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

Pick a sword and sorcery anthology and let us know what you think of it. There are so many good ones out there!

It's not entirely S&S, but I just started Warriors, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, another one of those behemoths in the spirit of Legends. It's a mixed genre bag -- fantasy, SF, mystery, apparently a western somewhere along the line, but all about soldierly pursuits.

Joseph wrote: "It's not entirely S&S...It's a mixed genre bag [b..."
I'll say! I was overall disappointed in that one and did not keep it in my library. I have the follow-up ROGUES but have not read it yet. Probably gun shy now.

Eh, the diversity doesn't bother me; and I did like the first few stories, for the most part.

I'm currently reading Feast of Ambrosia by Glenn Rahman. I was able to snag a review copy. It comes out February 6.

https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/1...

I started Unbound II at the first of the year. Only read a couple stories so far...

And I guess I'm just in a short story collection mood -- next up is The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes, edited by Lawrence Ellsworth.

Not anthologies in the traditional sense, but I caught up on Tales from the Magician’s Skull (#9 and Special 2), then read New Edge Sword & Sorcery #0. I might launch into Whetstone with #3 and attempt to catch up there; however, a few other works are bouncing all giddy like on my nightstand. I hope to make 2023 the year I finish series I started years ago; amongst them are Elric, Vance’s Dying Earth series and the Gormenghast trilogy

Joseph wrote: "And I guess I'm just in a short story collection mood -- next up is The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes,..."

Ah, have that and have read a tale or two, but really must return and read it all someday!

Still catching up on my magazine reads. New Edge Sword & Sorcery #0

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

I'm dabbling in 2 issues of TALES FROM THE MAGICIAN'S SKULL yet taking a break to dive into Jakes' THE LAST MAGICIANS.