September 8th marked the sixtieth anniversary of Star Trek’s first episode being broadcast. In honor of that, the DMR Books Blog presents the 1976 Star Trek Portfolio from Kelly Freas, the Master of Space Opera Art.
Read MoreWalter Simonson has illustrated everything from Battlestar Galactica to Thor and Elric and much, much more. He’s still going strong at eighty years old.
Read MoreJack Vance is a titan in the fields of both fantasy and sci-fi adventure. Works like The Dying Earth, “The Dragon Masters” and “The Last Castle” are still considered classics.
Read MoreA. Merritt was a legend of pulp fiction. Virgil Finlay was one of the greatest pulp artists. The paths of their careers crossed in 1937, which resulted in a collaboration that would endure even beyond the death of Merritt.
Read MoreAfter two weeks of announcing the contents of Renegade Swords IV, it’s time to reveal the cover!
Read More“The Honor of a King” is one a historical adventure tale, telling of a violent encounter between Danes and Frisians and the far-reaching consequences of their desire for revenge.
Read MoreBell’s use of alliteration, rhyming, and arcane verbiage makes “The Land of Lur” read more like a prose poem than a traditional tale.
Read MoreToday’s Renegade Swords IV announcement is P. Schuyler Miller’s prehistoric adventure tale, “The People of the Arrow,” originally published in Amazing Stories in 1935.
Read MoreAs can be inferred from the title, “Cube from Space” is a science fiction story, not S&S. But anyone who appreciates tales of hardened, two-fisted men of action facing off against malevolent alien monstrosities will find this story to their liking.
Read More“The Dark Isle” has only been reprinted a handful of times since its original publication in Weird Tales in 1939, the last being well over two decades ago. I’ve wanted to reprint this story for years, and I’m thrilled that it will finally happen!
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