tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post7187511518863173979..comments2024-03-28T01:53:34.870-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: The Sword of the SorcererJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49830134136339190102011-11-10T03:32:01.461-05:002011-11-10T03:32:01.461-05:00Kothar totally rocks. I bought it with the jacket ...Kothar totally rocks. I bought it with the jacket illo you displayed as a 10-yr old in the supermarket, then a few yrs ago second hand. <br />I rank "Kothar, Barbarian Swordsman" as up there with almost all of REH's Conan stories. To me (for all the obvious debt owed REH) there is a real distinction between the two canons - Kothar's world is far more northern European geographically and medieval(esque) chronologically. It's a pity the Kothar canon is so much smaller. That's the one area REH leaves the other far behind.charles mark fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385121479729236749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67580075630189887182011-11-07T22:38:55.328-05:002011-11-07T22:38:55.328-05:00I think the Kothar series is probably my favourite...I think the Kothar series is probably my favourite sword & sorcery series of all time (possibly tying with Karl Edward Wagners <i>Kane</i> series). Particularly with regard to Kothar's interaction with the various sorcerors and witches that he meets in his travels.<br /><br />Although I do also like the Kyrik and Niall stories.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73810607009043227822011-11-07T18:01:29.957-05:002011-11-07T18:01:29.957-05:00TSR also published a board game he designed: Warlo...<i>TSR also published a board game he designed: Warlocks & Warriors (1977). It's a simple Victorian-type board game (fun for kids) with great box and board artwork by David Sutherland. W&W was advertised in TSR catalogs in the 70s as part of a "famous authors" series, which also included the Lankhmar board game by Leiber and Cohorts (Roman checkers) by de Camp.</i><br /><br>How I forgot to mention this, I cannot imagine!James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77972902329913450222011-11-07T17:43:41.218-05:002011-11-07T17:43:41.218-05:00Amen to some Gardner Fox praise!Amen to some Gardner Fox praise!Chris Creelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993487911122629839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61531964196648088822011-11-07T13:51:34.367-05:002011-11-07T13:51:34.367-05:00Huh. Hawkman, Dr. Fate, and the original Flash are...Huh. Hawkman, Dr. Fate, and the original Flash are some of my favorite DC characters, and I'm a JSA fan. Thank you, Mr. Fox. :)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4946815439056952502011-11-07T12:31:07.039-05:002011-11-07T12:31:07.039-05:00I'm quite enjoying the Kothar and Kyrik books....I'm quite enjoying the Kothar and Kyrik books.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78631064630583924302011-11-07T10:44:55.836-05:002011-11-07T10:44:55.836-05:00Thanks for this review, James. I've wanted to ...Thanks for this review, James. I've wanted to read Fox, since Holmes names him in the Blue Book in the same sentence with Leiber & Howard (pg 41), and Gygax listed him in Appendix N for the Kothar and Kyrik stories. <br /><br />A further example of Fox as polymath is that <br />TSR also published a board game he designed: <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4412/warlocks-warriors" rel="nofollow"><i>Warlocks & Warriors</i></a> (1977). It's a simple Victorian-type board game (fun for kids) with great box and board artwork by David Sutherland. W&W was advertised in TSR catalogs in the 70s as part of a "famous authors" series, which also included the <i>Lankhmar</i> board game by Leiber and <i>Cohorts</i> (Roman checkers) by de Camp.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34733809534312951222011-11-07T10:07:19.196-05:002011-11-07T10:07:19.196-05:00I have a copy of "Kothar of the Magic Sword,&...I have a copy of "Kothar of the Magic Sword," upon my shelf. I'm waiting to get the others in the series, before I start reading.<br /><br />And I thoroughly agree. If I enjoy an author's ideas, I can easily forgive infelicitous prose.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192212467523179768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43304030926840771142011-11-07T09:48:59.850-05:002011-11-07T09:48:59.850-05:00I'm not sure that's fair to Gaiman; "...I'm not sure that's fair to Gaiman; "angsty" is probably a better description of the fandom surrounding his <i>Sandman</i> than the comic itself.<br /><br />As for "The Sword of the Sorcerer", if nothing else, the title is a proper, pulpy, iconic one, the kind of thing you'd expect to be attached to one of the big names of the genre.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com