Robert Hayward Barlow died on this date in 1951. Born in 1918, he accomplished much in his short life, becoming Lovecraft's literary executor before he was twenty years old and regarded as one of the great scholars of Mesoamerican anthropology by the time of his death.
Read MoreOur first guest post of the New Years’ Guest Bloggerama is by the great British fantasy author Adrian Cole. Cole weighs in on whether or not his Omaran Saga should be considered grimdark, as some believe.
Read MorePlenty of worthy books were read in 2020 by yours truly. Click to see the list in all its glory.
Read MoreThis week: Robert E. Howard, Karl Edward Wagner, Clark Ashton Smith, Michael Moorcock, a new Briton Rites album, and more.
Read MoreToday is the birthday of author Keith Taylor. His Bard books are finally back in print, so we have double the reason to celebrate this year.
Read MoreFrom early on, Fritz Leiber read deeply and thought deeply and wrote deeply about SFF literature, especially the fantasy/horror side of the equation.
Read More“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 MoreDMR Books will kick off 2021 in grand fashion with The Avenger from Atlantis, our second collection by Edmond Hamilton.
Read MoreThis week: Elric, Kane, Tarzan, Imaro, The Witcher, Cthulhu, and more.
Read MoreArthur 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.
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