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Richard is on page 154 of 287 of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11
Blackshield Manor by Marc Edward Star.

If you love that Lovecraftian touch and the madness that follows, then this story is definitely for you.

For me, stories set in a world or setting in which the protagonist is trapped by society and/or circumstances with no way out, are really a bummer. I feel the pressure. I feel the anxiety of there being absolutely no way out.
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Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

Richard
Richard is on page 72 of 287 of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11
Tomb Robbers by Susan Murrie Macdonald is third in this anthology. The story concerns two small time pick-pockets who decide to try their hand at grave robbing. Dismissing all of the stories warning of tomb guardians, the duo throw caution to the wind and find out first hand the veracity of those legends.

I would classify Macdonald’s story as fantasy.
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Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

Richard
Richard is on page 62 of 287 of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11
Midwinter by David A. Sutton is very brief. Although, the protagonist is one I am sure everyone has encountered at least once before.

I hung on every word having no clue where the story was heading. Hours after reading it I still feel like it was incomplete. I was caught off guard when the last page appeared. It is a reprint, and its origin publication makes sense.
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Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

Richard
Richard is on page 50 of 287 of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11
The first story, Silence for Snakes, by Harry Elliot is an ongoing series within the Undervalley.

Fate or coincidence has consistently placed this trio directly in a mess of dark magic and snake men.

A siege currently hampers their trek west. This unique setting provides a simple solution to ending the siege but this solution is viewed as madness to the denizens of this world.
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Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

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Richard is 39% done with The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)
Another aberration in the audio text
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The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)

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Richard is 28% done with The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)
Ooh! A mysterious character/creature!
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The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)

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Richard is 26% done with The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)
Trapped by duty—someone sent word he would be coming—now it would be hard to run.
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The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)

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Richard is 19% done with The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)
There appears to be an error in the audiobook. A sentence begins, ends abruptly, there is a pregnant pause and then begins again and finishes

Now this could be just a storytelling, but it was an odd place for sense to stop. I do not have the physical book to check.
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The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)

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Richard is 17% done with The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)
I am not sure about this one
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The Coward (Quest for Heroes, #1)

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Richard is 87% done with Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8)
Great being white wings 😢
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Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8)

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Richard is 55% done with Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8)
This was a surprise.

It brings to mind Barbara Hambly’s Darwath saga and Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman. In both creatures inimical to man rule the night.
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Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga, #8)

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Richard is 30% done with Blades and Black Magic (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 59)
The third story is The Secret Temple by Jack Mackenzie. This is a Sirtago and Poet story.

The duo are hired to recover a lord’s abducted wife.The more details that come to light, the less things add up.

Cultists that welcome death, a pocket dimension and a god.

When everything becomes clear in the denouement I was left just as unsettled at Poet.
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Blades and Black Magic (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 59)

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Richard is 21% done with Blades and Black Magic (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 59)
Ghost Wolf by Robert F Lowell is the second story in the book. Much like the first story, Ghost Wolf is essential a dungeon crawl.

A storied warrior with a past that haunts him. An offer to accompany a stranger to recover an item from a tomb.

The resolution was a surprise though, even illuminating. 😆

This story has a more traditional setup and pacing.
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Blades and Black Magic (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 59)

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Richard is 13% done with Blades and Black Magic (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 59)
The first story is written by someone completely unknown to me. Beneath the Fangs of the Storm-God by Clara Macgauffin is a high-octane, over-blown thrill ride. It certainly started things off with a BANG! Character developement is nil, but who goes to see a film like Crank with Jason Statham for drama?
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Blades and Black Magic (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 59)

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Richard is on page 145 of 222 of Dwellers in the Mirage
Into the witch’s stronghold
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Dwellers in the Mirage

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Richard is on page 109 of 222 of Dwellers in the Mirage
I am just not seeing where everyone gives such raving reviews for this.
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Dwellers in the Mirage

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Richard is 11% done with The Legend of Deathwalker (The Drenai Saga, #7)
The one underlying lesson to learn from the Drenai series is that letting your army weaken invites hostility from your neighbors. I concur. This point comes up vaguely many times. In this instance the diplomat is having a quiet conversation with the poet.
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The Legend of Deathwalker (The Drenai Saga, #7)

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Richard is 33% done with In the Realm of the Wolf (The Drenai Saga, #5)
Oh my God! It all makes sense now. Oh this is gonna be so bloody good
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In the Realm of the Wolf (The Drenai Saga, #5)

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Richard is 28% done with In the Realm of the Wolf (The Drenai Saga, #5)
This just boiled over! Great fight scene with great build up.
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In the Realm of the Wolf (The Drenai Saga, #5)

Richard
Richard is on page 14 of 498 of Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird
Up From Slavery by Victor LaSelle is such a wonderful Mythos story.

Misleading. More than meets the eye. A seemingly major confrontation. Leaving you clambering for what comes next and the answers to all of the questions that arise.
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Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird

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Richard is 69% done with Waylander (The Drenai Saga #3)
The most hunted man in the world cannot be seen or sensed by magic
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Waylander (The Drenai Saga #3)

Richard
Richard is on page 211 of 565 of The Devils (The Devils, #1)
Dueling on a crippled ship.
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The Devils (The Devils, #1)

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Richard is on page 176 of 565 of The Devils (The Devils, #1)
With an ensemble cast this is a fresh and innovative way to explore their individual pasts without it being tedious and a huge info dump. Bravo!
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The Devils (The Devils, #1)

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Richard is 71% done with Conan: City of the Dead
Into the plague-ridden city
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Conan: City of the Dead

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Richard is on page 25 of 108 of Savage Realms Monthly: June 2025: A collection of dark fantasy sword and sorcery short adventure stories (Savage Realms Monthly Dark Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure Magazine Book 36)
Where do the nefarious priests and cults procure their vestments and tapestries? Do they outsource them like in David Riley’s The Carpet-maker of Arana or does someone’s granny weave them off-site.
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Savage Realms Monthly: June 2025: A collection of dark fantasy sword and sorcery short adventure stories (Savage Realms Monthly Dark Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure Magazine Book 36)

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