“Barsoom Eternal” is a title I coined for stories written by those SF or fantasy writers who inherited something of ERB’s Mars, be it the landscape, the cultural settings or simply the mood of a vast mysterious Mars.
Read MoreKeith Taylor is one of the greatest Sword-and-Sorcery authors of the last half-century. A living legend. Last January, he sat down for a video interview. I review that, plus provide some updates on Felimid mac Fal and Keith’s new novel, Damned From Birth.
Read MoreWe’re going to close out 2025 by offering a wide variety of our titles at 25% (or more) for the rest of the year.
Read MoreYesterday was Michael Moorcock’s birthday. Today, I tell the tale of when I first encountered Moorcock and Elric of Melniboné. It was a landmark in my Sword-and-Sorcery journey.
Read MoreMike Grell’s The Warlord was one of the great Sword-and-Sorcery comics of the 1970s. Its second issue was a particular stand-out and my introduction to the character.
Read MoreThis past week saw four authorial anniversaries, all with some relation to Robert E. Howard. In this post, I pay them proper—albeit brief—respects.
Read MoreWhen Dwellers was first published, A. Merritt was forced to change the ending at his editor’s insistence. For the first time ever, the Definitive Edition of Dwellers presents the novel with the ending exactly as Merritt wished it, without editorial interference.
Read MoreRoy Thomas has been there and done that. Whether it’s bringing Conan to Marvel Comics or his taking over as editor-in-chief of Marvel after Stan Lee in the 1970s or his pivotal role in adapting sword & sorcery to the comics medium for the past half-century, Roy Thomas is a titanic figure in the history of post-WWII comics. Raise your mead-horn high.
Read MoreBrennus, the Celtic king of Senigallia, was the first man to sack Rome. It would be nearly eight hundred years before another invader matched that feat. His exploits inspired the writings of Robert E. Howard.
Read MoreLancer Books published King Kull in 1967. Within its pages was the first map of Robert E. Howard’s Thurian Age, which epoch existed millennia before the Hyborian Age.
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