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In a few days I'll be getting the new AP volume through my subscription and, with that, this year's Subscriber Holiday Discount on my next purchase.
And I want to get a few Planet Stories books but don't know which to get.
But you guys know all the Planet Stories volumes so you can help me out,
Pleeeease!
1> Do any Planet Stories deal with demons, devils, fiends, demonology or somesuch?
2> Do any Planet Stories have, as protagonist & plot, an archaeologist/ historian & Search For....?
3> Do any Planet Stories have vampires, ghosts, "pure evil" antagonists?
4> Are there any that I simply have to have or I can't consider myself a normal human being (and why)?
Thanks guys, I look forward to buying some Planet Stories for the Holidays!
In a few days I'll be getting the new AP volume through my subscription and, with that, this year's Subscriber Holiday Discount on my next purchase.
And I want to get a few Planet Stories books but don't know which to get.
But you guys know all the Planet Stories volumes so you can help me out,
Pleeeease!1> Do any Planet Stories deal with demons, devils, fiends, demonology or somesuch?
2> Do any Planet Stories have, as protagonist & plot, an archaeologist/ historian & Search For....?
3> Do any Planet Stories have vampires, ghosts, "pure evil" antagonists?
4> Are there any that I simply have to have or I can't consider myself a normal human being (and why)?
Thanks guys, I look forward to buying some Planet Stories for the Holidays!
1. Who Fears the Devil? by Manly Wade Wellman. You might also want to check out Black God's Kiss by C.L. Moore, which reads a lot like Lovercraft stylistically and has some demon-like baddies.
2. The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett features an archaeologist-turned-looter (it's a standalone novel, not part of her Eric John Stark cycle).
3. See #1.
4. All of them! Okay, well, it's hard to narrow them down because we have a number of classics in the line. And you'll probably get different answers depending on who's asked. Personally, let's see... Anything by C. L. Moore, Manly Wade Wellman, or Leigh Brackett. The Ship of Ishtar and Almuric are certainly considered classics in pulp circles. And if you're a writer, I'd recommend editor James Sutter's anthology Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats, which includes interviews with the contributors about what they felt worked and, more interestingly, didn't work in their stories. But Moorcock, Lansdale, Matt Hughes, and the rest...they're all great reads!
In a few days I'll be getting the new AP volume through my subscription and, with that, this year's Subscriber Holiday Discount on my next purchase.
And I want to get a few Planet Stories books but don't know which to get.
But you guys know all the Planet Stories volumes so you can help me out,
Pleeeease!1> Do any Planet Stories deal with demons, devils, fiends, demonology or somesuch?
2> Do any Planet Stories have, as protagonist & plot, an archaeologist/ historian & Search For....?
3> Do any Planet Stories have vampires, ghosts, "pure evil" antagonists?
4> Are there any that I simply have to have or I can't consider myself a normal human being (and why)?
Thanks guys, I look forward to buying some Planet Stories for the Holidays!
Elak of Atlantis is as good sword & sorcery as any. Well worth a look.
Thanks guys!
I'm interested in the book of short stories, Who Fears the Devil -- can anyone write up a product review to share with everyone?
I know nothing about the author -- or the short stories.
There's some discussion in this thread. I bought it and wasn't disappointed!
Who Fears the Devil is one of the best books we've published. Wellman was actually nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and once you've read through some of his stories, you'll be able to see why--he brings to life a whole swath of backwoods legends from Appalachia, presenting an intricate and distinctly American mythology of which most of us at the office were totally ignorant. The voice of Silver John is at once totally unique and immediately engaging... it really draws you in and feels authentic.
Boxhead's right--pick this one up. :)