The last twelve months have been trying times. Yet, many came together—despite night and death and hell—to make this 2021 DMR Bloggerama another hard-fought success. I tip my horned helm and mead-horn to one and all.
Read MoreCarcosa, the imprint founded by Karl Edward Wagner with partners David Drake and Jim Groce, came to be partially out of the concern that Arkham House would close shop after the death of August Derleth in 1971. Thankfully, that didn’t happen. But for me, the four Carcosa volumes are Arkham House books by extension. They are design-executed as traditional AH titles and are absolutely essential books in the macabre-fantasy genres.
Read MoreAs part of the New Years’ Bloggerama, Robert M. Price shares his memories of Richard L. Tierney and his character Simon of Gitta.
Read MoreWhile DMR Books is spearheading the charge for sword-and-sorcery fiction, we’re far from alone in our crusade. A number of notable S&S titles from a variety of publishers have hit the (virtual) store shelves just this week.
Read MoreParallel Universe Publications is a small press dedicated to publishing first class horror, science fiction, and fantasy books. One of their newest releases is Swords and Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume One. Eight tales that certainly fall within the realms of fantasy.
Read MoreCertainly Robert Burns’ literary influences can be seen far and wide – even across the Atlantic Ocean. Robert E. Howard, like most Americans, was a fan of the bard: The Howard family home’s library had the Harvard Classics volume The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns on their shelf.
Read MoreThis week: Lots of REH and Conan links. Plus Virgil Finlay, Storm Constantine, Roger Zelazny, Hawkwind, and more.
Read MoreA great aspect of Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse is that it has been used time and time again as a vehicle to introduce characters from one series into another. This device has allowed the author to successfully create new incarnations of a character in different planes, or to bring that very same character into a different world by means of sorcery or time travel. It is one of the many things that has made Moorcock’s works so intriguing and unique.
Read MoreRobert E. Howard only called Conan “Amra” in two completed tales. However, there is more to the story than that…
Read MoreRobert E. Howard had a definite pattern for his characters that culminated in his wandering barbarian in an age undreamed of. Howard’s literary hook was using hard men who physically dominated situations they were placed in, especially in civilized realms.
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