| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Garen Thal |
Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 13:47:45
Hey, folks!
In case anyone hadn’t noticed, there’s a little book out right now from Dragon Moon Press called When the Hero Comes Home. Edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood, this splendid collection contains 19 short stories examining what happens when a legendary hero (or perhaps, not-so-legendary) returns from the great adventure. The book is available through the publisher’s website (Kindle or Epub/print), as well as at Amazon (Kindle/paperback). (I've made the various book types click-ity above, for ease of access.)
And why might Candlekeep scribes care, you ask? Well, let me tell you!
Not only does When the Hero Comes Home boast as one of its co-editors the estimable Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms, but it also has a story from Ed. And it has tales from Realms favorites Erik Scott de Bie and Rosemary Jones. And it has an introduction from former Realms fiction editrix extraordinaire Susan J. Morris.
Oh, yeah. I’m in there, too.
For the curious, here’s the Table of Contents:
Introduction by Susan J. Morris
A Place to Come Home To by Jay Lake and Shannon Page
The Evil That Remains by Erik Buchanan
Full Circle by Steve Bornstein
Lessons Learned by Peadar Ó Guilín
Brine Magic by Tony Pi
The Legend of Gluck by Marie Bilodeau
One and Twenty Summers by Brian Cortijo
The Blue Corpse Corps by Jim C. Hines
Ashes of the Bonfire Queen by Rosemary Jones
Keeping Time by Gabrielle Harbowy
Scar Tissue by Chris A. Jackson
Coward by Todd McCaffrey
Nine Letters Found in a Muddied Case on the Road in Baden, Germany by Xander Briggs
The Once and Now-ish King by J.M. Frey
His Last Monster by J.P. Moore
Dark Helm Returns by Ed Greenwood
Mirror, Mirror by Phil Rossi
Knights and Beans by Julie Kagawa
Oathbreaker by Erik Scott de Bie
The book officially releases at GenCon in Indianapolis, but in the meantime, get your copy today! And get another copy in Indy for us to sign, of course.
Onward!
BC
p.s. Apologies for the formatting errors. I have no idea how those happened. 
[Note to mods: I've only posted to the FR Novels forum because another thread on this same topic was not moved elsewhere. If you need to relocate, do as you must.] |
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| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 25 Jul 2011 : 00:45:41
I'll keep that in mind, Steve!
Cheers |
| Steven Schend |
Posted - 24 Jul 2011 : 02:29:47
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Sounds like a fine gathering indeed!
Do we have word one way or another on Jim Hines? The last time I saw him, it was at GenCon, but that was a few years ago. Totally need to hang out with that guy some more. 
Cheers
Erik, you're welcome (with some warning and planning) to come on over to Michigan and we can make sure that Jim's over in Grand Rapids from his Lansing digs for a get-together. :) |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 14 Jul 2011 : 12:01:49
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
Any chance you do something like Elaine is doing with her Tales of Sevrin and self pub as eBooks?
Funny you should mention that . . . (stay tuned!)
Cheers
What a tease! But like Tom Petty said "the waitin'...is the hardest part" |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 13 Jul 2011 : 16:07:38
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
Any chance you do something like Elaine is doing with her Tales of Sevrin and self pub as eBooks?
Funny you should mention that . . . (stay tuned!)
Cheers
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| The Red Walker |
Posted - 12 Jul 2011 : 20:56:29
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Also, to echo RW for a second: For those who liked "Oathbreaker," there is an entire epic fantasy series that this story ties into, called Shadow of the Winter King, a tale of love, hatred, and vengeance. It's currently looking for a publisher, but I'll announce more as soon as I can.
If you're really stoked about the story, do feel free to post reviews of "Oathbreaker" and such online (on blogs, facebook, Amazon, etc). I'm also going to blog about it at some point.
Oh look! --> http://eriksdb.livejournal.com/326882.html
Cheers
Any chance you do something like Elaine is doing with her Tales of Sevrin and self pub as eBooks? |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 12 Jul 2011 : 15:29:54
Also, to echo RW for a second: For those who liked "Oathbreaker," there is an entire epic fantasy series that this story ties into, called Shadow of the Winter King, a tale of love, hatred, and vengeance. It's currently looking for a publisher, but I'll announce more as soon as I can.
If you're really stoked about the story, do feel free to post reviews of "Oathbreaker" and such online (on blogs, facebook, Amazon, etc). I'm also going to blog about it at some point.
Oh look! --> http://eriksdb.livejournal.com/326882.html
Cheers |
| The Sage |
Posted - 08 Jul 2011 : 02:10:30
Unfortunately, I can't purchase my copy until next month, as I've already blown my electronic-media budget for July with both Catalyst Game Labs and Fantasy Flight Games PDF purchases. |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 07 Jul 2011 : 17:52:44
Thanks for the kind words, guys!
When I wrote this story, I didn't know I'd be the anchor for the anthology. I just wrote what was right for the story, and I think it turned out pretty well.
Cheers |
| Malcolm |
Posted - 07 Jul 2011 : 16:15:26
Got my "copy" the same way.
What a GREAT collection of stories.
Everyone will have their personal faves, of course, and the de Bie, Jones, Frey, and Buchanan stories happen to be mine, but I wanted to praise the two co-editors for smaller in scale but deftly written stories. Gabrielle Harbowy is now on my list of people to watch (I've taken to reading her blog, and am going to track down that Cthulhu erotica!! story of hers), and Ed's story - - aside from its central theme, which would have been verboten back then - - reads like right-up-the-middle core fantasy from three decades back, as written by one of the masters.
This is a book I'm going to be rereading often, so I'll be ordering a physical copy, too.
