FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [City, State] – [Date] – In the vast, blood-soaked landscape of Sword & Sorcery, few characters loom as large and as enduring as Red Sonja, the "She-Devil with a Sword." While her origins are often mistakenly attributed directly to Robert E. Howard, the character as we know her – a formidable warrior […]
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