Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" discussion

As usual, we'll get a poll together soon to select group read topics for the following two months (March April).

Any nominations for "themes" or specific books to put into the poll?

I took note of several mentioned by members here:
▪ "lost continents"? (Atlantis, Lemuria, etc.)
▪ Cifford Ball (post REH Conan)
▪ KJ Parker
▪ Tolkien (in honor of Christopher Tolkien's passing)
▪ Scott Oden (his Twilight of the Gods arrives Feb-18-2019)

Thoughts?

I'd be all about Clifford Ball.....

Oooo...Scott has a new book out next month; the timing would perfect!

The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories

This is his complete works. It's well worth a read. Not for todays sensibilities, but nice nostalgia.

Lost continents has a wealth of possibilities.

Heroes of Atlantis & Lemuria
Elak of Atlantis
Kull: Exile of Atlantis
Mention My Name in Atlantis
The Serpent
The Tritonian Ring

Just to name a few off the top of my head.

Since Scott Oden was brought up, it made me curious if the group has ever spotlighted an author from within the group as a group read. How does everyone else feel about this?

As the person who originally suggested lost continents, I have definite thoughts on the subject, but those all look like worthy contenders.

Didnt Lin Carter have an anthology about Lost Continents?

Richard, we’ve had a couple author/members spotlighted in group reads. Recently, Howard Andrew Jones for instance.

I am ok with doing that...but like to stay toward the end of nominating authors/books organically.... and staying clear of starting advertising (self-nomination) in the group read section (we have other sections/threads for that).

Richard wrote: "Didnt Lin Carter have an anthology about Lost Continents?"

Yep! The Magic of Atlantis

@Seth
Understood. It makes good sense for it to be organic.

@Joseph
I thought so; just couldnt remember the name.

Check out the poll... https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

I haven't voted yet, but I did buy Kindle versions of The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories and The Sleeping City.... already have Twilight of the Gods preordered....

Has there been any reads of Phillip Jose Farmer's "Hadon of Ancient Opar" and its sequels?

Nothing formal; and those are ones that have been sitting on my shelf for rather a long time ...

hey LD, I can add those to the list. This thread was for ideas for an earlier groupread, but Ill keep track

Oh crap, sorry! I must have misread the topic title. My bad.