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That was cold-blooded! Really Looking forward to the rest of the story. Merry Christmas/ Happy Holidays, mate.

Nice

Very cool.

Wow, that's for adults... starting out on the deep end I see.

Nice!

~3:32 This really brief description reminded me of the Bailey School Kids series lmao, if you aren't familiar it's a children's book series where in each book the characters meet some new adult figure they suspect of being some kind of monster or mythical being in disguise, with each book being titled something like "[Monster Type]s don't [verb] [noun]." I can just imagine one called "Kishis Don't Teach Magic Classes" or something in a world where the Kishi was a better known monster in America lmao

We need a live action imaro tv series

Great stuff man, just found your channel and binged all your videos. As a massive fantasy nerd and as someone of Caribbean descent, it always nice to see channels talking about African mythology and fantasy. Anyway you got a new sub, keep doing your thing brother.

Very well explained, thank you for bringing Imaro to a wider audience. If you are into Sword & Soul I am sure you are aware of Milton J. Davis who has written "Changa's Safari" and more tales. With Imaro they would make damn good films and tv series. Well one can dream and hope.

We need a live action imaro movie or tv series one day hopefully, if the African American community can get a live action superhero in black panther then i think it's time that we get a black Conan the barbarian in the world if sword and sorcery on the big screen as well as the small screen

I do love the original Conan movie, despite myself. And I've enjoyed a Saunders edited anthology, his own story specifically. Think, based on your recommendation, time to pick up Imaro.

Hello @thewonderinggriot, I have a question for you are you Shamari Evans on Afrovana, If yes can I get in contact with you?

I feel like Spear from Primal is the Conan for gen z

I recently picked up book one and two of the revised texts, I heard they were going out of print so got them cheap off amazon, the other books are not cheap! i do hope book 3 comes back into print

Yes bro we should collaborate

The Conan 1980s movie may not have been the greatest or best written movie of its time but it has deep human themes wrapped in it if you can look deeper than the surface level action.

Problem is: cant get the books! I have (i think) 2 of the old DAWs (2 & 3) and the Kindle version for Book 1. But nothing else. Wish Imaro and Dossouye could get new updated ebooks.

Delightfully horrifying. Loved it! 🔥👌🏿

Thank you for posting this. I've been a fan of Charles Saunders' Imaro since 2005. I was lucky enough to get all the DAW copies as well as the newly released reprints, And the Dossouye duology. If it wasn't for him, I would never have written my own Sword and Soul (Sword and Sorcery) tales. This was wonderful. Thanks again.

Every culture has local spiritual based beings which are fairy-like, even if they are not called that in that location.

Thanks. Indigenous people around the world believe in little people and they believe in a something bigger, someone bigger. Does Africa have any legends of Bigfoot?.

Faires around the world are vague but the common bind is unearthly beings with human level intellect/emotions or beyond , havin access to otherworldly technologies, an living in different dimension or realm an can traverse these realms at will..........this is the most common binding myth about fairies of any ancestry of mythologies it doesnt always hav to be nature in could be urban

WOWWWWWWW... the internet is awesome for connecting to unique... or at least, "rare" experiences, likes, and viewpoints. When I read Charles Saunders book back decades ago, I felt like I was the only Black/African Sword and Sorcery fan in the world, and that as genre enthusiasts we were rare. This post about a book I loved is special to me.👍🏾🙏🏾👊🏾

Azeza(sp?) sounds very similar to a word of endearment in Persian ie. azezam. I think it's translated as "darling" or "my dear" and is often used among women. I know Persian speakers lived on Madagascar, and had contact with East Africa, but because of few connections with West Africa I suppose it's unlikely to be a shared word, but it's an interesting coincidence that this word could be used for a friendly fairy like being.

i love this! thank you for doing this research and making the vid. as someone who studies European folklores (among others) i think all these folks you are talking about very much relate and calling them African fairies makes total sense.