Great job! |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 06 Jul 2011 : 15:41:24
I went on to Amazon Tuesday, checked my wish list and was happy to see this was available for purchase! Added it to my cart and was ready to plunk down my $19.95 when out of the corner of my eye I noticed the kindle version was $3.99!!! What a steal.....
I read it in about two settings....enjoyed all the tales and was blown away by a handful.
Oathbreaker....WOW!.......Erik unleashed upon his own world with all that elbow room for his lanky frame to write in, Awesome!....I can't wait to buy Shadow of the Winter King
One and Twenty Summers by our Own Brian Cortijo......great quick story with interesting characters, I would love to read about the blacksmith's time in the war...
Coward by Todd McCaffery ....first of his work I have read.....won't be the last. An interesting tale about truth!
Ashes of the Bonfire Queen....Rosemary Jones...that's enough for me, but I really liked this story and would love to see it continued. |
| Gabrielle_H |
Posted - 05 Jul 2011 : 23:51:28
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Do we have word one way or another on Jim Hines?
Jim won't be at any of those gatherings, unfortunately, but you can find his schedule on his site: http://www.jimchines.com/appearances/
-Gabrielle
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| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 05 Jul 2011 : 23:32:17
Sounds like a fine gathering indeed!
Do we have word one way or another on Jim Hines? The last time I saw him, it was at GenCon, but that was a few years ago. Totally need to hang out with that guy some more.
Cheers |
| Gabrielle_H |
Posted - 05 Jul 2011 : 20:21:02
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
It is a gorgeous book and I highly recommend anyone and everyone own a copy. Preferably with many signatures, such as could be obtained at GenCon.
Ah, a good thing to mention! Speaking of which, the book will be on sale at Author's Avenue in the dealer's room at GenCon, and the following participants will be somewhere on the premises:
Gabrielle Harbowy
Ed Greenwood
Steve Bornstein
Brian Cortijo
Erik Scott de Bie
Chris A. Jackson
Susan Morris
We won't be having a dedicated book launch party, but folks will be stopping by at the table when they can, and doing autograph sessions (more info on those things as we get it), and you can catch them "at large" as well.
If you're going to be at Polaris in Toronto, you can catch Erik Buchanan, J.M. Frey, Marie Bilodeau and Tony Pi (tentative) at the Canadian book launch. (Also unconfirmed is whether Ed will be able to attend.)
If you're going to Worldcon, you can catch me, Jay Lake, Tony Pi, and Peadar O Guilin (who will be attending all the way from Dublin).
If you're going to DragonCon, you can catch me, Chris Jackson, and Todd McCaffrey there. The book will be on sale at Chris Jackson's table in the dealer's room.
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| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 02 Jul 2011 : 07:32:39
Brian beat me to it, it seems.
It is a gorgeous book and I highly recommend anyone and everyone own a copy. Preferably with many signatures, such as could be obtained at GenCon.
Cheers |
| Garen Thal |
Posted - 02 Jul 2011 : 04:07:10
Just got my copy of the book in the mail today, and I'm super excited to finally have it in my hands. It's official: I'm still in the book! ;) |
| Gabrielle_H |
Posted - 29 Jun 2011 : 04:59:06
quote:
Originally posted by Steven Schend
I think Jim just finished the first book of the LIBRIOMANCER series recently and it's not been put out to print yet, Sage, so you've not missed much (yet).
However, do be sure to pick up his GOBLIN HERO or his "Fantasy Princesses as Charlie's Angels" series (starting with STEPSISTER SCHEME) as great reads, all.
In fact, Jim's story in HERO features Jig, his goblin protagonist, and is a good taste of what his Goblin Quest series is like. It's good fun.
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| Steven Schend |
Posted - 29 Jun 2011 : 04:11:02
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Outside of my Realms companions, I'm particularly stoked about Jim Hines's story. If you guys haven't read Jim's stuff, you really should. He is an awesome writer.
I've been curious about his "Magic ex Libris" series, though it's hard to find here.
Have you read those books? And if so, what are they like?
I think Jim just finished the first book of the LIBRIOMANCER series recently and it's not been put out to print yet, Sage, so you've not missed much (yet).
However, do be sure to pick up his GOBLIN HERO or his "Fantasy Princesses as Charlie's Angels" series (starting with STEPSISTER SCHEME) as great reads, all.
And I'm not just saying that as he's another local Michigan author to whose signings I show up. ;)
Steven
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| The Sage |
Posted - 29 Jun 2011 : 01:34:04
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Outside of my Realms companions, I'm particularly stoked about Jim Hines's story. If you guys haven't read Jim's stuff, you really should. He is an awesome writer.
I've been curious about his "Magic ex Libris" series, though it's hard to find here.
Have you read those books? And if so, what are they like?
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 18:27:39
I will be picking up a print copy the next time I order something from Amazon. |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 18:26:41
My story connects to a forthcoming epic fantasy series. More to come, as I've got the info.
Outside of my Realms companions, I'm particularly stoked about Jim Hines's story. If you guys haven't read Jim's stuff, you really should. He is an awesome writer.
Also, Todd McCaffrey? Jay Lake? Shannon Page? How did these wondrous things happen? 
Cheers |
| Gabrielle_H |
Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 17:55:25
I sincerely hope you enjoy!
Ed and I had great fun working together and with all these folks to bring it together.
My fellow scribes and I are available to field any questions and musings.
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| The Sage |
Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 15:55:13
I'm positively tickled with an intense curiosity over some of these story titles.
Me wantee! |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 14:57:58
These are some awesome stories by some awesome writers. Highly, highly recommended.
(Typed completely without bias. )
Cheers |
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