December 2007
My book review of Michael Moorcock's The Champion of Garathorm is
available at SFReader.com.
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My short story, "The Dawn Tree," has been accepted in Flashing Swords'
upcoming anthology, The Return of the Sword.
On the Bookshelf: Stephen Colbert's I am America (and So Can You!)
(2007), Amy N. Langville and Carl D. Meyer's Google's PageRank and
Beyond: The Science of Search Engine Rankings (2006), and back issues
of Black Gate. And, as always, lots of magazines.
November 2007
My short story, "A Long Night with Five Mothers," has been accepted by
Black Gate! Thanks editors John J. O'Neil and Howard Andrew Jones.
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My book review of Michael Moorcock's Count Brass was published at
SFReader.
***
The first issue of the revived Flashing Swords is now available! It features
the 3rd section of my Dermanassian novella, Lessons in Necromancy, Rise
of a Necromancer, Part 3.
***
I've been invited to participate in another compilation of non-fiction
essays on a well-known author. I'm hoping I'll be able to...
***
My story, "Cloning Jesus," was reprinted in Greek by Universe Pathways.
On the Bookshelf: Flashing Swords, Vol. 2 Issue 8, and Andrea
Aromatico's Alchemy: The Great Secret (2000). Being sick in bed means
reading fiction for young readers: Judy Blume's Freckle Juice (1971), Then
Again, Maybe I Won't (1971), Iggie's House (1970), Tales of a Fourth
Grade Nothing (1972), Blubber (1974), Otherwise Known as Sheila the
Great (1972), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), and
Superfudge (1980).
Site News: Updates here and there. New pages for A Long Night with
Five Mothers and The Dawn Tree.
October 2007
Freehold: The Protector (Monroi Pass Book 2) was reviewed at Blogtide
Rising. Here's the review of my story, The Thorn Key:
"This is one of the stories that compelled me to do this review despite all
other concerns. I got a real feel for the poorer side of Monroi Pass. The
characterization was well done. The banter between the two
main characters flowed naturally; the tempo was perfect and
kept my interest throughout. Despite being a tale about grim events,
it remained somewhat lighthearted and humorous. I found myself
wanting to follow the continuing tales of Jul."
***
The new masthead of Flashing Swords Press...
Founders: Daniel E. Blackston, Howard Andrew Jones
Published by Flashing Swords Press
Managing Editor: Crystalwizard
Desk Editor: James Boone Dryden
Associate Editors: Michael D. Turner, Steve Goble, TW Williams
Anthologist: Jason M. Waltz
Website programing: Dave Felts, Crystalwizard
Webhosting and site support: Dave Felts
Yep, I'm no longer on it. But the good news is that I will be submitting both
non-fiction and fiction for the esteemed editors' consideration. Hopefully,
that means you'll be seeing more of Dermanassian and other tales and well
as a few essays.
***
An update on the publication schedule: the Dermanassian short story,
'The Peacekeeper of Bullfrog," is expected to be published in Nanobison
at the end of the year. You can see a preview of it here.
***
My essay, "Power Plays: Explorations of Social Power in Fritz Leiber's
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Adventures," is now available in Fritz Leiber:
Critical Essays, edited by Benjamin Szumskyj (McFarland).
***
I've been invited to submit to another anthology. Here's hoping for
another acceptance! (But the invitation is always flattering, even if things
don't pan out.)
***
My review of Michael Moorcock's The Runestaff and The Sword of the
Dawn have been published at SFReader.com.
***
Stay tuned... the Flashing Swords masthead is making a change, but the
first issue is still scheduled for November 1.
On the Bookshelf: About 25 magazines, including Entrepreneur, Inc.,
Discover, Essence, and others while on the plane to Mexico... plus
Alexander Key's Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Tracking from the
Ground Up (1992) by Sandy Ganz and Susan Boyd, and Harry Beckwith's
Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing (1997).
Site News: New book reviews posted, Bibliography, Biography, Site
Map, and Read Stuff updated.
