Scarce Our Mirages Now Are Seen
Whatever his flaws as a writer, Carter’s enthusiasm comes through clearly in Lost Worlds, and in reading it, some of it was imparted to me.
Read MoreReview: Swordsmen in the Sky
Swordsmen in the Sky was published by Ace Books in 1964. Donald Wollheim put together five stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs-influenced Sword and Planet.
Read MoreThe Sword and Sorcery Legacy of Donald A. Wollheim: Part Three
Donald A. Wollheim debuted—or ‘broke out’—Tanith Lee’s various S&S/heroic fantasy works, Moorcock’s Elric and Dorian Hawkmoon, Saunders’ Imaro and Dossouye and Shea’s Nifft the Lean. In other words, most of the major sword-and-sorcery protagonists of the ‘70s and ‘80s.
Read MoreThe Art of George Barr
George W. Barr—a cover artist for Amra, DAW Books, Amazing and Weird Tales—turned eighty-five today. Barr could—at the top of his game—paint covers with a sensuous or ethereal beauty, often in glorious colors.
Read MoreThe Fiftieth Anniversary of DAW Books
Today marked the anniversary of the passing of Donald A. Wollheim. Today also marks—perhaps exactly, perhaps within a few weeks at most—the founding of DAW Books by Wollheim in 1971. Throughout the 1970s and well into the 1980s, DAW Books kept the pulp aesthetic alive, publishing far more sword-and-sorcery and sword-and-planet than its competitors.
Read MoreMagazine of Horror No. 27 (May 1969)
In this issue: Hugh B. Cave, Donald A. Wollheim, Robert Silverberg, part two of “The Devil’s Bride” by Seabury Quinn, and more.
Read MoreKarl Edward Wagner: Born For Blood and Darkness
Karl Edward Wagner was born on this date seventy-five years ago. By the age of thirty, he was making waves in both the genres of Horror and of Sword and Sorcery. At the time of his untimely death in 1994, he was already a legend.
Read MoreDon Wollheim: Memories of a Legend
Legendary publisher Donald A. Wollheim died on this date 30 years ago. We asked author and journalist Cliff Biggers, who knew Wollheim personally, to share his memories of the man behind DAW Books.
Read MoreWhelan and Elric
"Like Bob Haberfield in England, Michael Whelan helped identify my work to readers, especially with the Elric covers which remain many readers’ favourites. Michael captured the demonic hero better than anyone." — Michael Moorcock, 2020
Read MoreAndre Norton -- 15 Years Gone
Andre Norton died on this date in 2005. As it so happens, March 17 is also the birthday of the mighty Ken Barr, who painted possibly the finest run of Norton covers ever. It’s time to give both of them their due.
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