Dave Wolverton—also known as David Farland—was an acclaimed, bestselling SFF author. In addition to his own work, he mentored numerous other successful authors. Wolverton was also one of the great defenders of the fantasy and sci-fi genres, thanks to his landmark essay, “On Writing as a Fantasist”.
Read MoreThis week: Conan, Tarzan, Fire & Ice and other ‘80s fantasy films, Andre Norton, Arthur Machen, Hawkwind, and more.
Read MoreBran Mak Morn, the doomed third-century King of the Picts, is one of Robert E. Howard’s most iconic creations. Bran has been depicted by numerous talented artists on the covers of books and in comics. Unfortunately, few of those renditions are faithful to how REH actually described Bran Mak Morn and the Picts.
Read MoreJohn Bullard, one of the honchos over at the Robert E. Howard Foundation, has announced the list of nominees for this year’s 2022 REHF awards.
Read MoreFew authors have channeled “The Northern Thing” quite like the great Poul Anderson. The ancient Norse myths and Sagas ran strong in his Scandinavian blood, even when he was writing reams of science-fiction set in the vast reaches of space. At various points in his career the seven-time Hugo winner returned to Mimir’s Well for another draught of cold Northern waters, including 1997’s War of the Gods.
Read MoreNowadays the concept of fantasy or sci-fi authors writing stories in a shared setting is nothing out of the ordinary. The Thieves’ World and Wild Cards series come to mind, or, for a more recent example, the Eldritch Earth stories that appeared in Cirsova. But before any of those there was Shanadu.
Read MoreYesterday marked the tenth anniversary of the death of John Severin, legendary artist for EC and Marvel comics. His career spanned eight decades. He did war and horror comics, Westerns and Sword-and-Sorcery. Some of his final work was for Mike Mignoia’s Witchfinder series. A true legend in comics art.
Read MoreThis week: Karl Edward Wagner, Poul Anderson, Elric, Conan, Richard L. Tierney, Valkyries, werewolves, and more.
Read MoreThree unique anthologies all published within the last thirteen months with a fourth volume on the way this year. Parallel Universe continues to publish heroic adventures in strange worlds by authors of growing renown.
Read MoreFrom the point of view of pulp fans, Alfred Coppel is an interesting writer. He made a transition, first from the pulps to the SF digests, then to bestsellerdom. It’s an article of faith that pulp writers had the best stories. Coppel not only had the best stories but was a magnificently gifted writer.
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