Showing posts with label Sword-and-Sorcery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sword-and-Sorcery. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Of pastiche and John C. Hocking’s Conan and the Living Plague

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These dead are unquiet... I don’t mind pastiche … which is I suppose a bit of a lukewarm way of saying I support it. Nonetheless it’s how I ...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Celtic Adventures wrapup and on into Cimmerian September

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Worth your 10 cents... I just closed the cover on DMR Books’ latest release, Celtic Adventures , and had to say a few words about the final ...
Friday, August 15, 2025

"Mystification," Manilla Road

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Dialing up a bit of Manilla Road this Metal Friday, one of the most swordly-and-sorcerous metal bands ever.  I love the atmosphere of "...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025

Sword of the Gael by Andrew J. Offutt, a review

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Sword-and-sorcery typically works better in the short form than the novel, and I think I know why. It’s a lot harder to sustain breakneck ac...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

A sorely needed, swordly-and-sorcerous week off

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It's 5 o'clock somewhere ... My grandfather had fabulous foresight. After WW2 he and his buddy bought a piece of property in the lak...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

S&S publishing news: Plunder-a-plenty

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Lots of swords, lots of sorcery going on. My friend Ken Lizzi, one of the dudes with whom I split a house rental at 2023 Robert E. Howard Da...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

I've finally got it: Monster Tales: Vampires, Werewolves & Things

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Pumped for this delivery. When I was a kid I used to regularly check out Monster Tales: Vampires, Werewolves & Things  (1973, Rand McNal...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Sword-and-sorcery pinball machines are fucking cool

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That’s the post. I love the pairing of sword-and-sorcery aesthetic with machines of glass and steel. My idle daydream is to acquire a couple...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Three things

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Walk with me... Thing 1 I just finished re-reading The Long Walk after a long walk of my own, years and years of life since my last reading...
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Friday, April 18, 2025

Cauldron Born: Born of the Cauldron

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Cauldron Born is sword-and-sorcery brought to heavy metal life. Band members Howie Bentley and Matthew Knight are not just talented musician...
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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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