Links of Steel, 8/13/2023
This week: The Witcher, Conan, Fritz Leiber, Clark Ashton Smith, Howard Andrew Jones, the state of new sword-and-sorcery, and more.
Read MoreSubmissions for Die By the Sword Volume II Will Open Later This Year
Since the release of Die By the Sword, DMR Books’ latest sword-and-sorcery anthology, we’ve received requests from readers and writers alike for a follow-up volume. Who are we to refuse? Today we can announce that we will take submissions for Die By the Sword Volume II throughout the month of November.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 8/6/2023
This week: Elric, Conan, Solomon Kane, Fritz Leiber, Karl Edward Wagner, Tarzan, Clark Ashton Smith, and more.
Read MoreIn Remembrance of Robert Adams
While mostly forgotten today, Robert Adams was a towering figure in the SFF Adventure genre during the Eighties. He sold millions of his own novels while also editing numerous worthy anthologies.
Read MoreTwo New Titles Coming This Fall From DMR Books
This fall fans of heroic fantasy will be treated to two new outstanding novels: Germanicus, Lord of Eagles by Adrian Cole and Vran the Chaos-Warped by D.M. Ritzlin.
Read MoreLinks 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.
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