Fritz Leiber -- Thirty Years Gone

September 05, 2022 by Deuce Richardson

Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of when Fritz Leiber departed this mortal coil. At the venerable age of eighty-one, he left behind him a truly great legacy in the fields of fantasy, science fiction and horror, not to mention the realms of literary criticism and role-playing games. When he died, Leiber had already influenced the likes of Ramsey Campbell, Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, Glen Cook, Tim Powers, Neil Gaiman and Michael Chabon, demonstrating the sheer breadth of what he had wrought.

Robert E. Howard: Tiers of Canonicity

January 22, 2022 by Deuce Richardson

When it comes to a study of Robert E. Howard and the texts he left behind, any serious scholar soon runs into contradictions. What might be found in an earlier draft or a fragment might be at some variance with what was actually published. So, which version 'counts'? This is where the "basis for judgment; standard; criterion" comes into play.

Derleth, Drake and Don Herron

July 24, 2021 by Deuce Richardson

Legendary pulp scholar, Don Herron, has a few things to say about August Derleth and David Drake.

Howard Days 2007, Chris Hale and The Ship of Ishtar

July 10, 2021 by Deuce Richardson

Some readers of the DMR Books Blog may remember my recent post on the sword-and-sorcery/heroic fantasy legacy of Chris Hale. Well, as it turns out, pics from the trip Chris and I made to Howard Days 2007 have survived. Those photos, plus other cool stuff, can be found in this post.

Seabury Quinn -- 50 Years Gone

December 24, 2019 by Deuce Richardson

Seabury Quinn, the most popular author in the history of Weird Tales, died on this date in 1969. Quinn was, and remains, essentially a pulp writer. However, being a “pulp writer” certainly isn’t a perjorative here at DMR Books.