The DMRtian Chronicles, 9/18/2022
This week: Keith Taylor’s Bard series, Elric, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Karl Edward Wagner, Conan, thoughts on AI art, and more.
Read MoreDMR Books Fall Convention Schedule
We at DMR Books have a very busy fall season, and not just with new releases like Arminius, Bane of Eagles and Samhain Sorceries. During October and November you’ll see the DMR banner at four different conventions!
Read MoreRafael Kayanan: Four Decades of Savagery and Finesse
Since the 1980s, Rafael Kayanan has been creating dynamic art with a high level of craftsmanship. For the past two decades, he’s also been a fight instructor to the likes of Danny Trejo and Liam Neeson.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Misha Burnett
“I have no idea what readers expect. I know what I like, so that's what I write. Someone reading one of my stories with a particular idea of how the story will go is likely to be disappointed--or perhaps pleasantly surprised.”
Read MoreREVIEW: The Wells of Ur: Dreams of a Lost City
The Wells of Ur is the newest anthology from indie publisher Pilum Press. The Wells of Ur comprises four stories with cities being the common thread.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 9/11/2022
This week: Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser/Wonder Woman crossover, Howard Days, pirates, Guy Gavriel Kay, and more.
Read MoreREVIEW: Tarzan Forever: The Life of Edgar Rice Burroughs by John Taliaferro
John Taliaferro has given us the living, breathing Edgar Rice Burroughs and shown us what a wonderful writer he was. He shows ERB as a courageous and admirable man, a patriot and a family man. Tarzan Forever is also a good book for anyone who wants to understand the pulps and how they produced the finest American stories.
Read MoreA Fantastic Chapter for Conan and Sword-and-Sorcery
The late 1960s and early ‘70s were peak sword-and-sorcery. The Lancer Conan Saga was at its zenith of popularity, eventually selling by some estimates upwards of 10 million copies. And as the ‘60s gave way to the ‘70s a struggling magazine was about to get a signal boost from S&S’s mightiest hero.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Adrian Cole
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 MoreFritz Leiber -- Thirty Years Gone
Today 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.
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