Jason Waltz’s Reviews > Savage Realms Monthly: July 2025: A collection of dark fantasy sword and sorcery short adventure stories > Status Update
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Rubin, "The Blood Dagger of Dilgare": passably entertaining S&S-ish. Obviously a newer writer, so that's cool, with a decent story, some okay action. Better writing and editing would have helped. Author did have a great answer in the interview about having a striking opening paragraph.
— Aug 11, 2025 04:57PM
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Tarassenko, "Recruitment Drive": actually well done twist and humorous, I enjoyed the read, but epic DnD party-esque that ended too much with a familiar feeling of shire wizards machinations. The interview reveals the influences and ideas that support the story style. I look forward to the author improving as a straight up SnS writer.
— Aug 10, 2025 09:10AM
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Good interview, too, I like the new questions. Anyone wishing to learn more about Seth should check out my interview with him on 24 and 42.
— Aug 10, 2025 09:05AM
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Lindberg, "Immolating Ember": This is probably my favorite of Seth's dyscrasia tales. The imagery is mind-blowing, the action fierce, and the promise of so much more powerful. It's written in first person which can be a challenge, but this is super smooth, pulling the reader nicely within. I'm not 100% sold on it being truly S&S but it is a great heroic dark fantasy tale that is a joy to experience.
— Aug 10, 2025 09:03AM
