn’t my favorite of his Conan books.  It is a fun book, and the concept of Conan as the greatest rogue of all in … Continue reading →

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John Bullard on the Texas Frontier and REH’s Beyond The Black River at Adventures Fantastic

Posted on April 10, 2020 by H.P.

I commented when I first read Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories two and a half years ago (has it been so long?) that Beyond the Black River was one of my favorite of his stories.  I also commented that it … Continue reading →

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Review of Sabbath by Nick Mamatas

Posted on November 20, 2019 by H.P.

An ARC of Nick Mamatas’ Sabbath was an unexpected arrival at the house a couple of weeks ago (a consolation prize for not getting a Warrior of the Altaii ARC, perhaps?).  The cover blurb bills it as “the blood-splattered epic … Continue reading →

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Robert Jordan’s Warrior of the Altaii Foreshadows The Wheel of Time More Than His Conan Pastiches

Posted on October 15, 2019 by H.P.

Decades ago James Oliver Rigney Jr. wrote a book.  That book allowed him to break into the publishing industry.  He sold it several times.  It established his working relationship with Harriet McDougal, who would become his wife.  It led to … Continue reading →

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Can’t Wait for Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Warrior of the Altaii by Robert Jordan and The Walking Dead Compendium 4

Posted on October 8, 2019 by H.P.

Today’s post should really be a review of Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger, but I wasn’t quite able to finish reading it last night, and I wouldn’t have time to write a full review in any event.  And I … Continue reading →

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Thick as Thieves is Fun, Pulpy SF Crime Fiction

Posted on August 20, 2019 by H.P.

Thick as Thieves is a pulpy adventure SF tale about a burly soldier-turned-tavern bouncer, Brick, who makes the mistake of agreeing to a simple plan and gets involved over his head in a heist.  Although Lizzi is really telling more … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF: Jirel of Joiry by C.L. Moore

Posted on June 6, 2019 by H.P.

C.L. Moore’s collected Jirel of Joiry stories suffer from the same problem as her Northwest Smith stories.  Each is spurred by one incandescently brilliant story and one great pulp character—here, Black God’s Kiss and the titular Jirel of Joiry—and feature … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF: The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard

Posted on May 23, 2019 by H.P.

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane is my fifth of Del Rey’s eleven collected volumes of Robert E. Howard’s work.  I introduced myself to Howard with the three volumes of Conan stories and then read the collection of his horror … Continue reading →

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Robert Jordan’s Previously Unpublished Warrior of the Altaii to be Published in Fall 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019 by H.P.

Tor Books has just announced that they will be publishing Warrior of the Altaii by Robert Jordan in fall 2019.  Warrior of the Altaii is the book that started Jordan’s career, but it has never been published.  Expect something more … Continue reading →

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