September 2007
The latest Flashing Swords update... The new masthead reads:
Flashing Swords Press
Founders: Daniel E. Blackston, Howard Andrew Jones
Managing Editor: Crystalwizard
Desk Editor: James Boone Dryden
Associate Editors: Jason M. Waltz, Michael D. Turner, SC Bryce, Steve
Goble, TW Williams
Website programing: Dave Felts, Crystalwizard
Webhosting and site support: Dave Felts
Best of all, Flashing Swords will be open for submissions Nov. 1. Get your
submissions ready!
***
Flashing Swords is in the process of full-scale revival! The new ezine will
be in the same tradition as the first, but under new management.
On the Bookshelf: Magazines, magazines, magazines...
Site News: Not much...
My book review of Michael Moorcock's The Champion of Garathorm is
available at SFReader.com.
***
My short story, "The Dawn Tree," has been accepted in Flashing Swords'
upcoming anthology, The Return of the Sword.
On the Bookshelf: Stephen Colbert's I am America (and So Can You!)
(2007), Amy N. Langville and Carl D. Meyer's Google's PageRank and
Beyond: The Science of Search Engine Rankings (2006), and back issues
of Black Gate. And, as always, lots of magazines.
November 2007
My short story, "A Long Night with Five Mothers," has been accepted by
Black Gate! Thanks editors John J. O'Neil and Howard Andrew Jones.
***
My book review of Michael Moorcock's Count Brass was published at
SFReader.
***
The first issue of the revived Flashing Swords is now available! It features
the 3rd section of my Dermanassian novella, Lessons in Necromancy, Rise
of a Necromancer, Part 3.
***
I've been invited to participate in another compilation of non-fiction
essays on a well-known author. I'm hoping I'll be able to...
***
My story, "Cloning Jesus," was reprinted in Greek by Universe Pathways.
On the Bookshelf: Flashing Swords, Vol. 2 Issue 8, and Andrea
Aromatico's Alchemy: The Great Secret (2000). Being sick in bed means
reading fiction for young readers: Judy Blume's Freckle Juice (1971), Then
Again, Maybe I Won't (1971), Iggie's House (1970), Tales of a Fourth
Grade Nothing (1972), Blubber (1974), Otherwise Known as Sheila the
Great (1972), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), and
Superfudge (1980).
Site News: Updates here and there. New pages for A Long Night with
Five Mothers and The Dawn Tree.
October 2007
Freehold: The Protector (Monroi Pass Book 2) was reviewed at Blogtide
Rising. Here's the review of my story, The Thorn Key:
"This is one of the stories that compelled me to do this review despite all
other concerns. I got a real feel for the poorer side of Monroi Pass. The
characterization was well done. The banter between the two
main characters flowed naturally; the tempo was perfect and
kept my interest throughout. Despite being a tale about grim events,
it remained somewhat lighthearted and humorous. I found myself
wanting to follow the continuing tales of Jul."
***
The new masthead of Flashing Swords Press...
Founders: Daniel E. Blackston, Howard Andrew Jones
Published by Flashing Swords Press
Managing Editor: Crystalwizard
Desk Editor: James Boone Dryden
Associate Editors: Michael D. Turner, Steve Goble, TW Williams
Anthologist: Jason M. Waltz
Website programing: Dave Felts, Crystalwizard
Webhosting and site support: Dave Felts
Yep, I'm no longer on it. But the good news is that I will be submitting both
non-fiction and fiction for the esteemed editors' consideration. Hopefully,
that means you'll be seeing more of Dermanassian and other tales and well
as a few essays.
***
An update on the publication schedule: the Dermanassian short story,
'The Peacekeeper of Bullfrog," is expected to be published in Nanobison
at the end of the year. You can see a preview of it here.
***
My essay, "Power Plays: Explorations of Social Power in Fritz Leiber's
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Adventures," is now available in Fritz Leiber:
Critical Essays, edited by Benjamin Szumskyj (McFarland).
