Sages & Swords, the 2005 follow-up to Lords of Swords, is an example of just how fine a small press anthology can be. If I didn’t already have my copy, the latest special offer from Rogue Blades Entertainment would have me jumping out of my gym shorts to get it. Follow this link and you’ll [...]
Return of the Sword just got a great review over at BlackGate.com. Black Gate reviewer Ryan Harvey goes beyond simple summarization to get at the heart of the themes and story elements of the anthology’s nineteen tales, and he does a superb job of explaining to a genre-savvy reader just why he or she might [...]
by Bill Ward on May 2, 2008
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Return of the Sword just received a good review over at The Fix, a review site dedicated to genre fiction that looks at a lot of small press work. Reviewer Janice Clark, who acknowledges that sweaty heroics and clanging battles aren’t normally her preferred reading fare, seems genuinely impressed with the quality of the offering. [...]
The Return of the Sword anthology is a rare thing in this day and age. I’m not talking about the passion that went into it, it being the work of a handful of dedicated people, Jason M. Waltz chief among them, who have labored without the resources of a big publisher on the risky proposition [...]
by Bill Ward on February 18, 2008
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March 15th might be bad news for Caesar, but for lovers of Sword and Sorcery and Heroic Fantasy it’s a big, fat smiley face on the wall calender. Why, you ask? Because Jason Waltz and Flashing Swords Press is releasing its first big anthology, Return of the Sword. Click here to go to The Return [...]