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Broadswords and Blasters Issue 1: Pulp Magazine with Modern Sensibilities Kindle Edition

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

Pulp isn't dead! In this, the debut issue of Broadswords and Blasters, readers will encounter subterranean horrors, time traveling lovers, space Mafia, two-fisted private investigators, and torturers turned political activists.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06Y4FFDH4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Broadswords and Blasters (April 14, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 14, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3305 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 97 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1545250308
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Customers enjoy the stories' quality and find them entertaining. They appreciate the short, bite-sized stories that are perfect for a quick read. The book is described as fun, witty, and touching at the end.

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Customers enjoy the stories in this collection. They find the stories amazing, fun, and bite-sized. Readers appreciate the literary quality and historical settings. The stories are action-packed with solid character development and some delicious twists.

"...All but one of the stories are self-contained, so you can be sure you’ll get that little literary kick without worrying about real-life interrupting..." Read more

"...I really enjoyed the story The Executioner's Daughter, about a young woman trying to take on the hood of her father, while Dead Men Tell Tales was a..." Read more

"...It could easily exist alongside Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, and some of the Spicy journals. It sets a tone and blazes a trail...." Read more

"...is the exposure to a range of different authors, as well as the bite-sized stories, which are so perfect for commuting trips or other short chunks..." Read more

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Customers find the book enjoyable. They describe it as witty and humorous, with an emotional ending.

"...stories are fun, contemporary, of high quality, and, most of all, entertaining. I look forward to reading the rest...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2018
    I bought this magazine on a whim, soon after I got my first Kindle. I was looking for a fun sci-fi and fantasy magazine with contemporary stories I could read in one bus-sitting or right before bedtime, after I’d put the kids to bed. B&B did not disappoint.

    The first issue has eight stories ranging from fantasy adventure in the style of Howard to hard-boiled private dicks in space, to fantasy in an historical setting, to an origin story with a fun little twist straight out of Weird Tales or True Crime, to moral quandaries set in a dystopian universe. In other words, it is true its title: Broadswords and Blasters. Fans of these genres will find something to like.

    All but one of the stories are self-contained, so you can be sure you’ll get that little literary kick without worrying about real-life interrupting your flow. The one story that continues into the next issue is a fun fantasy tale that hooked me in so well when I finished reading it that I immediately bought the second issue so I could start on it as soon as I finished this issue.

    As they wrote in the intro to their issue, the editors, Gomez and Mount, set out to conduct an experiment to create the kind of magazine like the old pulps but made for, what they call, “a modern world”. Their experiment is great success. The stories are fun, contemporary, of high quality, and, most of all, entertaining. I look forward to reading the rest.

    So, give it a try! Buy the first issue, buy yourself a coffee, find 15 minutes to spare, sit back and enjoy.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019
    Broadswords and Blasters is a blast from the past in many ways - a two-fisted return to pulp fantasy and sci-fi, and it's jolly good fun.

    As ever with anthologies, some tales find favour more than others, and one or two definitely missed the spot for me. A bit too much wish-fulfilling sex here and there, and one story that if it was adapted into a roleplaying game would plausibly have the title Pincers & Penises. But hey.

    One of the stories is a two-parter, the second part being in issue 2, which was probably a bit of a mistake to include but such are the lessons one learns when trying something new.

    I really enjoyed the story The Executioner's Daughter, about a young woman trying to take on the hood of her father, while Dead Men Tell Tales was a clever little sci-fi tale by Dave D'Alessio.

    Perhaps the best tale of all though was the sparkling Saturday Night Science, by Michael M Jones, a full-on interdimensional romp of a first date between two women geniuses with occasional teasing about light bondage included. It's witty, it's joyful and it's really quite touching by the end.

    I like the joie de vivre and all out fun in this magazine - and the team's philosophy as spelled out in the foreword. At the time of writing, I think they are eight issues in - I'll certainly be back for more.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2017
    The cover proudly proclaims this a "pulp magazine with modern sensibilities." The introduction states, "We want adventurers who discard the old stigmas on gender, sexuality, and ethnicity."

    So far, so good. People familiar with me have already heard my rants on period pulp's reader demographics, gender representation, and so on. But, considering I'm unorthodox, I'm quite happy to take this as a starting point, and work from there. So far, that sounds fine. I'm all for mature, sensible representations of these themes in my adventure fiction.

    Unfortunately, given these stories, I don't think Gomez and Mount meant there would be maturity; they seem to have meant that, by discarding the stigma on sexuality, they were free to go wild.

    Dusty Wallace's "Pension Plan"--a story without a real beginning, middle, or end--is almost exclusively concerned with dick jokes, and centers its entire final third around a particularly gory example thereof. "Skin Deep" rewards the main characters with sex, because they decided to be good guys. Matt Spenser's "Island of Skulls" has more bad-joke commentary on genitals, sex, breasts, and the like than anything else.

    This adolescent way of treating sex drags the entire issue down.

    Michael M. Jones' "Saturday Night Science" is also particularly sex focused, but Jones wisely makes that focus work for him, coloring in the beginning of the relationship. It's an expression of his characters, and an expression of his characters that works within the tone and the plot. It is also an expression of the characters in "Island of Skulls"; but in that case, the constant stream of bad-joke sex references spoils any sense of mystery or tension the story should have.

    There are, however, some gems in this collect:

    Josh Reynolds' "The Water So Dark" benefits from his usual smooth, confident flow. It's one of the better depictions of Deep Ones, post Lovecraft, and manages the rare feat of keeping the horror intense in the middle of an action sequence. I'd love to read more stories featuring this character.

    Rob Francis' "Thicker Than Water" has an abrupt ending, but features such engaging character work, interesting worldbuilding, and smooth, well-paced flow that I can't be mad at it. It's a great story, and I'd love to read more of Francis' stories.

    R.A. Goli's "The Executioner's Daughter" is an interesting premise, well-told, with twists and developments I genuinely didn't expect. She's a talent to watch. I do have one word of advice for future stories: work on your dialogue. Right now, it's a little too precise, a little robotic. But I think, with some focus on that, you can be writing some first-rate, impressive stories. Goli is an author to watch.

    Dave D'Alessio's "Dead Men Tell Tales" has some very good worldbuilding, as well as a unique resolution to the plot (if I understood it correctly).It's a pretty good space noir story.

    Overall, I think Broadswords and Blasters is a magazine to watch. And that, with the above caveats, Broadswords and Blasters #1 is worth your time to read.

    I received a free copy in return for an honest review.
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  • Perceptive Reader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable New Pulp
    Reviewed in India on March 18, 2020
    Thoroughly enjoyable new pulp stories - that's how I would like to describe this anthology. It contained the following stories (ratings in parentheses):
    1. 'Skin Deep' by Nicolas Ozment: 5/5
    2. 'Dead Men Tell Tales' by Dave D'Alessio: 4/5
    3. 'The Executioner's Daughter' by R.A. Gali: 2/5
    4. 'Pension Plan' by Dusty Wallace: 3/5
    5. 'Saturday Night Science' by Michael M.Jones: 5/5
    6. 'Island of Skulls' by Matt Spencer: 3/5
    7. 'The Waters So Dark' by Josh Reynolds: 4/5
    8. 'Thicker than Water' by Rob Francis: 4/5
    Recommended.
  • M. J. Dudley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Magazine
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2017
    From a nostalgia point of view, it's great to see a resurrection of the anthology magazine format. I would prefer paper and ink, but time moves on, I guess.
    Still reading, but the stories are fresh and original rather than slavish pastiches of writers from the past.
    Looks promising for the series!

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