Showing posts with label Sword-and-Sorcery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sword-and-Sorcery. Show all posts
Saturday, March 15, 2025

The Empress of Dreams—an (overdue) appreciation of Tanith Lee

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I don’t write fiction, but I’ve read enough of it to make some observations about what makes for good writing. Here’s one: Good writing resu...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Rest in peace James Silke

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James Silke, best known in S&S circles as the author of the Death Dealer series, recently passed away . He was 93 and lived a full and v...
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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Some recent acquisitions

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Some treasures acquired while out and about or through the post. The three other images below are postcard ads included w/Lee volume. About ...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

An interesting personal insight into Moorcock’s inspirations

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Was just listening to an interview with Michael Moorcock on the Monsters, Madness and Magic podcast (recommended BTW). Co-host Dave Ritzlin...
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Friday, January 17, 2025

Rest in peace, Howard Andrew Jones

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The news is out, and it is terrible though not unexpected. Howard Andrew Jones, author of The Desert of Souls, the Hanuvar chronicles, and f...
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Sunday, December 29, 2024

The Silver Key: 2024 in review

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Life is pretty good these days, both personally and creatively. Even though I slowed down a bit on the blog, I’m making an impact. Life is i...
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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Immaculate Scoundrels by John Fultz, a review

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An immaculate cover. When it appears in sword-and-sorcery anthologies, John Fultz is a name that I look forward to reading. Why? His “Chivan...
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Friday, September 20, 2024

Neither Beg Nor Yield, a review

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This book can have none more attitude . Neither Beg Nor Yield is an ass-kicking sword-and-sorcery anthology that you should read. This thin...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Prayers for Howard Andrew Jones, ardent sword-and-sorcery champion

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When I heard the news that Howard Andrew Jones was diagnosed with inoperable and fatal brain cancer, it staggered me. I’m still reeling.  Th...
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Friday, August 30, 2024

Of artistry, addiction, and self-discovery: Forthcoming memoir of fantasy artist Tom Barber

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Tom Barber at the canvas. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

50 years of Savage Sword of Conan, and beyond

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Ahh, no. 29, I love you. Love them all... Savage Sword of Conan debuted August 1974.  I was just one year old. Probably a little young to be...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Death Dealer 3: Semi-enjoyable (?) train-wreck

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I’m back at it again, with a long-awaited review of Death Dealer 3: Tooth and Claw . Check out my reviews of book 1 and book 2 of this fou...
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Silver Key: 2023 in review

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It’s the tail end of 2023. Another trip round the sun, another year of blogging on The Silver Key. Many things of import happened this year....
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

RIP David Drake

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David Drake has passed away. I’m no Drake scholar and unqualified to evaluate his life and career or the majority of his creative output, in...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Lord of a Shattered Land: A review

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Hanuvar has lost it all—his land, his people, and his family—following a disastrous military defeat. Narrowly escaping his own death and pre...
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