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Bloodstone

by Karl Edward Wagner

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Joseph said: " More classic 1970s acid gothic sword & sorcery (and maybe in some way the origin of grimdark?).

Spoilers for a book published in 1975: In this one, even more than in Darkness Weaves, Kane is a straight-up villain -- he begins by convincing the ruler o ...more "

Aug 10, 2020 09:15PM · see review

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