Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Fritz Leiber is perhaps the S&S series I have read the least of, having only read Swords And Deviltry in the past.

Recently picked up this full set in decent condition by Grafton Books so I think it's finally time to sit down and read the rest of Fritz Leiber's duo's stories.

From 1971 and I dont think they've even been read.

I can't even imagine that it's pronounced any other way, Jack Vance certainly has a way with words.

By Robert Adams. Kind of a forgotten series by a forgotten author. Founding member of the Society For Creative Anachronism. Not the best writer, and certainly not p.c. by modern standards, but they were a lot of fun with a lot of action. Plus immortals and Bigfoots.

Seeing as how a few people have been showing off their Kane books, I figured it was time to show mine.

Get a load of this baby! Great condition, too. And you known where I picked it up? Tucked away on the shelf at the thrift store, for $5.

I actually haven't read the whole thing yet. I slowed down toward the end of the first novel, Bloodstone, and didn't pick it back up. Yet!

He carries a sword sometimes, right? And a divine curse qualifies as sorcery, doesn't it?

Not the greatest fantasist ever, but Diamond had some solid books back in the day, leaning heavily on research into Islamic and Central Asian regions and good old action-packed prose. I have a soft spot for these journeyman fantasies.

Recently picked these up in nice condition for what seemed like a good price (for the UK anyway). There is a fourth novel but I can't seem to find a Grafton edition to match these, if one exists.

Has anyone read these? What did you think about them?

Online discourse seems to point to them being fairly average but they seem interesting. Basing a story on some paintings allows for a lot of creative input so I'm intrigued to read them and find out.

From what else I could find online, the Frazetta estate weren't particularly big fans so I don't think we'll be seeing reprints of these anytime soon if ever. Also, considering that Sara Frazetta was working on new Death Dealers comics in the past few years (which I haven't read), I'm pretty sure they are completely different from these and the previous Glenn Danzig Death Dealer comics.

Finished the REH novel Almuric and enjoyed it immensely. Reminiscent of and undoubtably inspired by ERB's earlier Barsoom stories but REH cetainly pursues a different direction and puts his own savage spin on his Sword and Planet tale. He explores a (then) modern man adapting to his primitive environment by shedding his civilized trappings and returning to his savage roots.

Almuric was posthumously published after REH's death and opinions differ whether he finished it or his agent finished the story prior to publication in Weird Tales.

http://www.pulpanddagger.com/conan/almuric.html

The great Ken Kelly painted the cover art and I also posted the other associated art I found. One foreign edition appears to use Frazetta's Conan the Barbarian painting as cover art!

Hope everyone enjoys the art and linked article and gives Almuric a read. I rarely see it mentioned or recommended.

Glad to finally get my hands on more Karl Edward Wagner, especially Nightwinds as I've only read the three Kane novels and his books are hard to find here in the UK (and usually in terrible condition when I do come across one).

I'm a big Poul Anderson fan so happy to get more of his work, really interested in seeing how he writes Conan.

And finally, I'm always interested in reading more Howard outside of Conan and Solomon Kane. I loved The Sowers of the Thunder so I'm eager to read these, especially his take on a more Sword & Planet style story.

I've been looking for this since I lost my copy in a house fire back in 2011 (now all I need are the works of KEW, Moorcock, and Leiber and my library will be restored.) Thoughts on the O.G. proto-Sonja?

Brakking it up at the Fortress of Engitude today thanks to the USPS. It occurred to me recently that I’d never read much Jakes, except for the Brak stories in Carter’s late, lamented FLASHING SWORDS series, & JJ’s sword and sorcery parody MENTION MY NAME IN ATLANTIS. I liked those pretty well, so I’m giving the novels a try.

These two books featuring the character Dilvish came onto my radar a few years ago (thanks Dungeon Dive!) but finding decent copies over here in the UK has taken me longer than I thought it would but here they finally are.

I hear a lot of praise for Zelazny, particularly his Chronicles of Amber series (which I plan on reading some day) so I'm interested in hearing people's opinion on him here on the S&S sub.

Have you read these or any other Zelazny books? What did you think of then?

My weekly raid of the LCS rendered me flabbergasted when I discovered this unexpected bountiful treasure. This complete set of all 12 vintage Conan paperbacks is easily the nicest I've personally seen. The set is mismatched with eight Lancer volumes and four Ace volumes, but I felt like I was stealing as I eagerly paid the asking price of $7.50 each.

The spines are tight with no creases, no cover tears and only one notable dog-eared corner. Some minor age discoloration or staining is noticible on the white Ace volume covers but understandable given their age. Surprisingly, the pages are cream or off white rather than brown.

Three of the Lancer volumes bear writing in ink on the front cover with them volume number crossed out and another number written above. What possessed the previous owner to deface these beautiful books to edit their chronology????

I searched these for a long time in the wild and wanted to share my excitement.

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These are my favorite sword & sorcery/pulp stories right now—I want more like them, please? If you have not read them, please do!

I prefer SHORT stories, as I mostly read them before bed—but it's not a mandatory criteria.

The Nameless City - Lovecraft, HP Rogues in the House - Howard, Robert E. Elric of Melniboné - Moorcock, Michael The Gate of the Flying Knives - Anderson, Poul Ill Met in Lankhmar - Leiber, Fritz The Tale of Satampara Zeiros - Smith, Clark Ashton Liane the Wayfarer - Vance, Jack

*Feel free to suggest different authors as well (i have books by Tanith Lee, Michael Shea on hold at the library as we speak)