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Tag Archives: sword and sorcery
Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2021
It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, contemporary fantasy, cyberpunk, Demons, epic fantasy, first contact, gaslamp fantasy, ghosts, gothic horror, Greek mythology, historical fantasy, horror, humorous thriller, LitRPG, mechas, military science fiction, monsters, my books, other people's books, our books, paranormal mystery, post-apocalyptic SF, science fiction thriller, short fiction collection, space opera, speculative poetry, steampunk, steampunk romance, superhero romance, superheroes, supernatural thriller, sword and sorcery, technothriller, urban fantasy, vampires, weird western, witches
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Two New Kurval Sword and Sorcery Stories Available: The Plains of Shadow and Worm Fodder
It’s the first new release announcement of 2021. This one is for two new novelettes in my Kurval sword and sorcery series. To recap, during the 2020 July short story challenge, I had an idea for a sword and sorcery … Continue reading
Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for December 2020
It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Speculative Fiction of the Month
Tagged children's fantasy, dragons, elves, epic fantasy, fantasy romance, ghosts, historical fantasy, holidays, horror, humorous horror, humorous science fiction, LitRPG, military science fiction, my books, new release round-up, non-fiction, other people's books, our books, paranormal mystery, paranormal romance, portal fantasy, post-apocalyptic SF, science fiction mystery, science fiction thriller, shapeshifters, short fiction collection, space colonisation, space opera, speculative poetry, sword and sorcery, time travel, unicorns, urban fantasy, vampires, weird western, witches
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A new Sword and Sorcery Story, a new Helen Shepherd Mystery and the Pegasus Pulp Sampler
I’ve been busy lately, editing and proofreading stories, designing covers, formatting e-books and generally working through the backlog of unpublished stories resulting from the July Short Story Challenge(s). So there will be more new release announcements in the near future. … Continue reading
Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for September 2020
It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Speculative Fiction of the Month
Tagged aliens, Asian fantasy, epic fantasy, fairytales, fantasy romance, ghosts, Greek mythology, horror, humor, LGBTQ, literary criticism, military science fiction, monsters, my books, non-fiction, other people's books, our books, paranormal mystery, paranormal romance, science fantasy, science fiction mystery, science fiction romance, space exploration, space opera, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, vampires, weird western, werewolves, witches, YA fantasy, YA science fiction
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Retro Review: “Black God’s Shadow” by C.L. Moore or Overcoming Trauma as a Core Theme of Sword and Sorcery
My last post was a review of “Black God’s Kiss” by C.L. Moore, the story that introduced the swordswoman Jirel of Joiry to the world. So it’s only fitting that I review the direct sequel, “Black God’s Shadow”, too. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1934, Black God's Kiss, Black God's Shadow, C.L. Moore, Conan, depression, Fafhrd and Grey Mouser, Fritz Leiber, golden age fantasy, Jirel of Joiry, novelette, retro fantasy, Retro Reviews, Robert E. Howard, sexual violence, sword and sorcery, trauma, vintage fantasy, weird fiction, Weird Tales
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Retro Review: “Black God’s Kiss” by C.L. Moore or How to Suppress Women’s Sword and Sorcery Writing
As I said a few posts ago, I will be reviewing vintage SFF stories beyond the confines of the Retro Hugos as well, beginning with “Black God’s Kiss”, a sword and sorcery novelette by C.L. Moore that was the cover … Continue reading
The 2020 July Short Story Challenge Postmortem – 31 Stories in 31 Days
With everything that happened regarding Worldcon, the 2020 Hugo Awards and the Retro Hugos, I didn’t really get around to doing the usual postmortem post for this year’s July Short Story Challenge yet. To recap, in July 2015, Dean Wesley … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, cozy space opera, crime fiction, Culinary Assassin, Demons, dinosaurs, dystopian, epic fantasy, Helen Shepherd Mysteries, historical fiction, horror, In Love and War, inspiration, July short story challenge, Kurval, monsters, my books, post-apocalyptic SF, pulp fantasy, robots, sword and sorcery, The Day the Saucers Came..., Thurvok, writing challenges, writing craft, writing process
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More Reactions to the 2020 Hugo Ceremony and a bit about the Retro Hugos
I’d hoped to get my comments on the generally excellent winners of the 2020 Hugo Awards up today (ETA: It’s here). However, this was not to be, for two days later we’re still talking about the neverending Hugo ceremony from … Continue reading
New Thurvok Adventure Available: The Beast from the Sea of Blood
This will only be a very short new release announcement, because I’m still busy with the July Short Story Challenge, where the aim is to write a short story per day during the month of July. You can follow along … Continue reading