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Vote for Groupread Topic(s) for Sept-Oct 2014. Recent groupreads have been single topic, but this time we'll revert back to the "two topics" for "two months" style again. Vote to steer the discussion! The top 2 topics win. Write-in suggestions always welcome (enter in the "Your Choice" field).

Swords sans Sorcery (i.e. historical heroic fiction, Harold Lamb)...topic submitted by Joseph

9 votes, 29.0%

Michael Moorcock's Elric

8 votes, 25.8%

Forgotten Realms books

5 votes, 16.1%

Warhammer Black Library works (Old World or 40,000)

2 votes, 6.5%

Clark Ashton Smith's Zothique tales

2 votes, 6.5%

An obscure work, title to be determined (i.e. we rediscovered Ramsey Campbell's Ryre...what else is out there?)

1 vote, 3.2%

Graphic Novels & Comics (i.e., Slaine: Warrior's Dawn,The Savage Sword of Conan, Red Sonja)

1 vote, 3.2%

Any book with Frank Frazetta coverart

1 vote, 3.2%

Soloman Kane stories by Robert E. Howard (write-in)

1 vote, 3.2%

Harold Lamb! (write-in)

1 vote, 3.2%

31 total votes

Poll added by: S.E.

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Ramsey Campbell, Harold Lamb, Michael Moorcock, Clark Ashton Smith, Frank Frazetta

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message 1: by Greg (new)

Aug 05, 2014 03:47PM

I was thinking of re-reading my Conan/Red Sonja comic book again for the current groupread topic. I might still do that even though there is now a graphic novels and comics option....

I do have an unread copy of

Darkwalker on Moonshae (Forgotten Realms The Moonshae Trilogy, #1) by Douglas Niles

so the Forgotten Realms option looks interesting. And I have some unread Elric novels... Decisions, decisions....

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message 2: by S.E. (new)

Aug 05, 2014 03:52PM

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Greg wrote: "I was thinking of re-reading my Conan/Red Sonja comic book again for the current groupread topic. I might still do that even though there is now a graphic novels and comics option.... "

One of these days the graphic novel topic will win! For now, it looks like it will miss out again. BTW, Jason Waltz was looking to get his hands on some Slaine (i.e.,Slaine: Warrior's Dawn) books ... affordable options. Any ideas?

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message 3: by Greg (last edited Aug 06, 2014 05:57AM) (new)

Aug 06, 2014 05:57AM

I don't have any Sláine comic books myself but I'm sure there must be some on ebay or purchasable from a comic store like Forbidden Planet.

If the graphic novels/comic books option won, which I know now seems unlikely, I could also consider doing a long overdue re-read of Marvel Classics Comics 30 - The Arabian Nights or perhaps a swords-without-sorcery comic book like Marvel Classics Comics 16 - Ivanhoe.

However, after much internal debate, I think I'll vote for the Forgotten Realms option instead!

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message 4: by Greg (new)

Aug 09, 2014 10:17AM

Another obscure work - for another time - would be Skraelings. I just added the description and a scan of the cover image to its GR entry.

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message 5: by S.E. (new)

Aug 23, 2014 06:27AM

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Well this one is wrap:

Masthead Banner: Sept-Oct 2014 Groupreads: Topics:
1) Sept-Oct: Swords sans Sorcery - Read and Discussion
2) Sept-Oct: Elric Groupread Discussion

Focused on authors: Harold Lamb and Michael Moorcock.
elric and harold lamb group read

Art credits:
Background: Elric: The Dreaming City, art by P. Craig Russel (art from interior depictions of Melnibone’)
- Riders of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume Three, cover art by Darrel Stevens
- book:Wolf of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume One|220817] , cover art by Darrel Stevens
- Swords from the East , cover art by Darrel Stevens
- Elric: Swords and Roses, cover art by John Picacio