Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" discussion

The official topic that won the poll is "Fresh Meat from DMR books."

Highlighted books were Worlds Beyond Worlds: The Short Fiction of John R. Fultz and The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor Volume II.



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I justed started Fultz's Worlds Beyond Worlds.

I'm going to read The Infernal Bargain and Other Stories, which is free from the DMR Books website if you register for their newsletter.

Recently I read The Eye of Sounno, also from DMR Books, and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm definitely interested in delving into their offerings further.

I picked up RENEGADE SWORDS II, but first I'm reading the other anthology I also nabbed, SWORDS & SORCERIES RALES OF HEROIC FANTASY 2.

Currently reading Prehistoric Adventures

Also currently reading Prehistoric Adventures. I finished the first half of it a couple of days ago and will soon launch into a re-read of REH’s “Spear and Fang”

Started Empress of Dreams, a collection of Tanith Lee's short stories. Good stuff awaits!

Dinosaur Destroyer by Arthur Petticolas in Prehistoric Adventures is so good.

Looking at everyone's choices....DMR really has a nice line-up.

I'm three stories (of the 11) into Fultz' Worlds Beyond Worlds: The Short Fiction of John R. Fultz.

This is a neat mix of (a) Dunsanian weird world-building/narrative with (b) urgen paced action. Refreshing S&S.

Just finished Prehistoric Adventures. The story Dinosaur Destroyer was my favorite and well worth the price of admission.

For those who are Howard fans, his story Spear and Fang also appears in this anthology. I don't think I own that one in any other book.

Found the time to post a few thoughts on my latest DMR read.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks to Richard and Clint, Prehistoric Adventures has some thoughtful reviews. Nice.

DMR does a great service to fans by taking gambles others will not. Thoughtful reviews are deserved.

Clint wrote: "DMR does a great service to fans by taking gambles others will not. Thoughtful reviews are deserved."

Agreed. I am grateful for DMR. Just wrapped up Fultz's Worlds Beyond Worlds: The Short Fiction of John R. Fultz....it was fantastic. I'll need a week or two to get a review together, but like most already know, he writes weirder S&S, with a slant toward sorcery over swords. His narrative style leans toward CAS's than REH's adventure (I adore both). Great collection of 11 stories full of revnants, spirits, and loads of weird events/worlds (as the title implies).

S.E. wrote: "Clint wrote: "DMR does a great service to fans by taking gambles others will not. Thoughtful reviews are deserved."
Agreed. I am grateful for DMR. Just wrapped up Fultz's

Finally got a review out there for Worlds Beyond Worlds: The Short Fiction of John R. Fultz:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Viking Adventure



There are some really deep cuts in this anthology. The newest story was published in 1958.

Richard wrote: "Viking Adventure



There are some really deep cuts in this anthology. The newest story was published in 1958."

That looks fantastic. Another DMR gem.

I finished reading The Infernal Bargain, reviewed here.

It's a mixed bag, like most collections of this type, but it offers a pretty good overview of what DMR offers. It felt kind of odd to have Weird Tales stories from the 1930s included alongside work by modern writers, though. The classic stories feel pretty stilted compared to modern prose, and I might have enjoyed them more if they were in a separate vintage S&S collection.

Sounds good to me. A mix of old and new.

Okay, had to add a DMR book to next options for Nov-Dec
Check out the release: https://dmrbooks.com/far-away-never

And go look at the poll:)
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/8...