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darkbow
Rabbit lord

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 1464

Posted 4/11/2008 1:13 PM (GMT -4)

So far my fav story is Emery's "The Last Scream of Carnage," but I'm only about halfway through the book.

"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" upcoming at The Ranfurly Review.
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction

"Beneath a Persian Sun" upcoming in Carnivah House's "Infinity Swords" anthology
"Deep in the Land of the Ice and Snow" in "The Return of the Sword" anthology
"Hot Off the Press" Ray Gun Revival #25, 2007

www.tyjohnston.blogspot.com
http://radiodarkbow.blogspot.com Two songs a day, every day.

von Darkmoor
Dancer

Date Joined Dec 2005
Total Posts : 2862

Posted 4/11/2008 1:18 PM (GMT -4)

WOW~ really? Or are you just joshing me? Don't be yanking me around now, hear me? Or I'll be putting the Rabbit Lord in the boiling water on the stove.

~~~~~~~~~~
Jason M. Waltz
Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Press (site soon to come)

First Book Released: The Return of the Sword

Assistant Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Magazine
~~~~~~~~~~
Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?

House von Darkmoor - where the real action is

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darkbow
Rabbit lord

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 1464

Posted 4/11/2008 3:33 PM (GMT -4)

The rabbit lord shrugs off your girly boiling water.

But yes, "Carnage" is my favorite so far. Emery's story definitely has that old-fashioned S&S tone to it. When writing I myself usually shy away from such a tone, trying for a more modern approach and more down-to-earth characters, but I love those larger-than-life characters and the gray (if not out-and-out dark) story climaxes.

(And you must realize that sooner or later I'm going to have to have a character known as "The Rabbit Lord.")

"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" upcoming at The Ranfurly Review.
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction

www.tyjohnston.blogspot.com
http://radiodarkbow.blogspot.com Two songs a day, every day.

Swashbuckler
One-man sword-and-sorcery machine

Date Joined Mar 2006
Total Posts : 1199

Posted 4/11/2008 3:36 PM (GMT -4)

Not picking a favorite, as I still have a few to read, but I very much enjoyed Ty's Belgad story and I really, really, really liked James Enge's "The Red Worm's Way."

Also, Bill Ward's prose is shiny and wonderful -- he has a great way with words.

Good stuff so far!

Steve Goble

Visit my blog, Swords Against Boredom, for news on published fiction and upcoming stories.

Swashbuckler
One-man sword-and-sorcery machine

Date Joined Mar 2006
Total Posts : 1199

Posted 4/11/2008 3:37 PM (GMT -4)

Oh, and I've started work on "The Faceless Sons Meet the Rabbit Lord," a trilogy in six parts written in iambic pentameter and including a collection of small game recipes.

Steve Goble

Visit my blog, Swords Against Boredom, for news on published fiction and upcoming stories.

Nik
Adept

Date Joined Feb 2007
Total Posts : 735

Posted 4/11/2008 3:58 PM (GMT -4)

Just wanted to bring this to your attention:

sfscope.com/2008/04/the-return-of-the-sword-celebr.html

Nicholas Ian Hawkins

Forthcoming
"Knowledge and Dust," in Magic & Mechanica, from Ricasso Press, Spring 2008

Published
"What Heroes Leave Behind," in Return of the Sword, Flashing Swords Press, March 2008
"The Weald Maiden's Will," in Every Day Fiction, March 5, 2008
"Relativity," in FLASHSHOT, September 28, 2007

Visit my website, Trampler of Beautiful Phrases, at nihawkins.wordpress.com

darkbow
Rabbit lord

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 1464

Posted 4/11/2008 9:49 PM (GMT -4)

Just wait, Goble. There's another FS anthology coming up. I'm thinking The Rabbit Lord might just be fuzzy and a hundred feet tall!

(Actually, I do have an idea for a charecter called the Rabbit Lord, and he likely wouldn't be a very nice guy. Remember General Woundwort, anyone?)

"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" upcoming at The Ranfurly Review.
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp
"Zombie Tears" at Tales of the Zombie War
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction
"Beneath a Persian Sun" upcoming in Carnivah House's "Infinity Swords" anthology
"Deep in the Land of the Ice and Snow" in "The Return of the Sword" anthology
"Hot Off the Press" Ray Gun Revival #25, 2007

www.tyjohnston.blogspot.com
http://radiodarkbow.blogspot.com Two songs a day, every day.

crystalwizard
Forum Moderator

Date Joined Nov 2006
Total Posts : 4386

Posted 4/11/2008 10:07 PM (GMT -4)

darkbow said...
Just wait, Goble. There's another FS anthology coming up. I'm thinking The Rabbit Lord might just be fuzzy and a hundred feet tall!

