Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

 

Future covers for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy

 Not only have I now got the cover sorted for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11 but those for volumes 12 and 13 too. All are the work of Jim Pitts.

 

Proposed covers for the Collected Horror Stories of David A. Riley

These collections will include all of David A. Riley's horror and occasional science fiction stories. They do not include any of his fantasy or swords and sorcery stories, most of which were written over the last five years and number thirty-five at the moment.

 

Cover Reveal for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

With just over five weeks to go before submissions open for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11 on the 1st October, here is a glimpse of what will almost certainly be the cover, though there might be a few minor modifications. Plus, of course, the back cover will eventually be filled with the names of all the authors.

The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts and The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts

For those of you who love the art of Jim Pitts in the Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy volumes as well as the Elak of Atlantis Trilogy by Adrian Cole, we have books dedicated to Jim's artwork: The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts and The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts, available as paperbacks and in hardcover.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BG62QY9D?binding=hardcover...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG62QY9D?binding=hardcover...

 

Amazon Page Now Set Up for Parallel Universe Publications Short Story Collections

 

We have now set up an Amazon Page for all our short story collections, which will give easy access for anyone wanting to see what we have available.

short story collections for those available in the UK

short story collections for those available in the US 

Vote for favourite stories in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 10

Well, there wasn't massive response to my question on Facebook as to whether or not to have a poll about readers' favourite stories in the last volume of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy, but the majority of those who did vote were favourable.

 

So I'll see what response an actual request for votes goes.

 

In order no writers will suffer the ignominy of getting nil points (viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest will know what I mean), the overall voting will not be public and only the names of the top three favourites will be published by me. 

 

Please send only your votes for the best three stories in Volume 10 at paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

 

The stories in Volume 10 are, in order of appearance:

 

MASKS FOR THE MADNESS Harry Elliott

SAFE AS BANKS Geoffrey Hart

DEATH ABANDONED Virgo Kevonté

CAVERN OF STONES Phil Emery

BAD MOON RISING Robert Mammone

THE SALT OF TILANTOKKA Gregory D. Mele

SHANGLOR A Stranger Tale Jay Litwicki

A CONFUSION OF RENEGADES Adrian Cole

 

 

Continuing stories in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy

What has been really interesting to see in the ten volumes of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy published so far are some worthwhile and fascinating series of stories that follow on from each other like a serial.

One of the first of these was Dev Agarwal's Stone Snake stories, which started off in Volume 2 with "Stone Snake", "In the Iron Woods" in Volume 4, "Bridge of Sorrows" in Volume 5, and, finally, "Land of the Dead" in Volume 6.

 

Another series is Harry Elliott's Under-Valley stories: "Skulls for Silver" in Volume 5, "Trials for Treasure" in Volume 6, "Blades for a Bounty" in Volume 7, "Masks for the Madness" in Volume 10. 

 

We have also Geoff Hart's humorous play on Ffafrd and Gray Mouser with his female protagonists Mouse and Freya, which starts with "Chain of Command" in Volume 1, "At Sea" in Volume 4, "The Quality of Mercy" in Volume 8, and "Safe as Banks" in Volume 10.

 

Of course Adrian Cole has switched from one continuing character to another, from Elak of Atlantis to the mysterious Voidal. And Andrew Darlington's Eternal Assassin.

 

I am sure I have missed some, but it's fascinating how many continuing characters there are in sword and sorcery which, much like detective stories, seems made for them.

A new advert designed for Sword & Sorcery books published by Parallel Universe Publications

 

SWORDS & ROCKETS: TALES OF FUTURES PAST

I have now created a page on the Parallel Universe Publications website dedicated to Swords & Rockets: Tales of Futures Past