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The Writers in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy volume 7

There are eleven writers whose stories appear in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7: Stephen Frame, Paul Batteiger, Andrew Graham, Phil Emery, Gavin Chappell, Jason M Waltz, Jalyn Renae Fiske, Craig Comer, Eric Ian Steele, Jon Zaremba, and Harry Elliott. Here are the pages from the Introduction which tells you a little bit about them.

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Blog entries: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7

It's always gratifying when authors help to promote a book we've published by posting entries about it on their blogs. 

Published only a few weeks ago two of our authors from Volume 7 and a writer whose tales have previously appeared in the anthology series have posted the following blog entries:

Contributor Jon Zaremba has created a video about Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7, with some insights into his amazing story Prohairesis.

 

Editor and publisher of Lovecraftiana Magazine and Schlock! Ezine, Gavin Chappell, whose story The Crossroads in the Forest is also in Volume 7, published this: Gavin Chappell, Author.

 

 

Previous contributor to the anthology series Craig Herbertson has written a detailed review of the volume: Review. This review has also been sent to Trevor Kennedy who, as well as publishing and editing Phantasmagoria Magazine, has a weekly two-hour show each Sunday on Big Hits Radio UK from 12 noon till 2 pm. He will be reading out this review on his show on the 10th December.

 

 

If anyone else has published a blog entry, etc about Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7, please let us know. 

Video by Jon Zaremba about Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7

Contributor Jon Zaremba has created a video about Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7, with some insights into his amazing story Prohairesis.

Here is an image of the album that Jon Zaremba made and on which his story was based. I've been listening to it on amazon prime music.

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."

 

 

 

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.

 

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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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.

 

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.