Swords of Talera The Talera Cycle Book 1 eBook Charles Allen Gramlich
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Abruptly transported from Earth to Talera, Ruenn Maclang must slash his way through a world of alien warriors and deadly beasts, where every move can result in death. To stay alive and find his missing brother, Ruenn must quickly learn the discipline of sword and spear, and experience the bitter stench of battle. And he must uncover the many hidden secrets of Talera, a weird and wonderful world very different from our own.
A grand adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard.
CHARLES ALLEN GRAMLICH has written novels and stories of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, among many other genres. He lives and works in Louisiana. Watch for the second and third volumes in The Talera Cycle, available from the Borgo imprint of Wildside Press.
Swords of Talera The Talera Cycle Book 1 eBook Charles Allen Gramlich
Swords of Talera: Book One of the Talera Cycle is fun "Sword & Planet" adventure. Get svelte, escape to Talera.I first discovered Charles Allen Gramlich via his poetic Sword & Sorcery books (highly recommended): Bitter Steel: Tales and Poems of Epic Fantasy and Harvest of War. Being biased toward weird adventure on "earth," I was inspired to branch out slightly because of the Goodreads Sword & Sorcery Group's groupread for May-June 2014, the theme being "Sword & Planet." Being a fan of Gramlich, this was a prime time to try out his Talera Cycle. If you ask the author why he should read it, he'll reveal his humorous side (taken from his Facebook page):
"Dr. Charles Gramlich, professor of psychology at a prominent New Orleans University, has made the extraordinary claim that reading the three books of the Talera fantasy series, Swords of Talera, Wings Over Talera, and Witch of Talera, will actually help you lose weight and maintain a svelte figure. Gramlich says that, "those who read the slender volumes of the Talera series, which are quick and exciting stories, develop a speedier metabolism, allowing them to burn calories more quickly. This effect lingers for weeks after the books are finished," he adds, "and can easily be prolonged further by consuming another book by the same author." When asked whether that author, Charles `Allen' Gramlich, was any relation, Dr. Gramlich abruptly yelled "Fire" and left the room."
Even though Swords of Talera: Book One of the Talera Cycle is not explicitly comedic, it does present pulp adventure with a dose of old-school "cheese" sprinkled atop weird milieu and tons of melee. It is a homeage the Sword & Planet subgenre initiated by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the early 1900's with John Carter, and has all the tropes fans of the subgenre would demand: a man from the early 1900's gets transported from earth to a strange planet; he can occasionally revisit earth; he manages to quickly converse with many aliens, lead armies, and free a maiden in distress.
Gramlich's "Carter" is a 1914 sea merchant captain named Ruenn Maclang, whose arrogance and decisive leadership will remind readers of Indiana Jones. He gets transported to Talera mysteriously along with his crew, though he gets separated and strives to find his fellow earthlings. He is met by many humanoid aliens embroiled in slave-trade and war. Maclang becomes infatuated with a maiden in distress, and shallow-romantic interactions with her are intermittent. A sidebar on the technological history behind the mysterious Planet/Land Talera was distinctly cheezy sci-fi, but was not explored in depth in this first installment. There are continuous combat scenes, adequately fulfilling the "Sword" requirement for "Swords & Planet." What I enjoyed most about this adventure was Gramlich's poetic side, that creeps into every chapter. Check out these Excerpts:
Beautiful Battles
"...Heril leaped forward, swinging an axe over his head. The beast commander caught the stroke on his shield but the blow drove him to his knees. He surged up, hurling Heril back, and lashed out with his own axe. I watched Heril leap away and then saw no more of them as the beach exploded into motion.
War cries tore the sky. Steel whistled through air and rang on steel, or thunked into soft flesh. Men screamed with the impact and went down hard. Blood clotted the sand and stained the bright swords with ugliness.
Numbers were on our side and our first charge carried the Klar back. They recovered and held. Bodies piled up. Men stumbled over the dead and few who went down were given the chance to rise again. Axes and swords lifted and fell, came away drawing screams or soft sighs of death. Our enemies were cold and disciplined, but so too were Jedik's men, and the slaves were hot with anger. It was that passion which finally broke the Klar line. But we paid for it in blood.
