While perusing scans of old pulps, an ad in a 1951 issue of Imagination really grabbed my attention. “The Most Exciting Book Since Merritt’s Moon Pool”, the ad declared. “An original, never-before-published science-fantasy novel of the calibre of the great classics of Merritt, Taine, Wells… told with the gripping realism and brilliance of another Poe!” Well, damn, who wouldn’t want to read that?
Read MoreUnlike all other 2nd Edition AD&D sourcebooks, The Complete Book of Necromancers explicitly admitted its inspiration from literary sources and encouraged players and DMs to do likewise. Clark Ashton Smith is mentioned by name in the majority of the chapters.
Read MoreThis week: An audio excerpt from Karnov, Phantom-Clad Rider of the Cosmic Ice, plus Conan and Solomon Kane comics, Kuttner, Moore, Weird Tales, Michael Kaluta, and more.
Read More“The H. Rider Haggard Project” has been the subject of speculation for almost two decades. A veteran art collector has recently dispelled most of the mystery around the Project.
Read MoreOn the whole, A. Merritt did not consider himself to be a writer of what is now known as "fantasy fiction". Most of his novels were intentionally based on scientific principles--albeit, he stretched many of those principles to the limit. As it turns out, his theories about how to make invisibility a reality are borne out by modern science.
Read MoreArtist Tom Gianni died on March 30, aged sixty years old, from cancer. His day job was working as the top courtroom sketch artist for several Chicago TV stations. However, what he did off the clock falls squarely in DMR Blog territory.
Read MoreJed Del Rosario is a new writer from the Philippines who’s bringing a new angle to heroic fantasy. His “Age of Crows” series is inspired by classical literature and legends from India. Read on to learn more.
Read MoreCarl Walmsley’s stories have appeared in anthologies such as Death Dealers & Diabolists and Rage of the Behemoth. He’s also contributed material for various RPGs including Traveller, Warhammer Fantasy and RuneQuest. Let’s find out more about the author of “Intrigue in the Unassailable City.”
Read MoreOur latest release, Swordsmen from the Stars by Poul Anderson, is out now. Collecting three classic novellas, this is one fans of sword-and-planet fiction won’t want to miss.
Read MoreThis week: Robert E. Howard’s Sword Woman, Hawkmoon, Berni Wrightson, C.L. Moore, Tarzan, obscure contributors to the pulps, and more.
Read More