When Richard Fisher wrote his December 2020 post in honor of Keith Taylor’s birthday, I expected it to be a well-wrought tribute to one of sword-and-sorcery's living legends. And it was. What I didn't expect was a bombshell announcement from Mr. Taylor himself in the comments section.
Read MoreThis week: Michael Moorcock’s first Corum trilogy, Clark Ashton Smith, Frank Frazetta, Edmond Hamilton, Iron Maiden, and more.
Read MoreSkarl Kirwall has been banished. His crime was consorting with the enemy. Innocent, he yearns for justice. His only hope is dashed when he returns home to a bloody, burning ruin. With only his wits and his father's Runeblade, Skarl carves a bloody furrow across land and sea.
Read MoreSimon ‘Biz’ Bisley has been creating covers for metal albums for nearly thirty-five years, on top of playing in various metal bands himself. The man is one of us, sword-brothers.
Read MoreThis week: Julie Strain, Conan, Northwest Smith, Rowena Morrill, Edgar Allen Poe, and more.
Read MoreTwo events of note happened today: the anniversary of August Derleth’s birth rolled around again and my copy of Lovecraft: The Great Tales by John D. Haefele fell from the Outer Dark--like a planet-killer asteroid--into my mailbox. The two events are certainly related and, thus, must be a sign from the Great Old Ones.
Read MoreAfter dying alone and unknown in May of this past year, his death unreported until September, author Charles Saunders of Imaro fame has, through the actions of fans, received recognition worthy of his contributions to sword-and-sorcery.
Read MoreThis week: Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, Adrian Cole, Flash Gordon, men’s adventure fiction, Jack Vance, and more.
Read MoreTen years after I first read it, The Religion by Tim Willocks still speaks to me in a language filled with brutal beauty and beautiful brutality.
Read MoreJack Massa may not be a name many here are familiar with. My first encounter was with his novel Mooncrow, which was published in 1979. Since then he has published several novels including The Conjurer of Rhodes trilogy. This trilogy is a historical fantasy following the exploits of young Korax as he tries to recover his past and return home to Rhodes.
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