Weird Ambience
"A bass throbbing rose and fell with each pulse of emerald light, and over the vibration lay the screams of my men, crawling up the scale until their voices teetered on the edge of soundlessness. Then the screams were gone and the cold, verdant fire went with them."
"The thing's body was human-like but it was not a man. Its flesh gleamed an iridescent green and gold; scales covered it like armor. A broad, thick tail stretched away into the gray fog behind it. The creature's face was an abomination, calling up visions of fallen angels burning centuries in hell. The eyes shone flat and stone blue, without whites. Two slits gashed the face where the nose should have been and the mouth below glistened wide and red, lined with yellowed fangs. Large vanes, like the wings of bats, extended from either side of the beast's head, fluttering with each harsh breath it drew."
"The lorn wind blew about the volcanic peak, playing dirges in the empty lava funnels. Both beauty and pain lived in that wind, and the drifting ghosts of ancient memories."
Testimonial: I lost 3 pounds in just one week reading Swords of Talera! To stay with my weight maintenance program, I'll continue with Wings Over Talera:Book Two of the Talera Cycle, and Witch of Talera.
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Swords of Talera The Talera Cycle Book 1 eBook Charles Allen Gramlich Reviews
I discovered Charles' blog when I was prowling the internet a number of years back. I liked his voice and started looking for his work. SWORDS OF TALERA was not the first, but I found a kinship in the trilogy. I love this sort of Sword and Planet adventure, having grown up reading Edgar Rice Burroughs, as well as a number of other such writers.
The adventures of Ruenn Maclang falls right into that genre and Charles has a fully realized world to explore. The neat thing is the trilogy was written when he was a young man. He's working on the fourth and I'm ready for it.
Go Charles.
This evokes the adventure, action and wonder of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard but it is also its own animal. An absolute page turner, sinister events pummel earth man Ruenn Maclang at a breakneck pace. Chapters end and I had to keep reading because I had to know what happened next.
Taken from earth to a strange alien world, we discover the dangers of Talera alongside Ruenn. Blending science and sorcery the dangers of Talera could be overwhelming, but Ruenn knows when he needs to count on friends, or even turn enemies into friends to succeed. A likeable realistic character, Ruenn is not the toughest man on the planet, nor the best fighter, but he is determined and resourceful and exemplifies what is noble in the human spirit. Supporting characters are equally intriguing (or loathsome) the princess Rannon, reptile-man Jask and the clone Jedik were among my favorites. The beasts of Talera are frighteningly creative too.
The first novel in a trilogy, I am anxious to get back to Talera and join Ruenn on his quest. Gramlich is full of surprises and whenever I thought to anticipate Talera the rug was pulled out. For fans of the pulps this is a must.
I have been a follower of Charles's work for many months now. I started with his excellent collections of Sword & Sorcery and Western tales, and decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things. So, I bought all three volumes of The Talera Cycle, and have just finished the first one.
What a fun read! If you combine Burroughs with Howard, add a pinch of mythology, and a sprinkle of Ray Harryhausen, you might come close to what we have here. This is a classic tale of a stranded Earthman, and his struggles to survive in an utterly alien world. Adventure, danger, great battles, alien races and creatures...this book is a smorgasbord of pulp-inspired excitement. Highly recommended! I am very much excited for volume 2.
This story has all the elements of early, beloved swashbuckling stories. A mysterious stranger who delivers a manuscript and then disappears just as mysteriously. The seas, exotic lands, shipwrecks, a hero with a huge heart and a very interesting name, a damsel in distress who proves more than once that she can stand for herself, sword fights, camaraderie, magic…
The imagery is vivid. The world described is rich in sensory details. There were moments, especially in the wondrous city of Emira during the feast, when I was pleasantly reminded of the stories from the Arabian Nights. The language is elegant and efficient.
All these, make “The Swords of Talera” a very compelling read. Every time I put it down, I just had to pick it up again.
My only tiny disappointment is that there is no hint at all about the fate of Ruenn’s brother, not even at the end.
On to the “Wings Over Talera”! (I’m very curious what happens next!)
Swords of Talera Book One of the Talera Cycle is fun "Sword & Planet" adventure. Get svelte, escape to Talera.
