tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1547194515680301818..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: Nifft the LeanJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76179582875138846872011-11-20T19:49:24.407-05:002011-11-20T19:49:24.407-05:00I'd love to see your thoughts on Quest for Sim...<i>I'd love to see your thoughts on Quest for Simbilis if you ever review it. Your blog was what got me into a heavy Vance kick in the last couple of years.</i><br /><br>When I find a copy, I'll be sure to do a post about it.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35703088213302111682011-11-16T12:39:07.608-05:002011-11-16T12:39:07.608-05:00@ James I'd love to see your thoughts on Quest...@ James I'd love to see your thoughts on Quest for Simbilis if you ever review it. Your blog was what got me into a heavy Vance kick in the last couple of years.jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18211315901727175049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83132055171247614752011-11-15T16:47:59.619-05:002011-11-15T16:47:59.619-05:00May I be permitted to mention a couple of other no...May I be permitted to mention a couple of other novels by Shea that might be of interest to gamers. <i>The Colour out of Time</i> does quite a neat job of updating Lovecraft without aping the Old Gent's style at all, and <i>In Yana, the Touch of Undying</i> is not only a splendid title but also an entertainingly twisted tale about an overweight mage. It's full of weird/fun monsters and even features an inspired megadungeon.ClawCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07236809815213343281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73279444131226765582011-11-14T23:10:40.765-05:002011-11-14T23:10:40.765-05:00@jon hendry
My recollection differs from James. I&...@jon hendry<br />My recollection differs from James. I'm on vacation and don't have the book handy but I thought the cover is a pretty direct portrayal of two of the denizens nifft meets in the first story?<br /><br />Btw, NTL is one of my all time favorite S&S books.charles mark fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385121479729236749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1928195615995702032011-11-14T20:21:40.060-05:002011-11-14T20:21:40.060-05:00Does the scene on the cover resemble any scenes in...<i>Does the scene on the cover resemble any scenes in the book?</i><br /><br>Only very vaguely.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83990147535054654652011-11-14T09:55:20.287-05:002011-11-14T09:55:20.287-05:00The trouble is, I can't help but compare Shea/...The trouble is, I can't help but compare Shea/Nifft with Vance/Cugel. Were I not aware of the connection, I might have been able to appriciate Shea on his own merits.perdustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77315379427516059342011-11-14T08:05:07.132-05:002011-11-14T08:05:07.132-05:00Does the scene on the cover resemble any scenes in...Does the scene on the cover resemble any scenes in the book?<br /><br />(Actually, that might be a useful thing to note when you write these.)Jon Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270477004436129556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62958022099456584502011-11-14T05:56:10.073-05:002011-11-14T05:56:10.073-05:00Shea may be no Vance, but then who is?
"The ...Shea may be no Vance, but then who is?<br /><br />"The Fishing of the Demon Sea" features what no less a commentator than Algis Budrys calls "the best entry into Hell in all of literature" (I won't spoil the ride for those who've yet to read it).<br /><br />Nifft and Barnar's exploits have a very <i>D&D</i> flavour. Wealth is their motivation, and they're not afraid to get their hands dirty in the procuring of it. I've long thought (though I've never done anything about it) that the world of Nifft would make a fantastic alternate setting for the <i>Stormbringer</i> RPG. There's just something about Shea's infernal imagination and the unpredictable savagery of BRP combat that meshes in my mind.ClawCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07236809815213343281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77822199030089173352011-11-14T01:01:50.104-05:002011-11-14T01:01:50.104-05:00The sequel to Nifft, The Mines of Behemoth, is les...The sequel to <i>Nifft</i>, <a href="http://www.michaelsheaauthor.com/books/the-mines-of-behemoth/" rel="nofollow">The Mines of Behemoth</a>, is less interesting, less visionary, more straightforward in its adventure -- but it's an interesting travelogue through the demon realms, with some ecological touches that would be easily adaptable to an FRPG setting.Allen Varneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751693785863649469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10532854008187491612011-11-14T00:49:52.742-05:002011-11-14T00:49:52.742-05:00I've never read this, but heard of it off and ...I've never read this, but heard of it off and on for years; I'll have a look for it.<br /><br /><i>"...but was actually granted status as an authorized sequel by Jack Vance itself."</i><br /><br />Itself? I always knew Vance wasn't human... ;-)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.com