That’s right, I interviewed myself. Believe me, it’s not the weirdest idea I’ve ever had, not by a long shot. Now that Cirsova Magazine has completed the serialization of my novel Vran the Chaos-Warped, I thought now would be a good time to sit down with the author for a chat. Let’s see what I have to say about it.
Read MoreBlood of the Serpent is the semi-anticipated latest entry in the prose adventures of Conan of Cimmeria. We’ve had recent video games, RPGs, comics, etc., featuring the barbarian, but the last original standalone authorized prose work of Robert E. Howard’s greatest creation was Harry Turtledove’s Conan of Venarium (Tor, 2003).
Read MoreThis week: Robert E. Howard, A. Merritt, C.L. Moore, Michael Kaluta, George Barr, Clark Ashton Smith, and more.
Read MoreA. Merritt’s influence on the first generation of Space Opera authors was as profound as it was on the First Dynasty of Sword-and-Sorcery authors—if not moreso.
Read MoreDid the Picts employ war-dogs? According to Robert E. Howard…maybe.
Read MoreThe acclaimed director, John Boorman, turned ninety today. I feel compelled to pay my respects and convey my gratitude for all the enjoyment he has given me over the decades. The creator of Excalibur deserves no less.
Read More“I am completely original, even when I am not original.”
Read MoreA Feast of Ambrosia: The Adventures of Bingor and Donalbain will be available in February. Bingor, a sly scoundrel hailing from Sicilia, and Donalbain, a Scottish bard, are not your typical sword-and-sorcery heroes. Thieving is their main trade, but they have no scruples against burglary, bounty-hunting, treasure-seeking, swindling, and selling information.
Read MoreThis week: Conan, Clark Ashton Smith, The Witcher, A. Merritt, Edgar Allan Poe, Excalibur, No Artpunk II, and more.
Read MoreIn Excalibur’s sound and fury we are witness to heroism, sacrifice, towering human achievement, codes of chivalric honor, hopeless battles against the encroaching dark, lust, betrayal, collapse… and the hope that order and goodness may one day come again.
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