(Actually, I do have an idea for a charecter called the Rabbit Lord, and he likely wouldn't be a very nice guy. Remember General Woundwort, anyone?)

I'm thinking that the Rabbit Lord should consider an appearance in the next Silly antho (the first of which is now available to buy from the Residential Aliens home page, btw) that Lyn and I do.

darkbow
Rabbit lord

Date Joined Oct 2005
Total Posts : 1464

Posted 4/11/2008 10:37 PM (GMT -4)

And I thought I was good at plugging!

Jared Evers
Neophyte

Date Joined Feb 2008
Total Posts : 102

Posted 4/12/2008 9:10 PM (GMT -4)

Ah, my copy of RotS arrived today. Just one day after my birthday. Excellent timing! I love it when a plan comes together. (there needs to be a cigar-chomping smiley to go along with that)

And I'm looking forward to the next silly antho. I have a couple stories that just might fit the bill.

von Darkmoor
Dancer

Date Joined Dec 2005
Total Posts : 2862

Posted 4/12/2008 9:58 PM (GMT -4)

Cool, Happy Birthday, Jared!

I agree, pass the cigar-chomping smiley around!

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts of RotS.

~~~~~~~~~~
Jason M. Waltz
Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Press (site soon to come)

First Book Released: The Return of the Sword

Assistant Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Magazine
~~~~~~~~~~
Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?

House von Darkmoor - where the real action is

von Darkmoor's thoughts - where it all began

~~~~~~~~~~
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Jared Evers
Neophyte

Date Joined Feb 2008
Total Posts : 102

Posted 4/12/2008 11:36 PM (GMT -4)

Thanks! I really like the look and layout of the book. Hopefully my daughter will sleep a lot during this next week so I can get some reading done during the day. I'll be sure to post my thoughts as they come to me.

The small bit I've read so far of RotS has me looking forward to the next anthology, too. I plan to have a couple of stories ready for you by then.

Wes
Neophyte

Date Joined Jun 2006
Total Posts : 55

Posted 4/17/2008 11:50 PM (GMT -4)

My fairly comprehensive review of The Return of the Sword. I hope everyone enjoys it.

Wesley Lambert

Recent publications:

"The Reluctant Viking," in Flashing Swords

"A Darkness on the Deep," Strange Stories of Sand and Sea

crystalwizard
Forum Moderator

Date Joined Nov 2006
Total Posts : 4386

Posted 4/18/2008 12:02 AM (GMT -4)

Wes said...
My fairly comprehensive review of The Return of the Sword. I hope everyone enjoys it.

“The Wyrd of War,” by Bill Ward: One of my favorites in the anthology. I liked the evocative language, and the grim, epic nature of the plot.

*grin* Go Bill.

A very nice Review, Wes.

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von Darkmoor
Dancer

Date Joined Dec 2005
Total Posts : 2862

Posted 4/18/2008 12:13 AM (GMT -4)

Yes, nicely worded all around ~ Thank you!

~~~~~~~~~~
Jason M. Waltz
Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Press (site soon to come)

First Book Released: The Return of the Sword

Assistant Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Magazine
~~~~~~~~~~
Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?

House von Darkmoor - where the real action is

von Darkmoor's thoughts - where it all began

~~~~~~~~~~
Eye of the Dragon Avatar courtesy of crystalwizard

Nik
Adept

Date Joined Feb 2007
Total Posts : 735

Posted 4/18/2008 11:47 AM (GMT -4)

Thanks for taking the time to do that, Wes.

Bruce Durham
Crom's Administrator & Drinking Buddy

Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 579

Posted 4/18/2008 12:20 PM (GMT -4)

Wes said...
My fairly comprehensive review of The Return of the Sword. I hope everyone enjoys it.

Thanks for the kind words, Wes!

Come visit the Community Forums of CPI's Official Site of Conan author Robert E. Howard

Recently published: Valley of Bones in Return of the Sword, Night of the Meld in Flashing Swords #9, Marathon in Issue #10 of Paradox, Kalini Steel in Freehold: Southern Storm, Fool's Treasure in Freehold: The Protector and Old Havana in When the World Runs Thin

Upcoming: Abuse of Power in Flashing Swords #10 and Deluge in the Special Summer Issue of Flashing Swords

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MichaelEhart
Sage

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 2303

Posted 4/18/2008 1:13 PM (GMT -4)

Yes, thank you Wes.

