“I have followed Caesar’s Commentaries as closely as possible in writing this story, but as Caesar, by his own showing, was a liar, a brute, a treacherous humbug and conceited ass, I have not been to much trouble to make him out a hero.”
Read MoreToday marks what would have been the 89th birthday of Lin Carter, author, editor, and historian, and an altogether polarizing figure in fantasy fiction. Carter is perhaps best known today for his role as series editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series.
Read MoreWhen I was eleven years old, I preferred Lin Carter’s Jandar of Callisto series to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ books about Mars. Sacrilege I know, and that’s not the case today, but as a kid, I could almost believe they were true.
Read MoreThis week: Conan, Weird Tales, Roy Thomas, Frazetta and other great artists, ERB, and more.
Read MorePoised on the brink of manhood, young Aran Dyfar makes a rash and momentous decision that will either elevate him to glory or seal his doom.
Read MoreQuorthon, founding member of the massively influential metal band Bathory, died on this date fifteen years ago. Fantasy author C. Dean Andersson pays tribute to the fallen hero.
Read MoreThis week: Leigh Brackett, Robert E. Howard, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Manly Wade Wellman, and more.
Read MoreFrederick Faust, better known to millions of fans over the last hundred years as "Max Brand," was born on this date in 1892. Awhile back, I wrote a post on H. Bedford-Jones where I called him "King of the Pulps." I may need to change my mind on that one.
Read MoreThe second installment in the serialized version of Tros of Samothrace is titled “The Enemy of Rome” . Set in the late summer/early fall of the year 55 B.C., this story tells of the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s first invasion of Britain.
Read MoreThis week: Virgil Finlay, Gene Wolfe, Solomon Kane, and more.
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