Hello everyone!
This is a bit of an impromptu blog post today.
There's a Kickstarter that went up today that will be of interest to fantasy fans. Its the first two proper issues of New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine.
If you would like to take a look before I start waxing lyrically about it, then you can take a look here.
I managed to get their trial run Issue 0 towards the end of September 2022 and was suitably impressed.
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| New Edge Sword & Sorcery issue 0 |
It can still be ordered off amazon in the UK here and in the USA here.
I liked that they were including stories that broadened the scope of the characters beyond just the clone of Conan - Clonan the Librarian - and were generally involving characters who were termed as 'outcast', with quite a diverse range of character types involved, with there own diverse struggles.
In Issue 0, about a third of the large magazine was taken up by articles too, one delving into Sword and Sorcery in the modern age and another about one of Robert E Howard's female characters - not Red Sonja. Though I still need to do a better review of the volume, I still want to say, I was suitably impressed by the production and the intent to modernise the genre.
Issues One and Two look to expand on that and solidify those new changes as a 'New Edge'. And I'm welcoming that. There are some very curious tales that can be told and some erudite things to be said about it.
The new magazines will be roughly 45,000 words in length, in softback and hardback as well as e-book forms, with some luscious artwork by talented and established artists and illustrators.
As youcan probably tell, I've already backed the Kickstarter for issues one and two of New Edge Sword and Sorcery because one of the biggest selling points for me as a fanboy, is a tale by Michael Moorcock of Elric fame. This is something I'll be looking forward to.
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| Michael Moorcock, of Elric of Melnibone fame, contributor to New Edge Sword & Sorcery |
There are some tasty looking stretch goals too. There is even a first day backer incentive too.
Again, I'll post the link to the Kickstarter here. So try and take a look and seriously consider backing it.
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| Launch day special for New Edge Sword & Sorcery issues 1 and 2, backers on Kickstarter |
If you would like to follow progress further, they can be found on Twitter here. They look to be posting regular updates about the Kickstarter as things happen. The most recent two are that they were 20% funded within 2 hours, and then 30% funded in 3 hours, which looks promising.
That pretty much ends my rambling for today. and I shall leave you with another couple of photos of me enjoying this excellent sword and sorcery fantasy magazine in Derby's oldest pub - The Dolphin.
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| New Edge Sword & Sorcery with Bass In The Dolphin, Derby |
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| Further enjoyment of New Edge Sword & Sorcery with Bass in The Dolphin, Derby |
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| Nothing like Bass and New Edge Sword & Sorcery in Derby's oldest pub |
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| New Edge Sword & Sorcery, with Bass in The Dolphin in Derby |
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