I first discovered Charles Allen Gramlich via his poetic Sword & Sorcery books (highly recommended) Bitter Steel Tales and Poems of Epic Fantasy and Harvest of War. Being biased toward weird adventure on "earth," I was inspired to branch out slightly because of the Goodreads Sword & Sorcery Group's groupread for May-June 2014, the theme being "Sword & Planet." Being a fan of Gramlich, this was a prime time to try out his Talera Cycle. If you ask the author why he should read it, he'll reveal his humorous side (taken from his Facebook page)
"Dr. Charles Gramlich, professor of psychology at a prominent New Orleans University, has made the extraordinary claim that reading the three books of the Talera fantasy series, Swords of Talera, Wings Over Talera, and Witch of Talera, will actually help you lose weight and maintain a svelte figure. Gramlich says that, "those who read the slender volumes of the Talera series, which are quick and exciting stories, develop a speedier metabolism, allowing them to burn calories more quickly. This effect lingers for weeks after the books are finished," he adds, "and can easily be prolonged further by consuming another book by the same author." When asked whether that author, Charles `Allen' Gramlich, was any relation, Dr. Gramlich abruptly yelled "Fire" and left the room."
Even though Swords of Talera Book One of the Talera Cycle is not explicitly comedic, it does present pulp adventure with a dose of old-school "cheese" sprinkled atop weird milieu and tons of melee. It is a homeage the Sword & Planet subgenre initiated by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the early 1900's with John Carter, and has all the tropes fans of the subgenre would demand a man from the early 1900's gets transported from earth to a strange planet; he can occasionally revisit earth; he manages to quickly converse with many aliens, lead armies, and free a maiden in distress.
Gramlich's "Carter" is a 1914 sea merchant captain named Ruenn Maclang, whose arrogance and decisive leadership will remind readers of Indiana Jones. He gets transported to Talera mysteriously along with his crew, though he gets separated and strives to find his fellow earthlings. He is met by many humanoid aliens embroiled in slave-trade and war. Maclang becomes infatuated with a maiden in distress, and shallow-romantic interactions with her are intermittent. A sidebar on the technological history behind the mysterious Planet/Land Talera was distinctly cheezy sci-fi, but was not explored in depth in this first installment. There are continuous combat scenes, adequately fulfilling the "Sword" requirement for "Swords & Planet." What I enjoyed most about this adventure was Gramlich's poetic side, that creeps into every chapter. Check out these Excerpts
Beautiful Battles
"...Heril leaped forward, swinging an axe over his head. The beast commander caught the stroke on his shield but the blow drove him to his knees. He surged up, hurling Heril back, and lashed out with his own axe. I watched Heril leap away and then saw no more of them as the beach exploded into motion.
War cries tore the sky. Steel whistled through air and rang on steel, or thunked into soft flesh. Men screamed with the impact and went down hard. Blood clotted the sand and stained the bright swords with ugliness.
Numbers were on our side and our first charge carried the Klar back. They recovered and held. Bodies piled up. Men stumbled over the dead and few who went down were given the chance to rise again. Axes and swords lifted and fell, came away drawing screams or soft sighs of death. Our enemies were cold and disciplined, but so too were Jedik's men, and the slaves were hot with anger. It was that passion which finally broke the Klar line. But we paid for it in blood.
Weird Ambience
"A bass throbbing rose and fell with each pulse of emerald light, and over the vibration lay the screams of my men, crawling up the scale until their voices teetered on the edge of soundlessness. Then the screams were gone and the cold, verdant fire went with them."
"The thing's body was human-like but it was not a man. Its flesh gleamed an iridescent green and gold; scales covered it like armor. A broad, thick tail stretched away into the gray fog behind it. The creature's face was an abomination, calling up visions of fallen angels burning centuries in hell. The eyes shone flat and stone blue, without whites. Two slits gashed the face where the nose should have been and the mouth below glistened wide and red, lined with yellowed fangs. Large vanes, like the wings of bats, extended from either side of the beast's head, fluttering with each harsh breath it drew."
"The lorn wind blew about the volcanic peak, playing dirges in the empty lava funnels. Both beauty and pain lived in that wind, and the drifting ghosts of ancient memories."
Testimonial I lost 3 pounds in just one week reading Swords of Talera! To stay with my weight maintenance program, I'll continue with Wings Over TaleraBook Two of the Talera Cycle, and Witch of Talera.
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