***
I've been invited to submit to another anthology. Here's hoping for
another acceptance! (But the invitation is always flattering, even if things
don't pan out.)
***
My review of Michael Moorcock's The Runestaff and The Sword of the
Dawn have been published at SFReader.com.
***
Stay tuned... the Flashing Swords masthead is making a change, but the
first issue is still scheduled for November 1.
On the Bookshelf: About 25 magazines, including Entrepreneur, Inc.,
Discover, Essence, and others while on the plane to Mexico... plus
Alexander Key's Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Tracking from the
Ground Up (1992) by Sandy Ganz and Susan Boyd, and Harry Beckwith's
Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing (1997).
Site News: New book reviews posted, Bibliography, Biography, Site
Map, and Read Stuff updated.
September 2007
The latest Flashing Swords update... The new masthead reads:
Flashing Swords Press
Founders: Daniel E. Blackston, Howard Andrew Jones
Managing Editor: Crystalwizard
Desk Editor: James Boone Dryden
Associate Editors: Jason M. Waltz, Michael D. Turner, SC Bryce, Steve
Goble, TW Williams
Website programing: Dave Felts, Crystalwizard
Webhosting and site support: Dave Felts
Best of all, Flashing Swords will be open for submissions Nov. 1. Get your
submissions ready!
***
Flashing Swords is in the process of full-scale revival! The new ezine will
be in the same tradition as the first, but under new management.
On the Bookshelf: Magazines, magazines, magazines...
Site News: Not much...
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"Vying for a position as the best story of the group with [Harold] Lamb's [classic reprint] offering is S. C. Bryce's "The Dragon's Scale." This first of a two-part story is about another recurring character, Dermanassian, a desert elf of considerable brains, weapon skill, and magic. Charged by a god to recover a scale from the white dragon, Dermanassian uses stealth to observe and enter the dragon's lair, eventually being discovered. Dragon and elf strike up both conversation and bargain, with the inevitable combat ensuing. The dialog is quick and clever, the action more so. Even though this story could be considered well ended here, I relish the next issue of Flashing Swords to see part two." Robert J. Santa, Firebrand Fiction Review, on The Dragon's Scale, Rise of a Necromancer Part 1. |
| "Dermanassian, the desert elf, has proven to be one of the most popular characters featured at Flashing Swords, and that shouldn't come as a surprise, for S.C. Bryce is a careful crafter with a vivid imagination. Bryce seamlessly blends old and new concepts to create something original, and knows how to deliver a good action tale..." Howard Andrew Jones, managing editor of Black Gate, editor in chief, SwordandSorcery.org, and former editor of Flashing Swords. |
| "A wonderful, dream-like story — glad I picked it to read first in the premiere issue. I made that call based on A) the intriguing title, and B) experience reading Bryce’s stuff. It was a good decision... '127 Fears' rocks." Steve Goble, Swords Against Boredom, editor of Carnivah House, on 127 Fears. |
| "S.C. Bryce is a real talent. Stirring characters, sharp dialogue, fascinating scenery -- Bryce has them all, and a unique spin on fantasy tropes. Don't walk into a Bryce story expecting the ordinary, but expect a rousing adventure every time..." Howard Andrew Jones, Managing Editor Black Gate, and Editor in Chief of www.SwordandSorcery.org, and former editor of Flashing Swords on The Demon War. |
| "It's a tale full of wonder and strangeness, charm and mystery, and absolutely fascinating..." Richard K. Lyon, co-author of novels Demon in the Mirror, The Eyes of Sarsis, The Web of the Spider, and Rails Across the Galaxy and author of numerous short stories, on The Dawn Tree. |
| "This story was so vividly imaginative, so smoothly written and so engrossing that it was over before I knew it..." Bruce Durham, award-winning speculative fiction author and Contributing Editor to www.SwordandSorcery.org, on The Demon War. |
| "Enough fast-paced, high energy adventure for the most action-starved reader... exotic and well-detailed..." Tangent Short Fiction Review, on The Demon War. |
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