About a week ago, Jake over at the PulpMortem Youtube channel uploaded a video review of A. Merritt’s Dwellers in the Mirage. I thought he did a good—but not perfect—job. So, I thought it would be helpful and informative to do a friendly fact-check/reaction to his episode.
Read MoreA. Merritt’s classic fantasy novel, The Ship of Ishtar, influenced—in my opinion—not one, but two Elric novels from Michael Moorcock.
Read MoreIt’s a new year, and for some people that means new year’s resolutions. Not me, though; I’m sticking to my old one! When I started DMR Books I resolved to bring the world the greatest sword & sorcery fiction known to man. I’ve been doing just that for over a decade, and 2026 will be no different!
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 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 MoreLast year DMR Books produced the Centennial Edition of A. Merritt’s fantasy classic The Ship of Ishtar. This edition included the author’s preferred text, plenty of illustrations, and supplementary material, some of it previously unpublished, making it a dream come true for longtime Merritt fans. Now Merritt’s novel Dwellers in the Mirage will get the same treatment!
Read MoreWeird fiction is essentially about creating a mood. The mood in Lovecraft’s fiction is a kind of fear bordering on the sublime. Perhaps of all Sword and Sorcery authors C. L. Moore did strange atmosphere best.
Read MoreDMR Books recently published the centennial edition of A. Merritt’s The Ship of Ishtar. James Maliszewski, proprietor of the Grognardia website is a Merritt stalwart, a champion of A. Merritt's work for over fifteen years. When the DMR Books edition was first released, Maliszewski posted not one, but two, blog entries concerning The Ship of Ishtar. I will not only be commenting on James' posts but also the commenters on his posts. Some of those comments are quite interesting.
Read MoreThe Black Friday weekend is behind us. It’s been nearly a month since DMR Books published the centennial edition of A. Merritt’s The Ship of Ishtar. Now seems a good time to do a round-up of reviews from across the ‘Net and see what our fellow Netizens have to say about this newest edition of a truly classic American fantasy.
Read MoreA. 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.
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