boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) (06/19/84)
Here are some oriental fantasy novels that I know about. This list is most likely woefully imcomplete, but it's a start. Since I'm not sure what borders you draw in defining "sword and sorcery novels set in the orient", there are probably some books in this list that outside the scope of what you want. I included some commentary, so that you may try to decide for yourself. All of the books mentioned are in paperback unless otherwise noted. A "*" before a title means that the paperback is a reprint of a hardcover, and your library may have the latter if you can't find the former in a bookstore. Guest, Lynn * THE SWORD OF HACHIMAN (Zebra, 1981) Howard, Robert E. THE LOST VALLEY OF ISKANDER (Berkley, 197?) (Some of Howard's books are adventure fantasy set in India or the Middle East, the most obvious one being the one above. It is probably out of print, though it may still be in print under either the Ace or Berkley imprints.) Lukeman, Tim KOREN (Ace, 198?) (This is a sequel to RAJAN. Or is it the other way around? Got me; I don't have either of them.) Lupoff, Richard * SWORD OF THE DEMON (Avon, 1978) Mundy, Talbot (A good many of Mundy's novels are adventure with varied amounts of the supernatural thrown in. They are not strictly sword & sorcery, though if you like Robert E. Howard's fiction, you'll probably like Mundy's as well. Most of his books are out of print, very few have been in recent (last 15 years or so) paperback. You may find some of them in libraries. The following books take place in early 20th Century India and Tibet; some border on science fiction.) CAVES OF TERROR THE DEVIL'S GUARD (Avon, 1969) FULL MOON JIMGRIM (Avon, 1969) KING--OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (Donald M. Grant, 197?) (This is a small press hardcover, still in print) THE NINE UNKNOWN (Avon, 1969) OLD UGLY FACE OM, THE SECRET OF ABHOR VALLEY (Avon, 1969; Carroll & Graf, 1984) Page, Norvell FLAME WINDS (Berkley, 1967) SONS OF THE BEAR GOD (Berkley, 1969) (These have been reprinted since, though I can't recall exactly when. Even the reprints are out of print, though. S&S in the Howard tradition. The hero of both is Prester John.) Price, E. Hoffmann THE DEVIL WIVES OF LI FONG (Del Rey, 1979) THE JADE ENCHANTRESS (Del Rey, 1982) (These are both supernatural fantasies set in ancient China) Rypel, T. C. DEATHWIND OF VEDUN (Zebra, 1982) SAMURAI STEEL (Zebra, 1982) SAMURAI COMBAT (Zebra, 1983) (These are the three books in the "Gonji" series. They don't take place in the orient, but they are the adven- tures of a samurai warrior in medieval Europe.) Salmonson, Jessica Amanda TOMOE GOZEN (Ace, 1981) THE GOLDEN NAGINATA (Ace, 1982) THOUSAND SHRINE WARRIOR (Ace, 1984) (These are the three books in the "Tomoe Gozen" series. They take place in an alternate-Earth Japan, Naipon.) THE SWORDSWOMAN (Tor, 1982) (Not really oriental s&s, but it is drawn from Japanese *kendo*.) Schmidt, Dennis WAY-FARER (Ace, 1978) KENSHO (Ace, 1979) SATORI (Ace, 1981) (These are actually science fiction, but the same comment about THE SWORDSWOMAN applies here.) Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn * PATH OF THE ECLIPSE (NAL-Signet, 1982) (The adventures of the vampire Saint-Germain in 13th Century Mongolia.) --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA <"Bibliography is my Business">