Black Library/Black Flame = modern day pulphouse
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1jseger9000
Have you guys tried any of the novels published by Black Library/Black Flame?
These books would usually be crammed at the end of the sci fi section with the Star Trek/Star Wars books.
The Black Library books are based in the Warhammer shared universe, but they are also terrific modern day pulp stories. Much better written in general than books of this type usually are.
I've picked up books about a Solomon Kane-like Witch Hunter, German and Russian soldiers battling vampires in Word War II (Fiends of the Eastern Front), a future inquisition and Eisenhorn, the inquisitor who doubts and a dwarf with a death-wish who seems to be cursed to live (the Trollslayer series).
None of these are high art, but they are action packed tales of high adventure and fun to read.
These books would usually be crammed at the end of the sci fi section with the Star Trek/Star Wars books.
The Black Library books are based in the Warhammer shared universe, but they are also terrific modern day pulp stories. Much better written in general than books of this type usually are.
I've picked up books about a Solomon Kane-like Witch Hunter, German and Russian soldiers battling vampires in Word War II (Fiends of the Eastern Front), a future inquisition and Eisenhorn, the inquisitor who doubts and a dwarf with a death-wish who seems to be cursed to live (the Trollslayer series).
None of these are high art, but they are action packed tales of high adventure and fun to read.
2bluetyson
Yeah. They do a lot of recent 2000AD stuff. So I have a few of these. Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Slaine, ABC Warriors, Nikolai Dante, Strontium Dog, Caballistics, etc.
A fairly reasonable argument. Tie-In stuff fills that nice a fair bit I would imagine. You could argue the above are comic influenced more than pulp, maybe, but not the stuff that comes directly from games or tv/movies.
Funny how they got a book trilogy out of a short run serial from when I was a kid, as far as Fiends of the Eastern Front goes.
A fairly reasonable argument. Tie-In stuff fills that nice a fair bit I would imagine. You could argue the above are comic influenced more than pulp, maybe, but not the stuff that comes directly from games or tv/movies.
Funny how they got a book trilogy out of a short run serial from when I was a kid, as far as Fiends of the Eastern Front goes.
3jseger9000
That is something, about Fiends of the Eastern Front isn't it? I bought the omnibus and the author mentions that he's also working on a... well, I don't know if you'd call it a sequel, maybe a parallel story called Fiends of the Rising Sun (touchstone doesn't recognize the book, though it is already listed in LT?)about American soldiers encountering Japanese vampires.
How are the Caballistics books? They sounded interesting.
I guess you have a point about comic influence, but comics after all are highly influenced by the pulps. And (at least to most Americans) ‘comic influenced’ implies superheroes.
What started this chain of thought for me were William King’s Trollslayer books. Those reminded me (in a good way) of the Conan and Lankhmar stories.
How are the Caballistics books? They sounded interesting.
I guess you have a point about comic influence, but comics after all are highly influenced by the pulps. And (at least to most Americans) ‘comic influenced’ implies superheroes.
What started this chain of thought for me were William King’s Trollslayer books. Those reminded me (in a good way) of the Conan and Lankhmar stories.
4bluetyson
Actually haven't read one yet. My to read list is always pretty long at the moment. :)
Are those the Gotrex and Felix ones? They sounded kind of interesting.
Are those the Gotrex and Felix ones? They sounded kind of interesting.
5jseger9000
Trollslayer? Yeah, that's the first of the Felix and Gotrek series. I wrote a review for it, here at LT. It's pulpy crap, but I mean that in a good way, if you see what I mean.
I've read Trollslayer, Skavenslayer and Daemonslayer (which from what I've heard is the pinnacle of the books).
One thing: William King seems to have fallen off the face of the Earth. I haven't checked his website in a while, but Black Library has already put out books in the Felix and Gotrek and Space Wolf series written by other authors. It's a shame. He's one of their top authors and even if he never puts out another book, they should have just left those series alone. They still have Dan Abnett putting out the (highly recommended) Gaunt's Ghosts books. Let William King's creations retire with him.
You know, it's funny: I've never played Warhammer at all, but I have read a lot of the books. Like I said, they tend to be very well written. To me, even though they're licensed books, they are still author and character driven, not like the endless subpar D&D books (a game I have played but whose novels I rarely read).
I've read Trollslayer, Skavenslayer and Daemonslayer (which from what I've heard is the pinnacle of the books).
One thing: William King seems to have fallen off the face of the Earth. I haven't checked his website in a while, but Black Library has already put out books in the Felix and Gotrek and Space Wolf series written by other authors. It's a shame. He's one of their top authors and even if he never puts out another book, they should have just left those series alone. They still have Dan Abnett putting out the (highly recommended) Gaunt's Ghosts books. Let William King's creations retire with him.
You know, it's funny: I've never played Warhammer at all, but I have read a lot of the books. Like I said, they tend to be very well written. To me, even though they're licensed books, they are still author and character driven, not like the endless subpar D&D books (a game I have played but whose novels I rarely read).
