Adrian Cole is a veteran of the fantasy/SF/horror scene. The first book in his most ambitious project to date, the War on Rome series, was just released. Read on to learn more of Arminius, Bane of Eagles, plus his other works, past, present, and future.
Read MoreToday marks the thirtieth anniversary of when Fritz Leiber departed this mortal coil. At the venerable age of eighty-one, he left behind him a truly great legacy in the fields of fantasy, science fiction and horror, not to mention the realms of literary criticism and role-playing games. When he died, Leiber had already influenced the likes of Ramsey Campbell, Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, Glen Cook, Tim Powers, Neil Gaiman and Michael Chabon, demonstrating the sheer breadth of what he had wrought.
Read MoreThis week: Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Stephen Fabian, Jack Vance, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, a Jirel of Joiry RPG/board game, and more.
Read MoreThis is the debut celebration of the date when H.P. Lovecraft bestowed upon Clark Ashton Smith the ‘Mythos name’ of “Klarkash-Ton”, while also creating a persona/backstory to go with the sobriquet.
Read MoreFrank Kelly Freas, rightly called “The Dean of Science Fiction Artists”, enjoyed a fifty-year run, winning Hugo after Hugo. He began his career painting covers for Weird Tales and ended it as a stone-cold legend in his chosen field. His art defined the look of “Classic Sci-Fi”.
Read More“Even if I do not write pure sword and sorcery, I believe I have taken up the spirit of the genre: the galloping rhythm, the forward momentum, and the violence-driven narrative all fit perfectly in my genre of ancient historical fantasy.”
Read MoreMichael Wm. Kaluta is a living legend in the field of SFF art. Mentored by Roy G. Krenkel, he went on to be part of The Studio, a legendary collective of 1970s artists. His illustrations of the Shadow and the creations of ERB and REH remain legendary.
Read MoreThis week: C.L. Moore, Robert E. Howard, Cirsova, Frank Frazetta, Margaret Brundage, Hawk the Slayer, and more.
Read MoreAbout four months ago, I wrote a blog entry regarding 'pastiches' in the De Campian sense. There were several interesting comments on that post. While I thought I laid out my basic attitude toward pastiches fairly well, there are certainly various angles that I didn't cover.
Read More“Every writer has an influence or two that made them want to write. Robert E. Howard was mine. A well rounded writer assimilates from a variety of sources though, not just from a single genre. A wider read author has a better chance of becoming something unique; the more you hone, the more your style becomes your own.”
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