discussion of sword and sorcery fantasy fiction

Otis Adelbert Kline’s 1929 novel Planet of Peril is a sword-and-planet adventure very much in the style of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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Talbot Mundy (1879-1940) is a little-known writer today, which is unfortunate. He was not only one of the masters of the adventure tale but a major force in the development of pulp fiction. He contributed to pulp magazines such as Adventure and Argosy and wrote 45 novels.

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I haven't been reading much sword & sorcery lately but I have been reading Robert E. Howard. The Haunter of the Ring and Other Stories is a good introduction to his non-sword & sorcery work. It even includes several detective stories! Also included are a number of stories influence by Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

I did a brief review of the book on my Vintage Pop Fictions blog.

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze was the first of 181 novels published between 1933 and 1949 featuring the scientist/adventurer/crimefighter Doc Savage.

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What works and what authors are you advise to must read for s&s fan?

My list:
Robert E. Howard: Kull, Conan (at least)
Fritz Leiber: Fafhrd and Gray Mouser
Michael Moorcock: Elric, Corum (at least)
Karl Edward Wagner: Kane
Charles Saunders: Imaro
David Gemmell: Drenai

What can you say about a movie like Deathstalker? Of course it’s trash, but the question is, is it entertaining trash? The answer to that is, well yes, sort of. If you’re in the mood.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs is an author I've read very little of. I'm thinking I should make a more serious attempt at his work.

So what books of his do people here recommend most highly?

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The Warrior and the Sorceress is a sword & sorcery movie I've never seen. I've just read a review that suggests that I may have been wise to avoid this one!

Does anyone have a positive spin to put on this film?

In a moment of madness I decided to start another blog. It's mostly a way of collecting together my brief reviews of the kinds of weird and wonderful genre fictions that I like - everything from golden age detective stories to Victorian adventure tales to our beloved pulps.

Since there's virtually no discussion whatsoever on this community I'm wondering what can be done to liven things up? Should we perhaps consider broadening the subject matter to include other form of pulp fiction?