The stories of heroes are born, but they never die. They become legends. They become mythic.
“Bitter Steel” is a collection of new myths and new fantasy adventures in the style of Robert E. Howard’s classic fictional heroes, Kull, Conan, and Kane.
A BEAT to a PULP SHORT STORY
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Having narrowly survived a raging fire, the warrior, Bryle, finds himself caught in a labyrinth of treacherous caverns. It isn’t by accident. An eyeless sorcerer has summoned Bryle. He wants the barbarian to retrieve a talisman that will stop a demon of unfathomable power. To do so, Bryle must first face the challenges of the sorcerer’s maze: flooded tunnels, poisoned traps, and a monstrous beast that can heal its own wounds. The sorcerer promises the barbarian his freedom if he succeeds. But can Bryle trust the word of such a being? Can he trust anything other than the sword in his hand?
Charles Allen Gramlich is no stranger to the sword and sorcery genre as the author of the “Talera” fantasy trilogy and the short story collection Bitter Steel. Continuing the Veridical Dreams series, Gramlich’s heroic fantasy short story MAGE, MAZE, DEMON follows on the heels of the anthology The Lizard’s Ardent Uniform & Other Stories and the novella Treasure of Ice and Fire.
Blackgate Magazine raves: “Lindberg is the real deal, a gifted writer with a strong command of language, and a soaring talent that stretches beyond the verbal: he illustrates his novel with his own wild and weird and excellent drawings. If you like action-packed dark fantasy with bizarre settings, an original premise and clever twist, then add this one to your Must Read List.” – Joe Bonadonna, Black Gate contributor and Author, 2015
Foreword Reviews: 5/5 Stars “…highly recommended, though not for the faint of heart…Outside of the works of Poe and Lovecraft, there are few, if any, novels comparable to this one. It has a bardic tone, as if it was a tale told over many nights. Beowulf comes to mind both for its epic quality and bloody action….the pace is nearly breathless…””…makes the majority of current popular fantasy fiction read like recipes…” Janine Stinson 2011
Lords of Dyscrasia explores the choices humans and their gods make as a disease corrupts their souls, shared blood and creative energies. Historically, dyscrasia referred to any imbalance of the four medicinal humors professed by the ancient Greeks to sustain life. Lords of Dyscrasia presents them as spiritual muses for artisans, sources of magical power, and contagions of a deadly disease.
Back cover: Dyscrasia plagues the insectan elders of the Underworld. Desperate to save them from extinction, the golem Doctor Grave infuses the soul of his dying Queen into the blood of a human artisan, Lord Ante Lysis. Her soul passes through Ante’s blood into his offspring, thus the Lysis bloodline carries the diseased Queen’s soul as the Doctor perfects the necromancy needed to resurrect her. But the last descendant of Ante is determined quench the Queen’s soul, and journeys to the Underworld to do so…
With the beautiful and fierce Isparana at his side, Conan must cross a brutal and deadly desert in order to deliver their precious cargo-a magical amulet known as the Eye of Erlik. But rather than collecting untold riches for their rare treasure, they are betrayed by a ruthless tyrant and his evil mage.
Conan has faced many mortal dangers, perils of magic and perils of steel. But when the treacherous prestidigitator unleashes the bloodthirsty Sword of Skelos, a weapon of both magic and steel-a sword that can fight on its own-Conan faces one of his most dire challenges.
How will Conan survive this battle, when there is no foe to slay?
Award Winning Author Barry Reese, known for such iconic New Pulp Heroes as Lazarus Gray, The Peregrine, and Gravedigger takes readers back to supernatural, ancient history of his Reese Unlimited universe with the adventures of Grimarr in SWORD OF HEL!
A Viking warrior dies a dishonorable death… but he has one chance to redeem his soul and enter Valhalla: to return to Earth in service to the goddess of death! As the living Sword of Hel, Grimarr encounters demons, evil warlords, and beautiful sword-maidens! Sword and sorcery in the tradition of Robert E. Howard!
