The DMRtian Chronicles, 2/3/2019
This week: C.L. Moore, Conan comics and pastiches, and plenty more pulp goodness.
Read MoreBitter Steel by Charles Allen Gramlich
Bitter Steel, by Charles Allen Gramlich, is one of my favorite short fiction reads by someone who is still alive and kicking.
Read MoreStriding Through The Twilight
Lin Carter gets a bad rap. Not to say it isn't entirely deserved. It is quite true that Carter shamelessly borrowed from all of his favorite authors. But when he wasn't trying to be another writer he could sometimes hit one out of the park. Lost World of Time is one of those times.
Read MoreLloyd Alexander 1/30/24-5/17/07: High Bard of Prydain
Celtic-infused fantasy wasn’t always a thing. Neither was young adult fantasy. With the Chronicles of Prydain, five books loosely cribbed from the Welsh Mabinogion, Lloyd Alexander did much to pave the way for both.
Read MorePalamides, Felimid and Arthurian Legends
I’m really pleased that DMR Books is publishing a short story of mine about Palamides, that Thracian horse soldier who first appeared in the yarn “Buried Silver.” I always thought he – and some others – should have main roles in more stories. Those “others” include a few more characters lifted from Arthurian legend.
Read MoreTalbot Mundy – Wanderer, Philosopher, Storyteller
Talbot Mundy’s approach to SF was grounded in his experience in adventure fiction; it featured tight, complex plotting, exotic locations (many of which he had visited himself) and an emphasis on honor, loyalty and spiritual development.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 1/27/2018
This week: C.L. Moore, Robert E. Howard, A. Merritt, a new Tarzan story, and more.
Read MoreReview: Viking Fire by Justin Hill
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.
Read MoreSax Rohmer: Under the Spell of the Supernatural
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.
Read MoreWar Hound von Bek: Beyond Good and Evil
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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