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Jason M. Waltz

Jason M. WaltzThe founder and editor of Rogue Blades Entertainment, Waltz also writes original fiction in the Sword and Sorcery and “grand adventure” genres, including “fedora fiction,” a term he has coined for hard-boiled detective adventure. He has worked as a bookseller, editor of the city of Milwaukee’s municipal newsletter, and a girls’ basketball coach.

The Return of the Sword: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure

The Return of the Sword: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure

I read and have read a lot of anthologies. They’re great for “in-between-books-reading” and are perfect when you just want a story that you can start and finish in one sitting. Anthologies are also a great source for sampling different writers.


Jason M Waltz did a great job of picking out the stories to use for The Return of the Sword. Except for only one or two stories (even the ones that weren’t particularly something to my personal taste) I found these to be very well and interestingly written.

The Return of the Sword contains twenty sword-and-sorcery tales — too many for me to summarize and rate individually here. I’d say most of the stories fall between 3 and 4 stars, but my personal favorites — "The Battle of Raven Kill" by Jeff Draper, "To Be A Man" by (FanLit’s own) Read More

August 9th, 2008. ´s rating: | , , | | SFF Reviews | 1 comment
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