A review of ‘Zeerembuck’ by Steve Goble

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     One of the wonderful stories in the current (#9) issue of ‘Flashing Swords’ is sword and sorcery flipped.  Zeerembuk by Steve Goble (a reprinting from 'Clash of Steel 3: Demon' from Carnifex Press) is told from the point of view of a summoned demon with something other than service on his mind.  It seems the summoner made a mistake and what that means for this demon drives the tale as he strides off like a hero to action.  The writing is in a clean visual style with a touch of playfulness in the details, “The demon chewed and spat chain mail...”  I kept thinking I was reading a Ray Harryhausen movie as this is a large demon with scales, but the story is not farcical or silly like a Monty Python sketch, everything is distinct and very visual without being cartoon like.  Descriptions like, “…with a snap and a great splash of water and muck” give clear images to move the story on.  I read with a feeling of delight and ended the story feeling very satisfied.  A very nice illustration by Miquel Santso accompanied the story.  The new editors of Flashing Swords have been adding illustrations to the previous issues (available online) using a variety of artists that complement the stories.  All this for free.  A print version of the issue is also available. Go to Flashing Swords Press on the internet and check out the adventures!