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Tag Archives: anti-hero
Pulp Consumption: Sneaky Pete
If you’re a con man who has been recently paroled but people you conned are out to get you, what do you do? Maybe you assume a new identity and ply your conjob skills on other people. That’s exactly what … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-hero, crime fiction, Giovanni Ribisi, Justified, television
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Pulp Consumption: Gentleman Bastards Series
The Lies of Locke Lamora Red Seas Under Red Skies The Republic of Thieves What happens you decide to write about a couple of con men in a fantasy setting? In a world where magic exists, what can two “mere” … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-hero, con, fantasy, grimdark, heist, heroic duo, scott lynch, thieves
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Pulp Appeal: Elric of Melniboné
I can pinpoint exactly when I first came across Elric, the doomed albino sorcerer-king of Melniboné. I was a freshman in high school, and there, among the rest of the science-fiction and fantasy books in the school library were … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-hero, dark fantasy, elric, michael moorcock, new wave science-fiction, Pulp, sword and sorcery
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