The Pulsifer Saga: Deluxe 3rd Illustrated Edition

Despite this, I found myself caught up in the story and actually caring about what Pulsifer did or what happened to him, which to me is the mark of a good storyteller. The fantasy world in which the action takes place is a continent surrounded and threatened by encroaching ice, where magic works, and science has been forgotten. The story is reminiscent of Clark Ashton Smith's Zothique and Jack Vance's The Dying Earth series, high class company indeed, but Mott pulls the whole thing off with his own imagination.

I highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys fantasy and adventure. For those who enjoyed Michael Mott's nonfiction book, Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures, you will be pleased to know that Mott has not strayed far from some of the concepts in that work in his latest book, Pulsifer: Age-old archetypes and folkloric forms are put to use in original and entertaining ways that will keep you wanting more with each turn of the page. In Pulsifer, Mott has assembled a mass of misfit trolls and wizards and every form of flesh-eating monster one can imagine, and we see them all through the eyes of Calim Pulsifer, a conniving, thieving, fast-talking, scoundrel banished from his homeland, roaming distant lands bent on revenge for those responsible for his abolishment.

Throughout his wanderings, and despite his best laid plans, Pulsifer always seems to wind up in the wrong place at the wrong time, fighting for his life against an assortment of angered women, unscrupulous wizards, reptilian-like beasts, and bizarre human forms. Regardless of his checkered past, Pulsifer is a very likable guy, an underdog whom we can relate to, whose quick wit and steal charm are equal weapons against any adversary. Mott keeps the reader guessing with each chapter as he gets our rogue hero in and out of trouble and throws in a surprise ending sure to please even the most finicky of readers.

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It is books like this that remind us why we read: I think there is a little bit of Pulsifer in all of us. I do not get enthralled by books.

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I do not become enamored to the point that I cannot put a book down. I do not spend an entire day reading through a book, in a single sitting. But I did all these things with Pulsifer. Michael Mott has created a world rich with curiosities, a world of vivid emotion and humor, and a world that is richer, more intense, and more believable with each page.

Not settling for the archetypes of elves, goblins, and dragons, Mott has developed a catalog of creatures that is a thousand times deadlier and more interesting than the over-utilized zoologies of current fantasy novels. None of these creatures feel like contrivances, they serve specific purposes in the happenings of their world.

Quite frankly, I am more intrigued by Mott's talycent than I have ever been with dragons. As for the main character, Calim Pulsifer, he is a mixture of wit, cunning, and adventurous spirit. His unflagging quest for vengeance leads him from the most treacherous expanses of his frozen world to palaces of manifest opulence and back; however, throughout his journeys, Calim strives for karmic alignment with more dedication than most Buddhist monks, while exploiting more loop-holes than the greasiest Southern lawyer.

I recommend Pulsifer to all who enjoy tales of rogues and adventures, monstrosities and magic, bad guys and not-so-bad guys. No, even more than that, I recommend Pulsifer to fans of story. Pulsifer, and the future works of Wm. Michael Mott, have earned a permanent place in my library and imagination. A Fable" is an excellent read.

Truly original in concept, uproariously funny and totally unapologetic in it's politic incorrectness. How great is that! I read this book a few years ago on CD and re-read it very recently in book form. It's great to see it finally get it's due. Calim Pulsifer is a perfectly dressed thief, rogue, womanizer, confidence man and misadventurer, who journeys through the frozen wasteland of Teumdoth, a place filled with wizards, warriors, horrible monsters and, unfortunately for Pulsifer, amorous women, on his quest to return to his homeland and take vengeance on his enemies.

Cruising from one extreme misadventure after another, he leaves death, havoc, bedlam, and nothing resembling political correctness in his wake. Michael Mott now sits on my bookshelf right between the two.

If you don't read this book may you be cornered in a cave by a hungry parsennoc or left outside at night in the hands of female jinmonanders. So if you want to know exactly how to outsmart a over-confident parsennoc or what drug to take to better your chances of surviving an evening with jinmonanders, then you had better read Pulsifer: It's a great read, very well-written with plenty of action and an abundance of belly laughs in between, and I hope Wm.

Michael Mott has more stories of Pulsifer the Velvet Knife to come. See all 7 reviews. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Learn more about Amazon Prime. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — The Pulsifer Saga by Wm. Deluxe 3rd Illustrated Edition by Wm. Michael Mott Goodreads Author. The Pulsifer Saga Deluxe 3rd Illustrated Edition is comprised of two complete fantasy novels, illustrated by the author and unlike anything else out there today!

In the first novel, Pulsifer: A Fable, we meet fantasy fiction's new and outrageous hero He s not politically correct, overly heroic, or even overly endearing Meet Calim Pulsifer-thief, rogue, womanizer, and confidence man-and, in spite of having earned the enmity of wizards, warriors, and women, always his own worst enemy.

Extricating himself from one outrageous misadventure after another in his quest for vengeance and survival, the outcast Calim Pulsifer leaves a trail of mayhem and mirth across and beneath a frozen, monster-haunted world. Political correctness goes out the window as the ultimate trickster and adventurer takes the stage. Fantasy-fiction readers and role-playing fans alike will find these novels provide a thrilling, belly-laughing reading experience.

This first novel in a new series will leave the reader gasping with laughter and asking for more! In the second novel, Land of Ice, A Velvet Knife, Calim Pulsifer, the ultimate rogue and adventurer, is back with a vengeance--primarily fleeing vengeance, seeking vengeance, and repeatedly bungling, bamboozling, and bluffing his way from one outrageous situation to another.

As in the first novel, Pulsifer: A Fable, in spite of having earned the enmity of wizards, warriors, and women, Pulsifer is once again his own worst enemy. Fighting, scrabbling, and conniving in his quest for vengeance and survival, the outcast Calim Pulsifer leaves a trail of mayhem and mirth across and beneath a frozen, monster-haunted world, delving into the bizarre depths of a subterranean realm like no other. Adversaries and lovers, unhuman and sorcerous creations of an ancient wizardry, and innocent bystanders alike--all are touched by the wake he leaves, and only the force known as Equilibrium knows how things will finally balance out, for even multiple hells hath no fury like several women scorned Once more, political correctness goes out the window, as the ultimate trickster and adventurer takes the stage.

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