DMR Announces Glenn Rahman S&S Collection DMR Books will publish A Feast of Ambrosia: The Adventures of Bingor and Donalbain, collecting Glenn Rahman’s stories of the adventuring duo. From the blurb: “The ‘heroes’ of this collection, the sly Sicilian scoundrel Bingor and the Scottish bard Donalbain, have their origins in the small press fanzines in … More S&S Weekly Roundup #30 (11/16/22)
Buhlert Shares Free S&S Story As part of her First Monday Free Fiction series, Hugo winner Cora Buhlert made the story “The Thing from the Dread Swamp” available free on her website. Not only is it (somewhat belatedly) Halloween appropriate, it’s an S&S tale featuring her warrior hero Thurvok. DMR Announces Swain’s Vengeance DMR Books … More S&S Weekly Roundup #29 (11/9/22)
Swords and Sorcery October Issue Arrives The October issue of the long-running online mag is here, featuring three new stories: “The Fulminous” by E. G. Condé, “Where Are You Roaming?” by Joshua Hiles, and “Death Rides the North Wind” by Robert Mamone. DMR Announces New S&S Anthology Series DMR announced an anthology series, Die By … More S&S Weekly Roundup #28 (11/2/22)
Parallel Universe Reprints Samantha Lee’s Childe Rolande PUP’s reprint of Lee’s post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel, which we mentioned when it was first announced, has arrived. Childe Rolande appeared in 1989 but has long been out of print. PUP is reissuing it in paperback and ebook, featuring new cover art by Paul Mudie. https://www.humblebundle.com/books/bleeding-heart-heavy-metal-vol-1-books Dark Horse … More S&S Weekly Roundup #27 (10/26/22)
Oden Goes Indie with Three eBooks Scott Oden released three eBooks this week, forgoing both publishers and distribution channels entirely in an experiment with direct sales. The offerings include two brand-new novellas, Xenia in the Court of Winds and The White Lion, and a Grimnir double-pack that includes the short story “Beasts of Waste and … More S&S Weekly Roundup #26 (10/19/22)
Sword & Planet, edited by Christopher Ruocchio • Baen • December 7, 2021 Review by Joseph Hoopman Sword & planet has been one of my favorite genres ever since, in 1980 or so, Dad gave me a copy of A Princess of Mars (with the Gino D’Achille cover) and I was transported with John Carter … More Review: Sword & Planet, edited by Christopher Ruocchio
Sanctum Secorum Interviews Moorcock Ahead of the December release of the new Elric novel The Citadel of Forgotten Myths, the hosts of the Sanctum Secorum podcast interviewed Michael Moorcock live on the Goodman Games Twitch channel. Moorcock discusses his influences, reading and writing habits, favorite characters, and much more. The audio of the interview is … More S&S Weekly Roundup #25 (10/12/22)
New Edge Sword & Sorcery #0 Arrives! The long-awaited debut of New Edge Sword & Sorcery is here! Issue 0 features six brand-new stories from established S&S writers and new voices like David C. Smith, Dariel R.A. Quiogue, and J.M. Clarke, each with an original illustration from such artists as Carlos Castilho, Morgan Galen King, … More S&S Weekly Roundup #24 (10/5/22)
Baen Signs Oden and Frost In perhaps our most metal headline yet, we can finally announce that Baen has added Scott Oden and Gregory Frost to their stable of writers. Oden has already announced that Baen plans to reissue two of his out-of-print historical novels, Memnon and Men of Bronze. Even better, he’s rewriting Men … More S&S Weekly Roundup #23 (9/28/22)
Gilead Raising Funds S&S artist and friend of the newsletter Gilead is currently raising funds to help his family out of a sticky situation. Not only is he selling original oil paintings—including the cover art to the upcoming New Edge Sword & Sorcery issue zero!—he’s got a Redbubble shop with tons of cool T-shirts, stickers, … More S&S Weekly Roundup #22 (9/21/22)
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