#lin carter

[the25centpaperback]

Hurok of the Stone Age by Lin Carter, cover by Josh Kirby (1981)

#paperback #vintage #1980s #josh kirby #lin carter #DAW Books

[geekynerfherder]

'Against The Gods' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for the novel 'Thongor Against The Gods', book 3 of the 'Thongor' series by Lin Carter, published in 1967.

#Art Of The Day #Art #AOTD #Frank Frazetta #Frazetta #Frazetta Friday #Lin Carter #Thongor #Thongor Against The Gods #Books #Book Cover #Book Cover Art #Cover Art #Fantasy Art #Fantastical Art #Imaginative Realism

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Lin Carter (editor) - New Worlds For Old - Ballantine - 1971 (cover art by David Johnston)

#witches #old ones #occult #vintage #new worlds for old #ballantine books #adult fantasy #worlds of wonder #14 steps #lin carter #david johnston #1971 #fantasy

[daisymylove]

Sword catcher spoilers, speculations and theories about "Ragpicker King" and some ramblings ahead, proceed at your own discretion.

So I'm 90% sure Vienne is alive and we will find it out when lin comes to the palace to treat her

She has an official art and there was a whole snippet about her, I don't see the point of making all that fuss about a character that was going to have three interactions with Kel (speaking of which, I kind of shipped them even tho I know ana will be his end game 👉🏻👈🏻 am I the only one?), kill some random guys and bite the dust. On top of that her arc was about to get so interesting. She is a trained assassin, oath bound to protect this little girl, whom she loves deeply, until she dies, but then her charge was murdered, and her life's mission came crashing down on her. The angst, the potential.Her dying would be a huge waste.

I don't question Jolivet's loyalty, at least not now, but Markus is not a mentally stable person (btw whats up with him? does anyone have a theory?).I think he lied she was dead bc markus may have killed her otherwise and, as dangerous as she is, Vienne may be more useful to them alive than dead with the possibility of a war looming over.I also don't discard the possibility that he may have personal ties to vienne and/or her family. The whole covering her with his cape could have been a show of respect for the black guard if she's really dead, like kel thought, but compounding with the fact that, even tho she charged on conor, jolivet did nothing to either stop or harm her, it struck me as oddly affectionate. Anyone can correct me if im wrong, but I dont remember kel mentioning anything about an accent, which makes me assume she speaks their language on a native level, so there's that

One thing I didn't like was that this trained bad ass assassin was completely unarmed during such an important event.Kel is always armed, even when impersonating conor he had a dagger on his person. Granted, it's easier to conceal weapons on male attire, but it would've been more realistic if she'd had at least one dagger, had been forced to use it and thus was left unarmed. Its not enough to tackle all those guys, as kel himself thought, but she wouldn't have been helpless.

I'm also 90% sure Lin and conor are going to have sex on a beach, I'm willing to bet money on it.I've read way too many books by Cc to not recognize her foreshadowing. Besides, she's fond of writing sex scenes on peculiar locations.

The "yes I'm the goddess come back" may have been scheming on Lin's part (loved that btw) but I'm sure she actually is the goddess come back. She will also be queen, as the prophecy foretells. Charlon saying to luisa "dance for your future court", but Lin ending up being the one to actually dance also reeks of foreshadow.

Now to the ragpicker king, we know almost nothing about andreyen and I have a lot of speculations. First I thought he was the Makabi, what about the ragpicker being a figure that has always existed in Castellane, his symbol being a bird and his having a bowl that allegedly belongs to makabi's lineage. But when he said ragpicker king is a title, which he inherited from another, I put it in the back burner (it hasn't been discarded tho, im not discarding anything for now and he would hardly tell kel "yo I'm this immortal entity and have been forging my death over and over for centuries" if that were the case) in favour of thinking he's the Maharam's exiled son. He's the right age and it makes sense for a boy that has been shunned by everyone and left to fend for himself to turn to crime.

What has been nagging at me, on the other hand, is that he matches Lin's vision of Suleman from her dreams. Pale, tall, handsome, long black hair and when his eyes were going to be described the dream was conveniently interrupted. I'm not saying he is suleman for sure, idk how that would work in practical terms -- is he an immortal and suleman never actually died at the sundering? unlikely, considering Lins dream and how vivid it was. Is he a reincarnation? Under that line of thinking he could be both the exiled boy AND suleman on a single person -- and he could have no relation to him whatsoever, the physical resemblance being just a coincidence (but really?) and I'm just crazy.His interest in the stone and magic in general checks out for both suleman and exiled son, so it isn't really an indicator.

