Gonji: Dark Ventures

Two NEW tales of GONJI SABATAKE, the itinerant samurai-Viking warrior! A rallying cry for fans of the popular 1980s heroic-fantasy series. An ideal entry point for new readers-- The novelette -Reflections in Ice- -- picking up a mature Gonji, already well into his ca. 1600 A.D. European adventures, ensnared in a desperate crossfire between monstrous oppressors: the undead assassins of the Dark Company; and mysterious horrors residing in remote caves of the snowbound Pyrenees... The novella -Dark Venture- -- the most intense, action-packed and classic-pulp-worthy Gonji tale in the canon. The first-ever story of -young Gonji, - in dishonored exile from his native land. Now facing deadly peril during a bizarre and ghastly sea voyage; caught in the clutches of a hell where corrupted spells of evil magic go to die... ALSO included is the essay -The GONJI Odyssey---the definitive chronicle of the series' creation and publishing history... PLUS, a generous preview of the coming NEW Gonji novel: the audacious origin tale of Gonji's world -- BORN OF FLAME AND STEEL -- ! -People will not know what hit them when they read 'Dark Venture.' It's one of the most exciting (and gruesomely bonkers) sword-&-sorcery stories I've had the pleasure of reading.- --Fletcher Vredenburgh, Black Gate Magazine -One of the most original characters in heroic fantasy returns in all-new adventures that are truly epic. The return of Gonji Sabatake is a cause for epic celebration.- --Joe Bonadonna, MAD SHADOWS

Author: T. C. Rypel

Publisher: Wildside Press

Publication Date: Mar 16, 2017

Number of Pages: 212 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Fiction

ISBN-10: 1479425451

ISBN-13: 9781479425457