“The most obvious influences on my writing are Tolkien and C.S. Lewis… my stories often move at a much faster, more action-packed pace. I love story and dialogue and history, but I don't want to go too long without action!“
Read More“I write the words in my head to share with my audience. The audience doesn't influence anything. When you write stories for the audience you end up with weak, half-worked pieces that don't mesh well together.”
Read MoreThe companion volume to Death Dealers & Diabolists contains eight tales of magic and mayhem.
Read MoreFans of Clark Ashton Smith have been waiting a long time for a collection of his stories set in the fictional medieval French province of Averoigne. There have been many attempts to collect all 11 stories over the decades, but none of them were able to get off the ground until recently.
Read MoreOf 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.”
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