Michael Moorcock's Sojan The Swordsman evisits the author's very
first published character, the original incarnation of the Eternal
Champion! Rewritten and expanded from its original appearance in
Moorcock's self-published Tarzan Adventures fanzine, this tale of
swordplay, airships, and bizarre landscapes sees the hero Sojan and
his beloved Princess Noothar encountering strange races of men and
even stranger monsters in a fast-paced adventure in the tradition of
Edgar Rice Burroughs and Leigh Brackett.
Joe R. Lansdale's Under the Warrior Star is the tale of Brax Hooker,
a freelance journalist whose world travels in search of adventure lead
him to a secret laboratory in the Rocky Mountains where a rogue
scientist is attempting to create a universe in minature. Having come
to believe his life has lost meaning, Brax agrees to be the first
traveler into this new Universe, venturing into a forest world of
strange plants, weird creatures, and deadly warriors. There Brax leads
a life of adventure, discovering danger, a ton of surprises, and the
love of his life under the hazy blue light of an alien sun.