Links of Steel, 4/30/2023
This week: Manly Wade Wellman, Elak of Atlantis, Jack Vance, Conan, Beowulf, Dark Sun, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Steve Carroll
“I am a trained graphic designer and digital illustrator, so I I am shocked at the poor design work that goes into most book cover design in the self-publishing era—it is either amateurish or generic cookie cutter Photoshop manipulation.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 4/23/2023
This week: Tanith Lee, Game of Thrones, Conan, Lord Dunsany, thoughts on epic fantasy, and more.
Read MoreReview: Swordsmen in the Sky
Swordsmen in the Sky was published by Ace Books in 1964. Donald Wollheim put together five stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs-influenced Sword and Planet.
Read MoreSpear and Sorcery: The Influence of Robert E. Howard on Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal
When Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal premiered on Cartoon Network it was a breath of fresh air. Here was an animated series that was aimed at adults that was not a raunchy comedy. It was dark and violent but still had a heart. It was also heavily influenced by the works of Robert E. Howard.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Frank Sawielijew
“I like to think that my wide range of influences and perspective as a foreign writer provides a different flavor from American and British authors. American pulp is an exotic genre to me, because America itself is exotic. German pulp writers have always been fascinated by America as a source of inspiration, even back in the ‘30s – I’m picking up a local tradition, in a way.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 4/16/2023
This week: Robert E. Howard, Ronnie James Dio, Clark Ashton Smith, Pellucidar, A Song of Fire and Ice, Gary Gygax, the current state of sword-and-sorcery readership, and more.
Read MoreNew S&S Anthology Series "Die By the Sword" Will Debut Next Month
Last fall DMR Books announced Die By the Sword, the first of what will hopefully be many volumes of new sword-and-sorcery fiction. The response was tremendous, and we received nearly 200 submissions. Selecting the best of the best was no easy task. Only the 11 most excellent stories made the final cut.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: David A. Riley
“In my opinion the first draft should never be the last. I have seen some authors who seem to think they don’t need to do this – and it shows. That’s why self-publishing can be a curse.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 4/9/2023
This week: Robert E. Howard, Jack Vance, Thieves World, Flashing Swords, Frank Frazetta, and more.
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