For the release of my new fantasy story collection Dark Dreams of Nilztiria, I wanted to do something special to celebrate it. Thanks to the fine folks at Bucket o’ Blood Books and Records, we’re going to have a release party!
Read MoreIn 2020, I published Necromancy in Nilztiria, my first collection of sword-and-sorcery and dark fantasy stories set in a world of my own creation. This April nine new tales of this fabled land will appear in Dark Dreams of Nilztiria, detailing the exploits of infamous heroes such as the cursed warrior Vran the Chaos-Warped, the freewheeling barbarian Avok Kur Storn, and the enigmatic wizard Xaarxool the Necromancer.
Read MoreFrom a time-lost age of arcane legendry, the barbaric warrior-king Caylen-Tor rises once more to hack and hew his way to blood-spattered glory! The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor Volume III is the first of three titles to be released in early 2024.
Read MoreVran the Chaos-Warped is a man who will never break an oath or drop a grudge. When he discovers the despicable wizard Foad Misjak has committed the most foul of crimes against the population of Nilztiria, he swears to slay the evildoer or die trying.
Read MoreThe release of my first sword-and-sorcery novel, Vran the Chaos-Warped, is still about a month away, but today I’m proud to reveal the cover art.
Read MoreThis fall fans of heroic fantasy will be treated to two new outstanding novels: Germanicus, Lord of Eagles by Adrian Cole and Vran the Chaos-Warped by D.M. Ritzlin.
Read MoreThat’s right, I interviewed myself. Believe me, it’s not the weirdest idea I’ve ever had, not by a long shot. Now that Cirsova Magazine has completed the serialization of my novel Vran the Chaos-Warped, I thought now would be a good time to sit down with the author for a chat. Let’s see what I have to say about it.
Read MoreBrazen imagination. If there’s a succinct summing-up of this issue of Cirsova Magazine, it’s those two words. There are some outrageously imaginative pulp stories in this issue.
Read MoreWho was Clifford Ball? Serious readers of sword and sorcery fiction may think they already have the answer. It goes like this. Clifford Ball was a reader and fan of Weird Tales in its 1930s heyday. As an early successor to Howard, his work has attracted a bit of scholarly mention since the 1970s. But Ball was a fantasy writer for only a brief portion of his life. Who was he beyond that?
Read MoreSword and Sorcery is alive and well today, just take a look at the new release from Flinch Books, Blood on the Blade. Ten stories of monsters, swinging swords, and sorcery. The table of contents is a who's who of talented individuals working in the genre today.
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