The Savage Swords (and Strange Sorceries) of Frank Brunner
Frank Brunner became a fantasy art legend in the ‘70s illustrating the likes of Conan, Elric, Red Sonja and Doctor Strange.
Read More21st Century Sword-and-Sorcery: Flashing Swords Ezine and Black Gate
The mid-to-late 2000s were a time of incredible energy in the small press community that published Sword-and-Sorcery. Howard Andrew Jones was right in the middle of it all, editing and writing for both the Flashing Swords ezine and at Black Gate. Meanwhile, he was also getting Harold Lamb’s pulp tales reprinted and saw his first S&S novel published in hardcover.
Read More21st Century Sword-and-Sorcery: Rogue Blades Entertainment
Rising from the ashes of PitchBlack Books and the Flashing Swords ezine, Jason M Waltz formed Rogue Blades Entertainment in 2008. RBE has spanned the gap between the earliest small press publishers of the 2000s and the S&S resurgence of today.
Read More21st Century Sword-and-Sorcery: PitchBlack LLC
David Pitchford and Daniel E. Blackston started PitchBlack LLC in early 2004. PitchBlack were pioneers in restarting quality small press Sword-and-Sorcery publications in the 21st century. David Pitchford tells their story in this essay.
Read More21st Century Sword-and-Sorcery: An Introduction
The 1990s were a pretty horrible time for Sword-and-Sorcery. However, by the early 2000s, there were signs of a new dawn for S&S.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 2/18/2024
This week: Highlander reboot, Elric, Robert E. Howard, vikings, Edgar Allan Poe, Karl Edward Wagner, and more.
Read MoreRusty Burke: Fighting His Way Back
Rusty Burke’s medical condition is still improving. Read on to find out the details.
Read MoreDie By the Sword Volume II Cover and Table of Contents Revealed
Die By the Sword Vol. II promises more daring fantasy and high-stakes adventure than ever before. From DMR Books and the finest fantasists of our time come twelve sensational tales, ready to swallow you whole into a world of sword-wielding heroes, exotic locales, strange creatures, and malefic magic spells!
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 2/11/2024
This week: Brian Lumley, A. Merritt, C.L. Moore, Solomon Kane, Indiana Jones, Manly Wade Wellman, Clark Ashton Smith, Houdini, and more.
Read More"To Veil the Moon and Scorch the Sun": The 2024 DMR Guest Bloggerama
Putting the 2024 DMR Books Guest Bloggerama together wasn’t easy. Despite that, the guest bloggers came through triumphantly.
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