sword and sorcery

[TWErvin2]

In addition to the Broken Sword by Poul Anderson, some S&S books that I really enjoyed was Sterling E. Lanier's Hiero's Journey (although the sequel, Unforsaken Hiero was a disappointment to me) and many of the tales written by Elizabeth Boyer back in the 1980s, such as The Sword and the Satchel and The Wizard and the Warlord, especially as they had a Norse Mythology bent.

 

[Beamer01]

While I have read most of the S&S of past, I can't think of anyone currently writing that I would put in that category. Fantasy yes, but true S&S seems a lost art.

 

[MWagner]

While I have read most of the S&S of past, I can't think of anyone currently writing that I would put in that category. Fantasy yes, but true S&S seems a lost art.

S&S doesn't seem suited to today's zeitgeist. Too individualistic, grim, and rooted in exotic takes on history to suit a modern audience for escapist fiction. The Essos chapters of A Song of Ice and Fire have a genuinely S&S feel, but from what I gather most of Martin's fans dislike those sections.

 

[Beamer01]

S&S doesn't seem suited to today's zeitgeist. Too individualistic, grim, and rooted in exotic takes on history to suit a modern audience for escapist fiction. The Essos chapters of A Song of Ice and Fire have a genuinely S&S feel, but from what I gather most of Martin's fans dislike those sections.

Have not read those. Took a dislike to George when I met him at a convention back when he was a new author. The only books I have read with his name on it since, are the Wild Card books.

 

[BAYLOR]

Clark Ashton Smith did more then a few.