Howard Andrew Jones Has Fought His Last Battle
Howard Andrew Jones lost his fight with cancer on January 16. He was one of the most notable figures responsible for the resurgence of Heroic Fantasy in the 21st century.
Read MoreHoward Andrew Jones: Tragic News
A little over a week ago, John C. Hocking called me and told me about fantasy author, Howard Andrew Jones. Since then, several websites have reported on Howard’s condition. To put it very briefly, Mr. Jones is suffering from advanced, terminal brain cancer.
Read More21st Century Sword-and-Sorcery: Flashing Swords Ezine and Black Gate
The mid-to-late 2000s were a time of incredible energy in the small press community that published Sword-and-Sorcery. Howard Andrew Jones was right in the middle of it all, editing and writing for both the Flashing Swords ezine and at Black Gate. Meanwhile, he was also getting Harold Lamb’s pulp tales reprinted and saw his first S&S novel published in hardcover.
Read More21st Century Sword-and-Sorcery: An Introduction
The 1990s were a pretty horrible time for Sword-and-Sorcery. However, by the early 2000s, there were signs of a new dawn for S&S.
Read MoreREVIEW: The City of Marble and Blood by Howard Andrew Jones
Baen is billing this as a S&S series. I have to disagree. It is something else entirely. Something different. Something more.
Read MoreREVIEW: Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones
Being that Lord of a Shattered Land is an S&S story you would expect that it is a tale of revenge. That is simply not the case. Hanuvar, a man in his later years, simply wants to locate and free his people from bondage.
Read MoreREVIEW: The Lost Empire of Sol
“Sword and Planet is my favorite genre. Traditionally an earthman arrives somehow, and has to make his way on an alien world with his wits and prowess. When I heard about this anthology I was very excited. What I encountered was something different than I was expecting.”
Read MoreComing in December: Swain's Vengeance by Arthur D. Howden Smith
Fans of pulp adventure rejoice! Next month will see the release of Swain’s Vengeance, the first of four volumes of Arthur D. Howden Smith’s rousing saga of Swain the Viking. The stories of Swain, which were based on the Orkneyinga saga, appeared in the pages of Adventure magazine in the early 20th century. With few exceptions, these tales have gone unreprinted since then.
Read MoreDMR Books to Reprint the Complete Saga of Swain the Viking by Arthur D. Howden Smith
DMR Books is proud to announce that we have acquired the rights to reprint the entirety of Arthur D. Howden Smith’s stories of Swain the Viking. For years pulp fans have clamored for a complete collection of Swain’s saga, and now it shall finally come to pass!
Read MoreHarold Lamb -- Sixty Years Gone
Here we are, sixty years after Harold was laid in his grave. Sword-and-Sorcery authors like David Drake, Howard Andrew Jones, Scott Oden and S.M. Stirling still sing his praises.
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