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| darkcrow |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 00:40:14
I have always been intrigued by the Lilith concept. They released a book recently called Lilith Unbound. Its A bunch of short stories about Lilith featuring a few Forgotten Realms authors:
Lilith Unbound
featuring Marsheila Rockwell, Elaine Cunningham, Jonathan Moeller, Mike Resnick and Lawrence Schimel, Nisi Shawl, J Robert King, Lara Gose, Robin Bridges, Lily Huang, Christina McCoy, Lorne Dixon, Ed Greenwood, Marcus Ewert, TL Morganfield, Nancy Schmidt, Stephen D Sullivan, Jackie Kessler, Eirene Donohue, Jennifer Greylyn, Hannah Goodman, Tracy Woelfel, Clint Collins, Kate Riedel, Lynn Hawker, and Lester Smith
Has anybody read this book? The book's $19.00. It's a little pricey for me but I'll probably end up picking it up anyway. |
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| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 11 Feb 2009 : 15:42:54
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
For those who are thinking of picking up the book, I should mention that LILITH UNBOUND is a micropress book and not in brick-and-mortar distribution. It's only available through Amazon.com and PopcornPress.com, in trade paperback or ebook form.
Thank you for the heads-up, I was unaware of that. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 11 Feb 2009 : 15:27:54
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Malcolm
Well, I read that review, and as always with online reviews, tells me a lot more about the reviewer's preferences than it tells me about the book.
Well said.
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Yes, I'd recommend Lilith Unbound to any reader who doesn't hate fantasy stories (and these stories are of all flavours, from horror to near-mystery to humour and so on).
Thanks for the review and the recommendation!
For those who are thinking of picking up the book, I should meniton that LILITH UNBOUND is a micropress book and not in brick-and-mortar distribution. It's only available through Amazon.com and PopcornPress.com, in trade paperback or ebook form.
Glad to see you here again Elaine!! Hope everything is well with you. I put it on my list of books to buy when I procure the funding |
| ElaineCunningham |
Posted - 11 Feb 2009 : 14:43:50
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Originally posted by Malcolm
Well, I read that review, and as always with online reviews, tells me a lot more about the reviewer's preferences than it tells me about the book.
Well said.
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Yes, I'd recommend Lilith Unbound to any reader who doesn't hate fantasy stories (and these stories are of all flavours, from horror to near-mystery to humour and so on).
Thanks for the review and the recommendation!
For those who are thinking of picking up the book, I should mention that LILITH UNBOUND is a micropress book and not in brick-and-mortar distribution. It's only available through Amazon.com and PopcornPress.com, in trade paperback or ebook form. |
| darkcrow |
Posted - 10 Feb 2009 : 02:01:56
I just broke down and payed the $19. It's on its way |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 09 Feb 2009 : 01:51:22
I may eventually check this book out, it sounds neat. |
| Malcolm |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 16:22:44
Well, I read that review, and as always with online reviews, tells me a lot more about the reviewer's preferences than it tells me about the book.
Lilith (and a "sister," who appears in Ed's story) has been portrayed in many ways down the centuries, but most often as a temptress-demon, the original succubus. Ed tackles this sexual side of her head-on, without ever descending into porn or for that matter graphic detail.
I thought Ed's tale was a good read. Nowhere near a classic "must read" short story, and by no means the best in the anthology, but rather a straightforward-told tale that's a worthy part of the tapestry of interesting-to-superb stories Elaine assembled here. This book was obviously a labour of love for her, and it shows. Worth picking up for everyone who likes "slightly different" fantasty short stories, that take all forms.
Myself, I find it interesting to follow Ed from one side-project of his to another (Catopolis and Worlds of Their Own, to the forthcoming Grant's Pass and Gamer Fantastic), because it leads me to a LOT of great reading.
I'd say Ed tends to provide what one might call "sturdily serviceable" tales to most of these anthologies rather than standouts, but I've really liked some of them, and I recall he was mentioned at least twice in the Year's Best Fantasy & Horror collections for short stories, one of them being one of his zombie tales for James Lowder's Books of Flesh Eden Studios anthologies, I think. He'd hardly be asked to judge so many top literary awards if his writing was always mediocre or worse.
Yes, I'd recommend Lilith Unbound to any reader who doesn't hate fantasy stories (and these stories are of all flavours, from horror to near-mystery to humour and so on).
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| darkcrow |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 15:47:34
I know! This books sounds pretty kick arse. It looks like this book is pretty hard to find without the internet. I only found it on amazon and the publisher's site (Popcorn Press). There is a review done on this book. Ed Greenwood got a nasty review but Cunningham got the best review out of all of them. Here is the link:
http://www.mrsgiggles.com/pod/anthology_lilith.html |
| Brimstone |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 04:24:28
-Nevermind re-read the OP.  
BRIMSTONE |
| The Sage |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 03:15:46
Oooh! I'll have to keep an eye out for this one. I recall Elaine talking about it on her blog, which is what got me interested initially. And I notice a couple of my favorite FR and non-FR authors among those contributing, so... Neat!  |
| Kuje |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 00:58:43
I haven't gotten a copy yet but Elaine talked a lot about it on her journal, since she was involved in it's creation. :) |
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