REVIEW: Swords and Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume Seven
David A. Riley's anthology series certainly has some longevity. With seven volumes to date it has eclipsed several seminal anthology series of the past.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Sersa Victory
“Reading about the pulps and taking Dean Wesley Smith’s workshops felt like permission to write the way I wanted to. I didn't have to use my story as a vehicle for some deep commentary on life. I didn't have to make every story perfect. It was okay to just have fun. I've never been happier, more productive, and more successful as a writer than I am now.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 3/31/2024
This week: Conan, Kull, Judas Priest, Jack Vance, Flash Gordon, Andre Norton, and more.
Read MoreCimmerian Remembrance: "If Nobody but a Pure Celt Wore the Green..."
For the majority of the time that he wrote for Weird Tales, Robert E. Howard was an unabashed fan of the Celts—especially the Gaels of Ireland.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Robert Mammone
“What readers get from me is authenticity. That the world is shades of grey, not the black and whites so many on both extremes peddle to those inside their bubble. You’ll find characters who are exhausted at what life has done to them, yet keep putting one foot in front of the other because what else can you do?“
Read MoreRusty Burke: Back at Home and Back on the Phone
Acclaimed Robert E. Howard scholar, Rusty Burke, suffered a near-fatal injury in December. The latest news is that he’s back home and doing better! Read on for more details.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 3/24/2024
This week: Conan, James M. Ward, Dune, C.L. Moore, Poul Anderson, Men’s Adventure Quarterly, Weird Tales, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: K.T. Elfering
“My characters tend to want things that are bad for themselves or others, and I like to write endings for them that are both tragic and ecstatic. I think the way I write characters is influenced by my theater background—I try to picture them "onstage" in a sense—and I also enjoy observing real people and their bizarre tendencies, something that influences both my writing and my acting.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 3/17/2024
This week: Red Sonja, Dune, Cú Chulainn, Leigh Brackett, William Hope Hodgson, Conan, August Derleth, H.P. Lovecraft, and more.
Read MoreBarbarian Comics
Jim Zub’s Conan comics mostly capture the flavor of Howard’s stories. Not perfectly since Howard was such a unique writer. The art is reminiscent of the original Marvel Conan run which has delighted fans of the original comics.
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