S E Lindberg: Book_of

This is one of a series of reports on GenCon 2022; other links coming soon from this Table of Contents, to be posted in random order:

S.E Lindberg debuts on the Rogues in the House Podcast, wins award from the Skull at GenCon 2022, BTS Footage

Early this year I reported on the Rogues in the House podcast for Black Gate. Check it out. As the Rogues move beyond podcasts to build the Sword & Sorcery community, they started publishing anthologies including the just released A Book of Blades which I proudly contributed a Dyscrasia Fiction story: "Embracing Ember." With my Event Coordinator role for the GenCon Writers Symposium, I did my best to gather the Rogues and other contributors to A Book of Blades on several panels. We gathered in Marriott Ballroom #4 to record this special session. I highlight two timepoints:

6:45 min:sec: The Skull crashes the party and award his only named intern an award
48 min: I namedrop two friends, fellow Aikidoka Sensei Dirk Domaschko and Master David Silver, attributing them for getting me into the GenCon culture years ago.

The Rogues on Hallowed Ground (link to Aug 8-2022 podcast episode)

"Rogues, old and new, meet at the mecca called GenCon. In this very special episode, Deane and Matt are joined by Howard Andrew Jones, Seth Lindberg, Steve Diamond, Sean CW Korsgaard, Jason Ray Carney, and *shudders* The Magician's Skull himself. Topics include sword and sorcery (of course) as well as our "top picks" from GenCon."

Embedded Podcast - listen here!

Behind the Scenes Footage

Matthew John - Conan the Board Game and Rogue in the House
Steve Diamond - Horror Writer
Sean CW Korsgaard - Baen Books
Howard Andrew Jones - S&S Author and Editor of Tales from the Magician's Skull
Jason Ray Carney - Whetstone and Professor of Dark Arts
Deane Geiken - Rogue in the House Podcast
S.E. Lindberg - S&S Enthusiast

I am truly honored and excited to be amongst the rogues in this anthology. "Embracing Ember" is a Dyscrasia Fiction story that fills in Dr. Grave's struggles (as a single father and necromancer) to "raise" his three golem daughters. The chronology of short stories to date is below; a few more contributions are needed to span the epilogue of Spawn of Dyscrasia (in which Dr. Grave finally finds the ingredients to make his own family) to another novel in the works.

Raising Daughters (2020) - Whetstone #2 S&S Magazine. Read for free via link!
"Embracing Ember" (2022). Rogues in the House Podcast's A Book of Blades.
"One Hive. Two Queens" (2022). DMR Book's Terra Incognita (edited by Draa)
"Forging Independence" (2021) Swords & Sorcery Magazine Issue 114; Read free via link!

About A Book of Blades and Rogues in the House

This January Black Gate teased a second publication from the Rogues in the House Sword & Sorcery podcast while we covered the folks/rogues behind the show and highlighted episodes (Go Rogues! link). Beyond luring in S&S authors like Howard Andrew Jones, Scott Oden, John R. Fultz, and Jason Ray Carney, they’ve covered Morgan King & Phil Gelatt (creators of the movie The Spine of Night), Peter D. Adkison (founder and first CEO of Wizards of the Coast and owner of GenCon, the world’s largest board game convention), and Sara Frazetta (granddaughter of the fantasy master painter, an artist herself, and CEO of Frazetta Girls).

Now the anthology has been released into the wild. A Book of Blades hosts 15 short stories from established and emerging heroic authors! Check out the table of contents below. There are even illustrations from the aforementioned Morgan Galen King & Sara Frazetta, amongst other artists. All proceeds go toward making the show a stronger and more attractive platform for all.

The anthology is available now in Paperback and Kindle.

Cover Blurb:

Within this tome are buried the blades of warriors, thieves, and wizards. Tales of their deeds, glories, and triumphs shall ring throughout the ages.
Rogues in the House Podcast has gathered the best tales of Sword & Sorcery from across the community.

Here, brave adventurers will find stories lovingly crafted from Heroic Fantasy greats such as Howard Andrew Jones, John R. Fultz, and John C. Hocking. At their side are up-and-coming genre authors Chuck Clark, T.A. Markitan, Cora Buhlert, and many more.

Includes artwork from various artists, including Morgan King, director of Spine of the Night, and Sara Frazetta, granddaughter of the Legend himself!

Short Stories Table of Contents:“By the Sword” John C. Hocking
“Ghost Song” Chuck Clark
“Last of the Swamp Tribe” L.D. Whitney
“Wanna Bet?” T.A. Markitan
“The Serpent’s Heart” Howard Andrew Jones
“How They Fall” Angeline B. Adams and Remco van Straten
“The Breath of Death” Jason M. Waltz
“Embracing Ember” S.E. Lindberg  (A Dyscrasia Fiction entry)
“The Curse of Wine” J.M. Clarke
“The Gift of Gallah” Matthew John
“Crawl” Scott Oden
“The Spine of Virens Imber” Nathaniel Webb
“The City of the Screaming Pillars” Cora Buhlert
“Two Silvers for a Song of Blood” Jason Ray Carney
“The Blood of Old Shard” John R. Fultz

Illustrations/Art by:
Gilead
Ursa Doom
Sara Frazetta (legendary Frazetta Girl)
Lorelei Esther
Hardeep Aujla
Morgan King (director of The Spine of Night)
Jesus Garcia (front cover)
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