L. Sprague de Camp’s The Tritonian Ring is bronze-age sword-and-sorcery. In its pages he fits in lost continents, suggests origins for certain myths: medusa, gorgons, Amazons, etc., and provides a whirlwind tour of his pre-historic world of anxious, fallible gods, overly arrogant wizards, and bizarre societal habits. The driver of the narrative is the quest… Continue reading The Tritonian Ring: Barbecue in L. Sprague de Camp’s Backyard.
Tag: Blood and Jade
The Harp and The Blade. John Myers Myers Sparkling Heroic Historical Fiction.
I keep going back every decade or so to John Myers Myers. Usually it is to immerse myself fully in his magnum opus, Silverlock. But this most recent re-read was The Harp and The Blade. The cover art in my edition is nice, though the cover description is utterly misleading: “A fantasy of Druidic England.”… Continue reading The Harp and The Blade. John Myers Myers Sparkling Heroic Historical Fiction.
Karl Thorson Lives! Resurrected Post.
October 27, 2019 Karl Thorson Lives! Just when you think you have Karl Thorson cornered, he’ll come at you from an unexpected angle. I mean, I didn’t think Karl Thorson and the Jade Dagger would see publication until November 15. And yet, here it is late October and the book is already out. That’s our… Continue reading Karl Thorson Lives! Resurrected Post.
Revelations. Resurrected Post.
October 20, 2019 Revelations The countdown to a book release is for me what the countdown to Christmas is for a kid. I want the day to hurry up and get here. My present is offering something I created to you. I’m so damn noble, ain’t I? Here is something for you while we’re waiting.… Continue reading Revelations. Resurrected Post.
The Dreaded Synopsis. Resurrected Post.
October 13, 2019 The Dreaded Synopsis I suspect it is an industry standard: the 250, 150, and 50 word synopsis. It may be that some authors, occupying celestial strata I can only dream of, have a publisher’s marketing department write these. I don’t know, I have to do it myself. The dread synopsis. I can’t… Continue reading The Dreaded Synopsis. Resurrected Post.
All Aboard the Comma Express. Resurrected Post.
June 9, 2019 All Aboard the Comma Express I have a tentative release schedule for Karl Thorson and the Jade Dagger of mid-November. And that means editing. What fun. That last sentence, for those of you new to this web log, was sarcasm. Editing is not, has not, and never will be fun. However, I… Continue reading All Aboard the Comma Express. Resurrected Post.
Drafts and Drafts. Resurrected Post.
May 6, 2018 Drafts and Drafts I celebrated yesterday with MBW and the HA. You know why? Of course you don’t. So I’ll tell you: Saturday, May the Fifth, I completed the first draft of Chale Thorson Book One: The Jade Dagger. (What do you think about the series title? I’m still considering it.) … Continue reading Drafts and Drafts. Resurrected Post.