I rather liked andreyen, merren and Ji an, tho, I really don't want him to be the bad guy, but as previously said I'm not discarding anything.It seems pretty obvious to me that he wants to use lin and her abilities in some way, much like he has a use for kel, but that doesn't necessarily mean he has nefarious goals or anything

I think Anjelica, Aimada, the malgasi princess whose name I don't remember now and the prince with the huge bank account will make appearances, they have been mentioned way too much to not feature at all

and what was that dream kel had with fire and phoenixes? There's something there, I can feel it

anyway, that's what I have so far

as a side note, I'm a bit drunk and haven't proofread this properly (i never do when writing on this blog tho, sorry lol), hope its coherent enough

#sword catcher spoilers #sword catcher #kel saren #lin carter #the ragpicker king #conor aurelian #kang ji an #merren asper #vienne d'este

[transistoradio]

Four early-70s Ballantine paperbacks by and about H. P. Lovecraft, with wraparound cover art by Gervasio Gallardo.

#h. p. lovecraft #ballantine books #august derleth #lin carter #cthulhu #cthulhu mythos #paperback covers #weird fiction #gervasio gallardo

[thehauntedrocket]

Vintage Paperback - As The Green Star Rises by Lin Carter

DAW (1975)

#Paperback Cover #Paperback Art #Science Fiction #Lin Carter #As The Green Star Rises #DAW #DAW Books #Scientific Romance #1975 #1970s #70s

[kekwcomics]

WORLDS OF FANTASY #1 (Galaxy Publishing, 1968)

Art: Jack Gaughan

#pulp #pulps #pulp magazine #pulp sci fi #pulp science fiction #pulp scifi #pulp fantasy #60s pulp #1960s pulp #1960s science fiction #1960s sci fi #60s sci fi #60s science fiction #robert e howard #l sprague de camp #john jakes #lin carter #lester del rey #mack reynolds #robert silverberg

[evilhorse]

The road was long and the road was hard and the sky was cold and grey

(The Savage Sword of Conan #8)

#the savage sword of conan #Conan #conan the barbarian #death song #poem #road #hard #sword and sorcery #fantasy comics #dat rack #roy thomas #lin carter #Jess jodloman #marvel comics #dark horse comics #comics #70s comics #bronze age comics

[nerds-yearbook]

Marvel launched King Conan with a cover date of March, 1980. Roy Thomas and John Buscema adapted a story originally written by L Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. The White Hand that were previously mentioned in Savage Sword of Conan #39 made their first Marvel appearance in this issue and introduced to Marvel (and promptly killed) the witch Louhi. ("The Witch of the Mists", King Conan 1#, Marvel Comic Event)

#nerds yearbook #real life event #first appearance #comic book #marvel #marvel comics #march #1980 #king conan #conan the barbarian #roy thomas #john buscema #l sprague de camp #lin carter #zenobia #conn #prospero #sir valens #euric #white hand #louhi #kamoinen #beastmen #thoth amon #pra eun #scarlet circle #nenaunir

[lesserknowncryptids]

Today's lesser known cryptid is: The Volcano Ogre

#cryptids #book #zarkon lord of the unknown #lin carter #lesser known cryptids

[wellspringofallagony]

Destination: Saturn by David Grinnell and Lin Carter

Cover art by Kelly Freas

#destination: saturn #david grinnell #lin carter #kelly freas #ace books #sci-fi #paperback #pulp

[siryl]

Cover by Kevin Eugene Johnson. I'd love to find the textless artwork.

#kevin johnson #kevin eugene johnson #lin carter #thongor #thongor of lemuria #fantasy art

[geekynerfherder]

'Conan The Buccaneer' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for 'Conan The Buccaneer', written by L Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter, published in 1971 by Lancer Books.

#Art Of The Day #Art #AOTD #Frazetta #Frank Frazetta #Frazetta Friday #Conan #Conan The Buccaneer #L Sprague de Camp #Lin Carter #Books #Book Cover #Book Cover Art #Cover Art #Fantasy Art #Fantastical Art #Imaginative Realism

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

William Morris - The Wood Beyond The World - Ballantine - 1969

#witches #woodmen #occult #vintage #adult fantasy #ballantine books #william morris #lin carter #1969 #the wood beyond the world

[daisymylove]

I love how Kel is so clever and yet absolutely obtuse when it comes to emotional intelligence.

the girl has kept a grass ring on a heart-shaped locket she wears every fucking day , for 9 years, but ofc she's in love with Conor and probably forgot it was there in the first place, seems logical

I so want Lin to hear about this and smack him on the temple saying it's an ancient technique for healing daftness on males.

#sword catcher #sword catcher spoilers #kel saren #lin carter #antonetta alleyne

[nelc]

Bruce Pennington's cover for Sky Pirates of Callisto by Lin Carter

#Bruce Pennington #sky pirates of callisto #Lin Carter #flying ship #orange #Jupiter