From Pro Se Productions comes the first chapter in a saga of Betrayal and Battle, of Blood and Death, of Redemption and Revenge. From Author Ralph L. Angelo Jr. comes TORAHG THE WARRIOR: SWORD OF VENGEANCE!
A Prince Predestined- An honored prince stands first in line for the throne of his father, the most powerful King in the world. Young and unaware that the world around him, his very birthright, is about to be snatched from him by murder!
A Brother Betrayed- In one fateful day, his own brother, in league with a malevolent sorcerer, kills the king. And the Prince, the heir to the kingdom, became a wanted fugitive. Forced to abandon his kingdom, to leave his home, to exile himself seemingly forever.
A Warrior Born- Twenty years have passed and he returns, no longer the kind hearted youth who watched his father’s murder before his very eyes. He walks with the confidence and scars of a hardened warrior, a veteran of many campaigns and trained fighter in many forms of combat. With a heart hardened by twenty years as an outlaw across the world, Destiny calls again, driving him to return to the land of his birth! No longer the Heir to the Throne usurped by his evil brother, he is instead a man with only one mission- Vengeance!
A Young fugitive prince fled the land. Now he returns and he will be forever remembered as TORAHG THE WARRIOR: SWORD OF VENGEANCE!
From Pulp Fantasy Author Ralph L. Angelo, Jr. comes the first novel of a New Pulp character with classic roots! Fight alongside this battle scarred, blood hungry Warrior as he tackles evil in all its forms across the kingdom he once called home! A man without a land and with only one purpose- To Avenge the Wrongs done against Him and the world!
In the tradition of Robert E. Howard, Angelo breathes a savage, raw life into SWORD OF VENGEANCE, bringing Pulp Fantasy back to life with a barbaric results!
A disgraced swordsman leaves town one step ahead of justice.
In search of gainful(ish) employment, he heads for a former haunt, the seaport city of Cray. His past, however, soon catches up with him in the form of Julia, a notorious thief and sometimes assassin. He finds himself thrust into an impossible situation, caught in the midst of a bitter feud between the city’s two ruling families, and is forced to embark on what will surely prove to be a suicide mission.
A novella of sword play, betrayal, and derring-do, seen from the perspective of a cynical anti-hero who struggles to live up to expectations but excels at living down to them.
“A cheerfully brutal story of betrayal and skulduggery, vicious fun from start to finish.” – Adrian Tchaikovsky
“A quick, highly readable, swords & sorcery romp… you can see Whates has learned his craft.” – Mark Lawrence
“The Double-Edged Sword is a slice of pure golden-age sword and sorcery action, packed with rogues, betrayals and dubious morals.” – Jen Williams
“Action, deception, a daring heist and lots of twists and turns. Excellent world building and intriguing characters. I really enjoyed it!” – Gail Z. Martin
Are you ready for adventure? This anthology will take you from fifth-century Constantinople to Dark Age Finland to places beyond imagining. You will encounter a former gladiatrix in the employ of demon summoners, an overly ambitious barbarian chieftain, a doddering pyromancer, and incarnations of holy warriors of India.
Death Dealers & Diabolists contains eight exciting tales of swords and sorcery by an assortment of talented authors, including Buzz Dixon (writer for the Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Thundarr the Barbarian cartoons) and Keith Taylor (author of the Bard series).
Stories included:
“Q’a the Librarian” by Buzz Dixon
“The Man With the Evil Eye” by Keith Taylor
“The Vault of Geigar Verakas” by Kenneth R. Gower
“Lord of the Wood” by Geoff Blackwell
“Ranorax, Son of the Tiger” by Mark Taverna
“Intrigue in the Unassailable City” by Carl Walmsley
“Three Coins of Doom” by Bryan Dyke
“The Age of Crows—The Return of the Swarm” by Jed J. Del Rosario
