Links of Steel, 7/30/2023
This week: Frank Frazetta, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lord Dunsany, “The Lair of the Brain Eaters,” H.P. Lovecraft, the Internet Ooze, Blobs, Jellies, & Slime Database, and more.
Read MoreRemembering Mark Shelton and Manilla Road, Masters of Sword-and-Sorcery
After the death of founder, vocalist, and lead guitarist Mark “The Shark” Shelton on July 27, 2018, Manilla Road disbanded. But their metal legacy remains, hewn into the living rock of our favorite fantasy subgenre.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 7/23/2023
This week: Tarzan on Mars, Manly Wade Wellman, Highlander sequels, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Karl Edward Wagner, Phillipe Druillet, and more.
Read MoreA Tip of the Helm to Howard Works
Howard Works remains, to this day, the definitive bibliographical REH resource on the Webz. ISFDB is good, but Howard Works is better. In addition, it provides several other features to the hard-core Robert E. Howard fan.
Read MoreREVIEW: Monster Hunter Bloodlines by Larry Correia
This novel is action packed. Full of big guns and terrifying, relentless monsters. This novel is also a bridge in the larger story. Be prepared for several surprises and one hell of a whopper at the end.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 7/16/2023
This week: Conan, Michael Moorcock, Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Frazetta, and more.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 7/9/2023
This week: Red Sonja, Solomon Kane, Dune, Ken Kelly, Frank Frazetta, Michael Moorcock, Clark Ashton Smith, and more.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 7/2/2023
This week: Joe Abercrombie, Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, Jack Vance, Excalibur, Jim FitzPatrick, Farnsworth Wright, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Christopher D. Schmitz
“I don't really fear the idea of being derivative. I think we are all constantly consuming content and being inspired by it... stealing content is definitely derivative, but being inspired by something? I think that's a high water mark and I hope to be an inspiration some day.”
Read MoreREVIEW: Futures That Never Were
When I seek out Sword and Planet fiction I typically look for and enjoy the type of story Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote. Fast paced and action packed with plenty of derring-do. Many of the stories in this collection attempt to ape this style. Some succeed, some exceed, some are dead on arrival.
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