Thursday 29 April 2021

Friday is the last day for submissions to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2

There's now just one day left for submissions to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2, which ends at midnight GMT on the 30th April. 

Payment is £25 per story regardless of length, plus a contributor's copy. The book will be published as a paperback and ebook. If a hardcover version is published we will pay an additional £25. Contributors can also buy additional copies of the book through us at cost price. 

Please send your submissions to:

paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

Please keep formatting as simple as possible, but we are not fussy. Just don't make it unnecessarily fancy or complicated. We just want an easy to print-off copy we can read.

There is no limit on the size of submissions.

Please send your story as an attachment, headed "Submission - Swords & Sorceries 2"

And good luck!

To get a better idea of the kind of stories we are likely to publish in this anthology check out volume 1:

  

 

The contents of Volume One are:

INTRODUCTION - David A. Riley

THE MIRROR OF TORJAN SUL - Steve Lines

THE HORROR FROM THE STARS - Steve Dilks

TROLLS ARE DIFFERENT - Susan Murrie Macdonald

CHAIN OF COMMAND - Geoff Hart

DISRUPTION OF DESTINY - Gerri Leen

THE CITY OF SILENCE - Eric Ian Steele

RED - Chadwick Ginther

THE RECONSTRUCTED GOD - Adrian Cole

The cover and all the interior artwork is by Jim Pitts. 
 
amazon.co.uk

amazon.com

Parallel Universe Publications

 

Saturday 24 April 2021

In-depth review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1 on The Silver Key Blogsite

There is an excellent in-depth review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1 on The Silver Key Blogsite, which ends with: "I am looking forward to volume 2, and hope that vol 1 sells well enough to encourage further volumes in the series - and helps spur the steady trickle of new sword-and-sorcery/heroic fantasy that we're currently seeing."

To read the full review just click on this link

 


Friday 23 April 2021

One week left for submissions to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2

There's now just one week left for submissions to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2, which ends at midnight GMT on the 30th April. 

Payment is £25 per story regardless of length, plus a contributor's copy. The book will be published as a paperback and ebook. If a hardcover version is published we will pay an additional £25. Contributors can also buy additional copies of the book through us at cost price. 

Please send your submissions to:

paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

Please keep formatting as simple as possible, but we are not fussy. Just don't make it unnecessarily fancy or complicated. We just want an easy to print-off copy we can read.

There is no limit on the size of submissions.

Any stories accepted will be reformatted anyway for publication.

Please send your story as an attachment, headed "Submission - Swords & Sorceries 2"

We intend to send out the results of all submissions before the end of the first week in May and will announce the TOC soon after. It is intended to publish the anthology either late May or early June. 

And good luck!

To get a better idea of the kind of stories we are likely to publish in this anthology check out volume 1:

  

 

The contents of Volume One are:

INTRODUCTION - David A. Riley

THE MIRROR OF TORJAN SUL - Steve Lines

THE HORROR FROM THE STARS - Steve Dilks

TROLLS ARE DIFFERENT - Susan Murrie Macdonald

CHAIN OF COMMAND - Geoff Hart

DISRUPTION OF DESTINY - Gerri Leen

THE CITY OF SILENCE - Eric Ian Steele

RED - Chadwick Ginther

THE RECONSTRUCTED GOD - Adrian Cole

The cover and all the interior artwork is by Jim Pitts. 
 
amazon.co.uk

amazon.com

Parallel Universe Publications

Saturday 17 April 2021

A Glimpse at a few pages from The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts

Just a few of the pages from The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts, which will be published in hardcover later this year. 




 

Since we brought out The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts in 2017 Jim has been constantly busy, including interior artwork for Elak: King of Atlantis and After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales, covers for Phantasmagoria magazine, and a host of other projects, with new techniques and fresh designs. 

The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts will be a fitting sequel to the first volume, published in hardcover and packed with black and white and full-colour illustrations.

All pre-ordered copies will be signed by Jim Pitts and will include 5 black & white or colour prints (please select from here) and will be posted as soon as the book is published.

If you have any queries please contact us at paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

TO PRE-ORDER A COPY PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK TO OUR PRE-ORDER PAGE.


Sunday 11 April 2021

Change of cover for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2

We are considering a change to the cover for the second volume of our Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy anthology. The artist is still Jim Pitts. 

Meanwhile we are still reading submissions for the second volume. The submissions period ends on the 30th April, after which the full TOC will hopefully be announced towards the end of the first week in May. 


 


Monday 5 April 2021

Submissions: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2

We have had quite a few submissions so far, but surprisingly many just aren't swords and sorcery, but are either science fiction or just straight fantasy. 

It really would be useful for those concerned to spend a little time in looking up just what swords and sorcery is, maybe by reading some first. I must admit when I submit a story somewhere I always try to make certain the story I am sending is appropriate for the market.  

Please note: We will not be sending out any responses till after the close of the submissions period at the end of this month. 

To get a better idea of the kind of stories we are likely to publish in this anthology check out volume 1:

  

 

The contents of Volume One are:

INTRODUCTION - David A. Riley

THE MIRROR OF TORJAN SUL - Steve Lines

THE HORROR FROM THE STARS - Steve Dilks

TROLLS ARE DIFFERENT - Susan Murrie Macdonald

CHAIN OF COMMAND - Geoff Hart

DISRUPTION OF DESTINY - Gerri Leen

THE CITY OF SILENCE - Eric Ian Steele

RED - Chadwick Ginther

THE RECONSTRUCTED GOD - Adrian Cole

The cover and all the interior artwork is by Jim Pitts. 
 
amazon.co.uk

amazon.com

Parallel Universe Publications