Post by che2000 on Jan 5, 2010 0:37:04 GMT
For anyone who isn't familiar with him, Charles R. Saunders is one of the great unsung figures of modern sword and sorcery.
Probably best known for his Imaro books - which use a mythic Africa as their setting (rather than the usual Medieval Europe) - were groundbreaking in terms of their impact within S&S, if only due to the fact that their hero is African (as indeed are all the other characters).
First published in the 1980's by DAW, the series comprised of 3 books: Imaro, Imaro 2 - The Quest for Cush & Imaro 3 - The Trail of Bohu. Despite their brillance and innovation, the series faltered somewhat and a planned fourth book never emerged. A few years ago, Nightshade Books re-released the first two books in the series, but once again the series faltered.
It's been a long wait for some (less so for folks like me who only discovered Imaro relatively recently) but at last Imaro 4 - The Naama War is here.
Released under his own Sword and Soul Media, Charles R. Saunders Imaro 4 - The Naama War is now available from Lulu.
You owe it to yourself, seriously, to get hold of these wonderful books (most of 'em are fairly cheap on Amazon or you can get them from Lulu: stores.lulu.com/dossouye or through Charles' own website: www.charlessaunderswriter.com/).
Probably best known for his Imaro books - which use a mythic Africa as their setting (rather than the usual Medieval Europe) - were groundbreaking in terms of their impact within S&S, if only due to the fact that their hero is African (as indeed are all the other characters).
First published in the 1980's by DAW, the series comprised of 3 books: Imaro, Imaro 2 - The Quest for Cush & Imaro 3 - The Trail of Bohu. Despite their brillance and innovation, the series faltered somewhat and a planned fourth book never emerged. A few years ago, Nightshade Books re-released the first two books in the series, but once again the series faltered.
It's been a long wait for some (less so for folks like me who only discovered Imaro relatively recently) but at last Imaro 4 - The Naama War is here.
Released under his own Sword and Soul Media, Charles R. Saunders Imaro 4 - The Naama War is now available from Lulu.
You owe it to yourself, seriously, to get hold of these wonderful books (most of 'em are fairly cheap on Amazon or you can get them from Lulu: stores.lulu.com/dossouye or through Charles' own website: www.charlessaunderswriter.com/).