The Forgotten Scrolls of Fritz Leiber
From early on, Fritz Leiber read deeply and thought deeply and wrote deeply about SFF literature, especially the fantasy/horror side of the equation.
Read MoreReview: The Lerios Mecca by Gene Lancour
“There were more things locked in the past than legends, and the dead were not always as still as the grave would imply." Richard Fisher reviews the first book in an obscure heroic fantasy series from the ‘70s.
Read MoreThe Avenger from Atlantis by Edmond Hamilton Coming in January
DMR Books will kick off 2021 in grand fashion with The Avenger from Atlantis, our second collection by Edmond Hamilton.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 12/20/2020
This week: Elric, Kane, Tarzan, Imaro, The Witcher, Cthulhu, and more.
Read MoreArthur D. Howden Smith -- 75 Years Gone
Arthur D. Howden Smith was one of the star authors for Adventure Magazine alongside Harold Lamb and Talbot Mundy. Smith died in near obscurity on December 18, 1945. He deserved better than that.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 12/13/2020
This week: Richard Corben, Conan, music by Michael Moorcock, and an assortment of horror, historical, and weird fiction.
Read MoreFarewell, Richard Corben
The news of Richard Corben’s death reached his fans a few days ago. The world of SFF art has lost an utterly unique talent.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 12/6/2020
This week: Michael Moorcock, Charles Saunders, Berni Wrightson, the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series, Weird Tales, reviews of new sword-and-sorcery periodicals, and more.
Read MoreKarl Edward Wagner: Born For Blood and Darkness
Karl Edward Wagner was born on this date seventy-five years ago. By the age of thirty, he was making waves in both the genres of Horror and of Sword and Sorcery. At the time of his untimely death in 1994, he was already a legend.
Read MoreN.C. Wyeth's Art for The Scottish Chiefs
Jane Porter wrote one of the very first modern historical novels, The Scottish Chiefs, in 1809. In 1921, Charles Scribner's Sons reissued an edited version of Porter's novel. They gave it the deluxe treatment , with a stunning dustjacket, endpapers and interior illustrations by the legendary N.C. Wyeth.
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