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Review: Viking Fire by Justin Hill

January 26, 2019 by Rob Poyton

I picked up Viking Fire in my local library and enjoyed it so much I went out and bought a copy! Viking Fire tells the story of the legendary Harold Hardrada, or King Haraldr Sigurðarson, to give him his full title.

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January 26, 2019 /Rob Poyton
Justin Hill, vikings, historical fiction
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Sax Rohmer: Under the Spell of the Supernatural

January 25, 2019 by William Patrick Maynard

While the creation of the nearly immortal Dr. Fu Manchu will forever associate Sax Rohmer with the Yellow Peril, it was the call of the supernatural that he answered most consistently throughout his 56-year career as an author.

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January 25, 2019 /William Patrick Maynard
Sax Rohmer
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War Hound von Bek: Beyond Good and Evil

January 24, 2019 by Howie K. Bentley

A fighter and leader of soldiers in the religious war that nearly destroyed Central Europe, von Bek has left all faith behind for reason and the pragmatism necessary to survive. Sometimes that means doing cruel and terrible things.

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January 24, 2019 /Howie K. Bentley
Michael Moorcock, von Bek
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A Brief REH Inspired Guide to Writing Great Story Openings (Part Two)

January 23, 2019 by Mark Kirby

After examining some of Robert E Howard’s approaches to opening a yarn, in part two it’s time for a snapshot overview to show how other famous pulp and Swords and Sorcery authors have also used these eight opening elements to great effect.

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January 23, 2019 /Mark Kirby
Michael Moorcock, Leigh Brackett, C.L. Moore, David Gemmell, Fritz Leiber, Clark Ashton Smith
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A Brief REH-Inspired Guide to Writing Great Story Openings (Part One)

January 22, 2019 by Mark Kirby

Since Robert E. Howard was a master at story openings, it pays to take a look at some of the ways he begins his own yarns to catch a glimpse of what he may possibly have advised us had he spoken on the topic at greater length.

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January 22, 2019 /Mark Kirby
Robert E. Howard
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Robert E. Howard as a Writer of Consequence

January 22, 2019 by David C. Smith

The merits of Robert E. Howard’s fiction have long been overshadowed by public perception of him as a one-dimensional writer of simple-minded adventure and fantasy stories. Despite the fact that Howard’s work was roundly praised by readers during his lifetime, postwar awareness of the man and his works consisted of faintly damning praise.

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January 22, 2019 /David C. Smith
Robert E. Howard
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Robert E. Howard and the Heroic Tradition

January 21, 2019 by Daniel J. Davis

Howard distilled the proud, heroic tradition of works like the Iliad and the Odyssey into pulse-pounding, blisteringly-paced novelettes, novellas, and shorts. Nowhere is this more obvious than in "Spears of Clontarf" and "The Grey God Passes."

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January 21, 2019 /Daniel J. Davis
vikings, Celtic, historical fiction, Robert E. Howard
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Three Merritt Mysteries

January 20, 2019 by Deuce Richardson

Today, I'm looking to crowdsource answers to some Merritt-related enigmas, one of which has plagued me for well over a decade.

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January 20, 2019 /Deuce Richardson
A. Merritt, Lin Carter, Kull, Hannes Bok, Roy G. Krenkel
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Collecting Merritt: "You Collect Who?"

January 20, 2019 by Chris L. Adams

As important to me as A. Merritt is, it constantly surprises me that there are still many today who have never heard of him.  Actually - let me walk that back a bit.  It used to surprise me.

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January 20, 2019 /Chris L. Adams
A. Merritt, Virgil Finlay, Hannes Bok, Boris Vallejo, collecting, Psychotic Adventures
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The DMRtian Chronicles, 1/20/2019

January 20, 2019 by D.M. Ritzlin

This week: Vikings, Merrit, Kuttner, Moore, Zelazny and more.

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January 20, 2019 /D.M. Ritzlin
The DMRtian Chronicles
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