Books for the TBR Pile... 'Barbarian' Edition

I'm not going to go into detail, that's not what you're here for, but this week has been pretty brutal and I'm glad it's done. Here's to a weekend (well, at least Saturday) of not doing much at all other than reading like a [insert speedy noun right here] and not stopping until I've finished 'Into the Narrowdark'. I think today could be the day :o)

In the meantime... Like I said, this week has been really intense and when that happens, I buy books to make myself feel better. I shouldn't but... Here we are and I do feel a little better as it happens :o) Now I just need to read them but for now, lets take a look at what I bought, shall we?

The whole reason why this is the 'Barbarian' Edition ;o) I've been looking forward to 'Island of the Dead' for a long time now (just had to wait for the right payday) and this could very well be the next book up after I finish 'Into the Narrowdark'. Either that or Volume 1 of the new 'Savage Sword of Conan' (I know it has been out a while, I was waiting for the right payday again), I haven't made my mind up yet.

'The Salt Grows Heavy' is shaping up to be next week's commuter read. 'The Black Guard' might have to wait its turn but is overdue a re-read so could be up soon, maybe...

 'The History of the Runestaff' fills another gap in my 'Fantasy Masterworks' collection but I'll have to finish off the 'Hawkmoon' series first before I even think of tackling this book (edit: I looked this book up and it actually collects the Hawkmoon books, I'm just a sucker for collecting the Fantasy Masterworks series). And it has been a long time since I read 'The Centauri Device' (at least 20 years, maybe more) so when I saw it in the Brockley Bookshop, I didn't take too much persuading . I'm not sure when I'll get round to it but I have a copy now and that's half the battle ;o)


And last but not least... I saw 'Terror of the Vervoids' in the Brockley Bookshop and treated myself a little (again) while 'Battlefield' was another Amazon purchase. At that price, I had to grab it before someone else did. Both very likely commuter reads...

And that's your lot, at least for this weekend :o) Anythin here caught your eye?



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  1. Bookstooge22 February 2025 at 11:50

    Where does History of the Runestaff fit into the Eternal champion mythos? I've read the Hawkmoon books and the Chronicles of Castle Brass trilogy (the sequel to Hawkmoon), so this definitely gets my interest.

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    1. Graeme22 February 2025 at 13:06

      Sorry for getting your hopes up... I had a little look and History of the Runestaff is the Fantasy Masterworks edition of the collected Hawkmoon books. I'm just a sucker for collecting the Fantasy Masterworks books... I still need to re-read the Hawkmoon books, now I have no excuse!

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