Time for another Sword &
Sorcery Audiobook Showcase! Let’s go back to January 2022 for issue #9 of
Savage Realms Monthly. The Audible version came out a few weeks ago, so let’s
dive in, shall we? As usual, we get three short stories and author interviews.
Book 9 kicks off with a tale from
Willard Black’s fan-favourite characters Redgar and Natali in a new adventure
titled “The Forbidden Basin”. This time, the duo gets thrown in jail for drinking
from a sacred pool and twists and turns ensue. This is another very enjoyable
tale in the exciting series of Redgar the Hathor. Tale number 2 is titled “The
Glass Crypt” and is penned by Tim Gerstmar. It concerns a wench who coaxes a
mercenary to steal a necklace from the tomb of a dead king and queen. Needless to
say, it won’t go as planned. A fast-paced yarn, it was engaging from beginning
to end. We cap things off with a returning author (from issue #7), Morgan Kane,
and a story titled “Exiles” about a courtesan who is left to fend for herself
naked in the desert as she is thrown out of a sultan’s court. A well-written tale of survival that is to be continued. After each tale, we get an
author bio for Willard Black and cool interviews for Tim Gerstmar (a
particularly lengthy one at that) and Morgan Kane.
The audiobook version of SRM #9
has a runtime of two hours and twenty minutes. The narration is done with
panache by our always-reliable Cryptkeeper of Sword & Sorcery, Moose
Matson. These tales wouldn’t be as lively without him. As is the case with any
issue of SRM, you can jump right in with any book without having read prior
issues. This is already the twelfth Audible release for the magazine and it
shows no sign of stopping, publishing more recent issues as well as their back
catalogue from 2022. So, what are you waiting for, pick up Book 9 and any other
of the eleven available books on Audible. If you dig Sword & Sorcery,
Conan, or Dungeons & Dragons, then you’re in for an awesome time with these
three tales.
Rating: Four
stars out of five
Get Book 9 on Audible
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