Thursday 30 November 2023

First review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7

Craig Herbertson has written and published the first review of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 on his website Heavenmakers

"The seventh in the popular sword and sorcery anthology series edited by David A. Riley contains eleven more appetising tales. Dedicated to the late Charles Black and illustrated by Jim Pitts, Parallel Universe Publications continue their policy of welcoming old favourites and newcomers to the world of Fantasy..."

To read the full review, in which he gives detailed comments about each story, click on the link above. 

Although he enjoyed reading all of the stories in this book, he picks out one in particular for special mention: "I don’t often say this. Jon Zaremba’s Prohairesis is stunningly brilliant. It’s a masterpiece. I don’t think I’ve read anything from a relatively new author which I would describe as faultless. This is. It has everything from conceptual genius, perfect plotting and authentic characterisation to brilliance of expression and a genuine original voice. Not a word is wasted, each sentence seamlessly carries the reader along. Prohairesis should win awards."


 

 

 

Monday 20 November 2023

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 now available in paperback and kindle eBook

We are pleased to announce that our latest anthology Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 is now available to order as either a paperback or kindle eBook. It's our biggest volume so far at 353 pages.

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The stories and authors included are:

PITILESS by Stephen Frame
UNHALLOWED TOMBS by Paul Batteiger
SORCERIES IN ASSABARR by Andrew Graham
SCHISM OF SPECTRES by Phil Emery
THE CROSSROADS IN THE FOREST by Gavin Chappell
WISPS by Jason M Waltz
DARK THE SKY, RADIANT THE ROAD by Jalyn Renae Fiske
THE BLOOD OF KHALID AL'TAHIR by Craig Comer 
THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL by Eric Ian Steele
PROHAIRESIS by Jon Zaremba
BLADES FOR A BOUNTY by Harry Elliott

The artwork, as always, is by Jim Pitts.


 

Sunday 19 November 2023

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 now available on kindle

The 7th volume of our popular fantasy series Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy is now available on kindle. The paperback version will be available within the next few days. 

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Monday 6 November 2023

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7


Now that I have contracts back from all contributors to volume 7 of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy I can finally announce the full line up. The stories and authors included are:
 
PITILESS by Stephen Frame
UNHALLOWED TOMBS by Paul Batteiger
SORCERIES IN ASSABARR by Andrew Graham
SCHISM OF SPECTRES by Phil Emery
THE CROSSROADS IN THE FOREST by Gavin Chappell
WISPS by Jason M Waltz
DARK THE SKY, RADIANT THE ROAD by Jalyn Renae Fiske
THE BLOOD OF KHALID AL'TAHIR by Craig Comer
THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL by eric Ian Steele
PROHAIRESIS by Jon Zaremba
BLADES FOR A BOUNTY by Harry Elliott

The artwork, as always, is by Jim Pitts.
The book will be published later this month both as a paperback and kindle eBook.

 

Friday 3 November 2023

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7

I have now sent out all the acceptance and rejection emails to every writer who submitted to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7.

 
I will announce shortly the full list of stories and their authors that will appear in Volume 7.
 
Many thanks to everyone who sent in submissions. There really was a massive response and I was pleased how impressive the quality was, though this made deciding what to include even more difficult than usual. It is reassuring to see the wide variety of tales our genre can generate.