This is fantastic! I need to read all of the book series you mentioned

Nice. I think the Yumboes are my favourite. Their feasts remind me of the fairy feasts found in the folklore of the British Isles. Also, it was good to see Antoine Bandele’s work mentioned. He’s doing some interesting stuff with African Folklore. I haven’t read By Sea and Sky, but I’ve read The Kishi and liked how he took the creatures and put his own twist on them. Really cool video as always, mate.

Sad not many ppl like learning different mythologies

Great atmosphere, I’m already invested. How many parts does this short story have and will they all be uploaded to UA-cam?

great video

Imaro is a fantastic Sword and Sorcery book!

Here’s a thought. What if this character had suction feet and can stick to ceilings?

Have you found a reasonably priced copy or an audiobook of Imaro III: Trail of Bohu ??? Ive been on the hunt for years. Amazon has it for about $400 and thats the only place ive ever seen it

Thanks! Love Conan the Barbarian. Yes, it has hokey and problematic elements. But the aesthetic is super transportive. The soundtrack is fire. And Arnold’s characterization of Conan as a simple-minded but contemplative warrior is moving.

Great start to what I’m sure will be an awesome series! I can’t wait to read all of the microfiction stories; I’m a huge fan of your worldbuilding.

Dope video, never really learnt about any african cryptids. Its nice to see a video that isn't totally NA focused

I’m looking for book 4 The naama war, also the two books in the Dessoyu series. If u have copies I’m willing to pay a good amount. Please let me know.

Thank you for this

i love learning about people who i have never heard of before.

1. Imaro references central Africa through referencing the pygmies of the jungle. 2. Saunders wrote Imaro out of a love/hate relationship with Robert E Howard. He like the Conan stories but hated the racism of the Conan tales. I read the all of the Conan stories and black people are always cannibals and/or slaves with sharpened teeth .So he wrote Imaro as a refutation of Conan.

Your audio is too quiet. I can bearely hear you.

great vid!!!!!

Awesome video. Charles Saunders is my favorite author. I discovered his books over 30 years ago. In my early ventures into writing, he always had encouraging words. I will never forget that elder nor his great works. Thanks for this.

Great video brotha.

Thank you so much for contributing to this Untold Black History playlist! I feel like I've learned something new today!

I am definitely gonna read everything I can from these authors I love magical realism. Cant wait to see more videos from you, you definitly deserve more views! On a sidenote the literary genre of Magical Realism (in a literary sense) had already existed before both of these authors had released their first works, both in europe and Latin America with some foundational works already gaining international acclaim by the mid 1930's and a newspaper dedicated to the magical realism genre being published in the mid to late 1920's. this is not to say that these authors were influenced by these writings, or that they did not come to these styles on their own from their own lived experiences from within their own communities (this is a genre that definitely criticizes and push back against white settler colonialism after all), I just think it is not accurate to say that these men "created" this genre. It might be fair to say that they are the foundation of Magical Realism in their own communities, I do not know enough about African literature to make that claim (and hope to learn more from you and your videos), but I can say for sure that the genre has many roots that predate these men and in different places around the world. I do not mean this to sound too harsh so I am sorry if it comes off that way. Thank you

Loved book one, but I won't lie didnt like Moon Witch Spider King. It just felt like the overall conflict behind the lore and story was not as interesting as the first book hinted. I still look forward to book three mind you, but ye thus far, Tracker's perspective is more interesting. I wonder how this story will be adapted and heard that it has been optioned.

Interesting here I thought the works of Charles R Saunders and Octavia Estelle Butler were some of the earliest African fantasies. Thank you for sharing and introducing us to these authors and their work. Very inspiring for me as an amateur African fantasy writer. With the increasing awesome works coming up like Raybearer, Kingdon of Souls and Rage of Dragons, I'm sure we will be seeing more African fantasies in both indie and mainstream scene soon many of these stories have been optioned.

This is so underrated, I hope your channel thrives!

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