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Join us tonight at 9pm EDT, on the Goodman Games twitch channel, as the Keepers of Mysteries celebrate the release of DCC Dying Earth with a discussion of Cugel the Clever by the legendary Jack Vance!
Plus, maybe a little shop talk about the DCC Dying Earth project…
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This week, the Keepers of Mystery discuss a work by the Queen of Space Opera, Leigh Brackett, as they dive into The Hounds of Skaith.
In this second volume of Leigh Brackett’s exemplary trilogy The Book of Skaith, Eric John Stark, having expelled the Lords Protector from their northern Citadel and released his friend and mentor galactic ambassador Ashton, heads south to find the wise woman Gerrith, to foment rebellion, and –in spite of the Wandsmen and the Lords Protector’s wishes—to open the dying planet to star travel. Although he is outnumbered, he possesses one extraordinary advantage: he now holds mental mastery over the Hounds of Skaith, fierce mutant beasts that paralyze their enemies by the power of fear alone.
This show originally aired live on the Goodman Games twitch channel on May 23, 2023.
Join us tonight at 9pm EDT, on the Goodman Games twitch channel, as the Keepers of Mysteries explore The Hounds of Skaith, by the Queen of Space Opera, Leigh Brackett!
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Join two of our Keepers of Mysteries as they dive into The Knight of the Swords, by Michael Moorcock.
Corum is the last survivor of the Vadhagh race and an incarnation aspect of the Eternal Champion, a being that exists in all worlds to ensure there is “Cosmic Balance”. Prince Corum of the Scarlet Robe sets out on a personal crusade against the Sword Rulers, Lords of Chaos, puppetmasters to Man. First of these is the loathsome Arioch, Knight of the Swords, master of five of the fifteen planes of reality. From Arioch, Prince Corum only requires… his heart.
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Originally broadcast live on the Goodman Games twitch channel on May 16, 2023.
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Join the Keepers of Mystery for this special episode of the Sanctum Secorum LIVE. Joining us to discuss his debut work, Hungers as Old as This Land is author Zachary Rosenberg. This novella, currently the #1 Amazon new release in Western Horror Fiction, Hungers as Old as This Land is a novella filled with chills, and comes from a fresh new voice in the space.
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Originally broadcast live on the Goodman Games twitch channel on May 9, 2023.
You certainly don’t want to miss out on our live interview with author Zachary Rosenberg. Hisdebut novella, Hungers as Old as This Land, is Amazon’s #1 New Release in Western Horror Fiction. The story is a gripping weird western that tells the tale of the intersection of a Jewish community with something truly sinister…. as well as the dark and furtive secrets which lurk within the mountains referred to as “The Hungers”. Come meet this new genre author and learn what he has planned for the future.
Join us on the Goodman Games twitch channel at 9pm est.
The Sanctum Secorum returns with a special episode where the Keepers of Mysteries sit down with author Zachary Rosenberg about his debut novella, Hungers as Old as This Land. The story is a gripping weird western that tells the tale of the intersection of a Jewish community with something truly sinister…. as well as the dark and furtive secrets which lurk within the mountains referred to as “The Hungers”.
Join us on the Goodman Games twitch channel at 9pm est.
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Join two of our Keepers of Mysteries as they dive into Red Nails, by Robert E. Howard.
Red Nails begins in the jungles far to the south of any known civilized or barbarian kingdoms. Valeria of the Red Brotherhood is fleeing persecution and is followed into the wilderness by Conan, a fellow adventurer who wishes for an alliance with Valeria. The pair journey towards a mysterious walled city, which appears deserted. The city, which is known as Xuchotl, is a massive structure completely enclosed and roofed off by an emerald dome. A single great hallway runs across the entire city. However, no streets or open courtyards are present.
The two separate and search the city’s empty corridors. Valeria encounters a man named Techotl, who she joins in his feud between two factions which dwell in the once populous city. Soon, Techotl invites Conan and Valeria into the stronghold of his tribe, the Tecuhltli. Eventually, the couple are welcomed by the rulers of Xuchotl, Olmec and Tascela. After a ritual, Olmec reveals the history of his civilization and its ancient war with the other inhabitants of Xuchotl and the meaning of the red nails driven into a pillar within the Olmec stronghold.
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Originally broadcast live on the Goodman Games twitch channel on April 25, 2023.
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Tonight the Keepers of Mystery discuss one of the novels of Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword. Specifically cited on Appendix N, it has also been cited by author Michael Moorcock as having greatly influenced his stories.
The book tells the story of Skafloc, elven-fosterling and originally son of Orm the Strong. The story begins with the marriage of Orm the Strong and Aelfrida of the English. Orm kills a witch’s family on the land and later half-converts to Christianity, but quarrels with the local priest and sends him off the land. Meanwhile, an elf named Imric, with the help of the witch, seeks to capture the newly born son of Orm. In his place, Imric leaves a changeling called Valgard. The real son of Orm is taken away to elven lands and named Skafloc by the elves who raise him. As the story continues, both Skafloc and Valgard have significant roles in the war between the trolls and the elves as things escalate until the restoration of…the Broken Sword.
Fresh from (or exhausted by) Gary Con, the Keepers of Mysteries return to the Goodman Games Twitch channel with an all-new episode of The Sanctum Secorum Reading Room! This month, Jen and Bob Brinkman explore and discuss the final published Conan story of author Robert E. Howard, Red Nails.
Robert E. Howard described the story as,
“A Conan yarn, and the grimmest, bloodiest and most merciless story of the series so far. Too much raw meat, maybe, but I merely portrayed what I honestly believe would be the reactions of certain types of people in the situations on which the plot of the story hung…”
Join us as we dive into this classic piece of Sword & Sorcery literature and uncover the mystery of the Red Nails.
Enter the Sanctum Secorum… and be inspired.