Of all the writers who made their reputations during the heyday of the pulps, Talbot Mundy is the one author we know was a lady’s man. Is this reflected in his writing? Undoubtedly, but not in the way you might think.
Read MoreThis week: The war of words over gender and genre continues. Plus Conan comics, Fantastic pulp covers, RPGs and heavy metal, Frazetta, and more.
Read More“The Saga of the Outer Islands series is all about gods and monsters, as well as a scheming Crow, ghosts, and evil pirates. Plus, the main character’s mother shows up in book three, and she happens to be Death.”
Read More“If you want stories about people instead of archetypes, real clashes of sorcery and steel instead of pointless bloodbaths, and dragons that actually act like wild fire-breathing death lizards, you might enjoy my books.”
Read MoreLast January, during the DMR Guest Bloggerama, I posted Part One of my look at Poul Anderson’s "Northern Cycle" of tales. Part Two will look at one of Poul’s greatest novels and other Andersonian fiction set in the Nordic lands.
Read MoreRoss Hughes just released the first book of his new epic fantasy series. “I try not to follow the same worn old paths – yes, I write about wizards and witches, elves and dwarves, knights and pirates, but I try to bring a little something new to each character and culture. I like to think I have created something entirely new from familiar bricks, never copying, but always paying tribute.”
Read MoreThis week: Rutger Hauer remembered, Roy Thomas returns to Conan comics, Poe, Dunsany, and more.
Read MoreYou may not be familiar with the name Buzz Dixon, but you’re definitely familiar with his work. Buzz has worked on everything from the Transformers and Dungeons and Dragons cartoons to Penthouse Comix! Since his novella “Q’a the Librarian” appears in the DMR Books anthology Death Dealers & Diabolists, I thought this would be a good opportunity to learn about his storied career.
Read MorePulp artist extraordinaire, Virgil Finlay, would have turned one hundred and five today. He was, arguably, the greatest artist to work in the field of SFF/weird pulps, creating classic art for tales by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, A. Merritt and many, many other legendary authors.
Read MoreWith the launch of Tros’s beloved ship, the stage is set for the adventures that will take him and his crew from Britain to Hispania to Rome itself and across the length of the Middle Sea to golden Egypt. It is with these adventures that Tros comes into his own as a Master of the Sea and one of the great captains of literature.
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