Click here to buy my book!

The Servant of the Manthycore from DEP

Illustrated by Rachel Marks, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock

Read me in 2008!

"Without Napier" Every Day Fiction, April 9

"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Ricasso Press, Spring 2008

"To Destroy All Flesh" Return of the Sword, Flashing Swords Press, Spring 2008

"Only His Name" Every Day Fiction, March 30

"An Exorcism Straight, Hold the Elvis" They Are Not What They Seem, Janrae Frank, ed., TBA

"The First Trial of Jermaish the King" Flashing Swords #10, May 2008

Still in print!

"The Stars by Law Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, Journey Books, 2007

"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Tenoka Press, 2007

http://mehart.blogspot.com/

Bill Ward
Biblioholic

Date Joined Jul 2006
Total Posts : 1572

Posted 4/18/2008 8:58 PM (GMT -4)

Thanks Wes!

billwardwriter.com

Despiciblus
Neophyte

Date Joined Jul 2005
Total Posts : 65

Posted 4/18/2008 10:19 PM (GMT -4)

Thanks for the kind words Wes.

-Allen

SC Bryce
Aspiring Hammock Tester

Date Joined Jan 2005
Total Posts : 1063

Posted 4/21/2008 4:59 PM (GMT -4)

Glad you liked my story and the antho!

SC Bryce

www.SCBryce.com

PaulMc
Adept

Date Joined May 2005
Total Posts : 986

Posted 4/22/2008 10:43 AM (GMT -4)

I ordered mine from Amazon.

Haven't received it, haven't read it .. but I ordered it

-- Paul McNamee

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MysticWino
anarchist fringe monkey boddhisatva

Date Joined May 2007
Total Posts : 1527

Posted 4/22/2008 3:56 PM (GMT -4)

Wes said...

My fairly comprehensive review of The Return of the Sword. I hope everyone enjoys it.

Made my day, Wes! Thanks a million.

I'm working on another Trav story. Tried to go back to his beginning, but I'm not sure I'm going anywhere with that. So I've moved toward the possibility of his being called to fight something big, bad, and toothy.

Somewhere between Torkas Nahl and Shattersword Corps.

And another Galwa story - though he's a supporting character again. I'm really beginning to like this guy! This one is actually about a female fatefist working for Hippolyta. Interestingly enough, this puts Galwa at either being a hereditary name or title or puts him around 1500 years old at Tarkas Nahl. Very interesting. I'm not deciding right now . . . But then, Galwa would likely smile, shrug, and drink some tea. And maybe expound on some pet theory of reincarnation.

Read me soon in The Return of the Sword!
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von Darkmoor
Dancer

Date Joined Dec 2005
Total Posts : 2862

Posted 4/22/2008 11:11 PM (GMT -4)

Thanks Paul - I'm eager to hear your thoughts of the whole thing once you do get a chance to read it.
~~
David - 'Big, bad, and toothy,' huh? Sounds like a tale of gargantuan proportions.
Would it be 'wrong' in the world of Tarkas Nahl for Galwa to be that old? If not, no prob. If so, perhaps a 'Galwa' is what a Fist who survives into old age becomes. Just thinking out loud here. Er, with my fingers, I guess.

~~~~~~~~~~
Jason M. Waltz
Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Press (site soon to come)

First Book Released: The Return of the Sword

Assistant Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Magazine
~~~~~~~~~~
Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?

House von Darkmoor - where the real action is

von Darkmoor's thoughts - where it all began

~~~~~~~~~~
Eye of the Dragon Avatar courtesy of crystalwizard

von Darkmoor
Dancer

Date Joined Dec 2005
Total Posts : 2862

Posted 4/22/2008 11:12 PM (GMT -4)

darkbow said...
So far my fav story is Emery's "The Last Scream of Carnage," but I'm only about halfway through the book.

And 11 days later?

~~~~~~~~~~
Jason M. Waltz
Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Press (site soon to come)

First Book Released: The Return of the Sword

Assistant Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Magazine
~~~~~~~~~~
Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?

House von Darkmoor - where the real action is

von Darkmoor's thoughts - where it all began

~~~~~~~~~~
Eye of the Dragon Avatar courtesy of crystalwizard