I recently had the opportunity to interview historical fiction and fantasy writer Scott Oden about his 2010 historical sword and sorcery novel, The Lion of Cairo. This novel blends historic period detail, with a large dose of The Thousand and One Nights flavor combined with the pulp sensibilities of Robert E. Howard.
Read MoreWelcome 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 MoreWell, 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 MoreThis week: C.L. Moore, Conan comics and pastiches, and plenty more pulp goodness.
Read MoreBitter Steel, by Charles Allen Gramlich, is one of my favorite short fiction reads by someone who is still alive and kicking.
Read MoreLin 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 MoreCeltic-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 MoreI’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’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 MoreThis week: C.L. Moore, Robert E. Howard, A. Merritt, a new Tarzan story, and more.
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