tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8847831917360666437..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: One OtherJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6347412812822059022021-10-31T00:36:59.572-04:002021-10-31T00:36:59.572-04:00Anyone looking for the Silver John short stories w...Anyone looking for the Silver John short stories will be pleased to learn that Baen has made them available for free as part of the deal to publish the Old Nathan story. A Google search for Manly Wade Wellman Baen will turn up a webreader version, or in October 2021 this link will give a nice compilation text file, which I opened in Google docs, then downloaded as a PDF, then sent to my tablet: https://www.freesfonline.net/authors/Manly%20Wade_Wellman.htmlseasparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925842749845605556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88215650955709737802021-06-18T09:04:06.011-04:002021-06-18T09:04:06.011-04:00Thanks. Will check those out too.Thanks. Will check those out too.Etrimynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412524174369676893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76120642465744838422021-06-17T16:54:47.265-04:002021-06-17T16:54:47.265-04:00Can't recommend Manly Wade Wellman enough. Hi...Can't recommend Manly Wade Wellman enough. His occult mysteries are great too. You're right about his style, Etrimyn.John E. Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424841103552780730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38467341773244824052021-06-16T07:59:44.037-04:002021-06-16T07:59:44.037-04:00Thanks! Love the writing style.Thanks! Love the writing style.Etrimynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412524174369676893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53772971250690051522021-06-15T22:19:45.348-04:002021-06-15T22:19:45.348-04:00All of them are good, but I'd recommend "...All of them are good, but I'd recommend "O Ugly Bird" and "Desrick on Yandro."James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86881159586835431722021-06-15T22:13:55.192-04:002021-06-15T22:13:55.192-04:00Found a copy. There's a lot going on in that ...Found a copy. There's a lot going on in that little story. Can you recommend any other Silver Johns?Etrimynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412524174369676893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80978309530688805472021-06-15T15:31:25.929-04:002021-06-15T15:31:25.929-04:00Another very good read, like most everything Drake...Another very good read, like most everything Drake's written. Interesting to see him doing something without the strong military themes his work usually displays, and doing it well.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11160820193519689922021-06-15T00:00:12.736-04:002021-06-15T00:00:12.736-04:00You might also like Old Nathan by David Drake, a s...You might also like <a href="http://david-drake.com/2000/old-nathan/" rel="nofollow"><i>Old Nathan</i> by David Drake</a>, a sci-fi and fatasy author who knew Wellman and was directly inspired by his works.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70526847550583946712021-06-14T15:33:32.738-04:002021-06-14T15:33:32.738-04:00@Bonnacon Paizo (the company that makes the Pathfi...@Bonnacon Paizo (the company that makes the Pathfinder RPG) did a trade paperback reprint of the collected short stories a few years back. It seems to be OOP now, but if you search for Who Fears the Devil? you can doubtless find it used. That was a good starting point, I gave copies to several friends.<br /><br />There were five novels, with no particular reading order to them. They're all very short by the bloated standards of 2021, probably none even reached 300 pages in mass market paperback format. Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7154385307611554592021-06-14T15:11:52.333-04:002021-06-14T15:11:52.333-04:00I had no idea Wellman wrote fantasy. I have only r...I had no idea Wellman wrote fantasy. I have only run into him in the mystery pulps....Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872338936249305301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90263926418193444212021-06-14T13:35:35.173-04:002021-06-14T13:35:35.173-04:00That sounds like a great story and I love the desc...That sounds like a great story and I love the description of the expanding universe. (Sounds more like standard physics to me, though, rather than D&D multiverse).<br /><br />Any recommendations for where to start with Silver John, anthology or novel-wise?Bonnaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667671409170609819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-545391760920616102021-06-14T10:07:47.901-04:002021-06-14T10:07:47.901-04:00A recommendation for anyone looking for something ...A recommendation for anyone looking for something with a similar feel to the John the Balladeer stories, see if you can find a copy of the Mad Amos anthology by Alan Dean Foster. It's got more of a Western feel than Appalachian and the titular Amos is nowhere near as fundamentally nice a guy as John is, but the theme of a savvy protag dealing with supernatural threats derived from (mostly) North American folklore is the same. Foster's writing isn't quite as elegant as Wellman's but he's certainly capable of telling a good story and his odd bits of humor are pretty effective.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Amos<br /><br />Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48553317416337462882021-06-14T08:59:09.141-04:002021-06-14T08:59:09.141-04:00I can't second James' recommendation enoug...I can't second James' recommendation enough. Wellman's body of work is consistently excellent, and the Silver John stories are some of his very best.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58799081139281617722021-06-14T08:10:43.700-04:002021-06-14T08:10:43.700-04:00The Silver John stories are well worth the read. T...The Silver John stories are well worth the read. They're an excellent blend of folklore, almost Lovecraftian horror, and dark humor, with occasional forays into the science fictional. They're also very engagingly written.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11686890486950314162021-06-14T08:09:06.398-04:002021-06-14T08:09:06.398-04:00I've never read anything by Wellman but now I ...I've never read anything by Wellman but now I want to. Thanks.Etrimynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412524174369676893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8739374746028339792021-06-14T07:29:24.949-04:002021-06-14T07:29:24.949-04:00Nice mood for a Monday. Thank James.Nice mood for a Monday. Thank James.squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.com