More Merritt in 2024!
Finishing up the 2024 Guest Bloggerama, Doug Ellis has some bombshell news for A. Merritt fans!
Read MoreHoward Days 2007, Chris Hale and The Ship of Ishtar
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.
Read MoreChris Hale: A Fallen Warrior
Chris Hale was a student of sword-and-sorcery. He left this world far too soon, but he achieved notable things in the field of Howard Studies/S&S/Heroic Fantasy. I’m going to look at those achievements in this blog post.
Read MoreA. Merritt and the Irish
For Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d look at how A. Merritt viewed Ireland and the Irish. A. Merritt's ancestors came from the southwest of England, but he had a sincere admiration for the Emerald Isle.
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