Mundy Monday: "The Soul of a Regiment"
Welcome to Mundy Monday, DMR Blog’s look at the works of Pulp writer Talbot Mundy. Our first installment examines one of Mundy’s earliest sales to the fiction market: “The Soul of a Regiment”.
Read MoreA Tip of the Helm and Mead-Horn
Well, the New Year's Guest Bloggerama is officially over. Here's my tip of the helm and mead-horn to all of the stalwart bloggers who made it possible.
Read MoreThe 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.
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