A. Merritt's "Adventurer Archaeologists"
A. Merritt helped create and define the 'adventurer archaeologist' trope. Without his influence, we might not have the likes of Indiana Jones, Dirk Pitt or Lara Croft.
Read MoreCentennial Edition of A. Merritt's Ship of Ishtar Coming in November
On November 8, 1924, The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt hit the stands. Drenched in blood, sex and the supernatural, nothing like it had ever seen print before in American popular culture. On November 8, 2024, DMR Books will release a special Centennial Edition of Merritt’s classic proto-sword-and-sorcery novel.
Read MoreA. Merritt and The Ship of Ishtar
A. Merritt's landmark heroic fantasy novel, The Ship of Ishtar, still resonates a solid century after its first publication. Since that time, it has inspired classic tales from the likes of Robert E. Howard, Leigh Brackett and Michael Moorcock.
Read MoreMore Merritt in 2024!
Finishing up the 2024 Guest Bloggerama, Doug Ellis has some bombshell news for A. Merritt fans!
Read MoreThoughts on the Occasion of Merritt’s Birthday
For me personally, A. Merritt’s greatest achievement was in opening my eyes to a wider conception of fantasy.
Read MoreThrough a Nighted Abyss
I had the chance to read Leigh Brackett’s “Lord of the Earthquake” and almost immediately was struck by a number of parallels between it and her later The Sword of Rhiannon. “Lord of the Earthquake”, published in June 1941 issue of Science Fiction, concerns godhood, time-travel and the lost continent of Mu.
Read MoreA. Merritt: Forgotten Father of Space Opera
A. Merritt’s influence on the first generation of Space Opera authors was as profound as it was on the First Dynasty of Sword-and-Sorcery authors—if not moreso.
Read More(The Best of) Edmond Hamilton's Weird Tales Fiction
Edmond Hamilton wrote many stories of Merrittesque adventure for Weird Tales during the 1930s and 1940s. In my opinion, those stories are some of his finest, albeit lesser-known. Hamilton could write a gripping weird tale, though he became more famous for his straight-up science fiction, especially his space operas.
Read MoreMerritt's Dwellers in the Mirage: Ninety Years of Inspiration and Influence
Merritt’s Dwellers in the Mirage hit 90 today. Everyone from Robert E. Howard to Karl Edward Wagner drew inspiration from it.
Read MoreMerritt in Japan
The Hayakawa Bunko SF series line reprinted several vintage U.S. SF and fantasy stories in Japan during the 1970s, including works by Edgar Rice Burroughs and A. Merritt. The Merritt books are profusely illustrated, each with a double-page color interior as well as several black and white interiors.
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