{"id":43162,"date":"2025-07-03T13:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=43162"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:48:40","slug":"new-on-supernatural-underground-for-july-its-leadership-6-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2025\/07\/03\/new-on-supernatural-underground-for-july-its-leadership-6-with-a-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"New on Supernatural Underground for July: It&#8217;s Leadership #6 &#8212; With A Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just posted my July post on <a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supernatural Underground<\/a>. Huzza!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39734\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Supelogo_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sticking with my leadership theme, but this month it comes with a twist, which is that for the first time, I&#8217;m looking at the villain of the piece, who also happens to be a great leader.<\/p>\n<p>The leader is Ulric, from David Gemmell&#8217;s epic-heroic classic, the novel <strong><em>Legend<\/em><\/strong>. (Yep that&#8217;s the same Legend the one-time award was named for. You may recall <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/gatheringofthelost.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Gathering of the Lost<\/em><\/a> was a finalist in 2013.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-43163\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_audiocvr-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_audiocvr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_audiocvr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_audiocvr.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, to read all about Ulric and why I believe he is one of speculative fiction&#8217;s great leaders, click on:<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/great-leaders-in-speculative-fiction-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ulric &amp; <em>Legend<\/em> by David Gemmell<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_43164\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43164\" class=\"wp-image-43164 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_original-cover-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_original-cover-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_original-cover-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Legend_original-cover.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original cover<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just posted my July post on Supernatural Underground. Huzza! I&#8217;m sticking with my leadership theme, but this month it comes with a twist, which is that for the first time, I&#8217;m looking at the villain of the piece, who also happens to be a great leader. 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