The Silver Key

"Wonder had gone away, and he had forgotten that all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other." --H.P. Lovecraft, The Silver Key

Monday, December 29, 2008

Buying used books online? Guilty as charged. But should I feel guilty?

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The following post is a detour from the usual posts on fantasy, but it concerns books and publishing, another love of mine. The New York Tim...
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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Coming home to the dark: A review of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

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When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back; Three from the circle, three from the track; Wood, bronze, iron; water, fire, stone; Fi...
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Talking Beowulf, Steven King, Robert E. Howard, and more on SFFaudio.com

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Merry Christmas everyone! I'm relaxing in the afterglow of a great Christmas day spent with friends and family. I hope you all enjoyed t...
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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Merry Christmas to me: John Howe's Myth and Magic art book a nice find

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Christmas is all about giving, but while shopping for a present for my kids in Borders the other day I was overcome by a selfish urge and m...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Fighting the World: Too few shining examples in a fantasy film wasteland

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A couple of the regular blogs I visit have recently posited that all fantasy films more or less suck . Granted, Noisms and James were both ...
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Monday, December 15, 2008

The Sea of Trolls: Children's lit with a viking spirit

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This recent post over at Black Gate reminded me of how much good writing, past and present, has been done in the fantasy genre under the g...
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

A reign begun in blood: A look back at Stephen King's Carrie

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Warning—spoilers ahead Along with J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King was the first author for whom I had feelings approaching reverence. For a go...
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Brian Murphy
Marketing professional by day; skald in the Hall of Fire by night; and member of the S.H.I.E.L.D.W.A.L.L. Author of Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery (2020, Pulp Hero Press). Essayist and reviewer for numerous web and print-based fantasy and sword-and-sorcery publications, including The Cimmerian, Black Gate, Tales from the Magician's Skull, Mythprint, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur, The Dark Man, DMR Blog, Skelos, and SFFaudio.com. Two-time Robert E. Howard Foundation award winner: The Atlantean (Outstanding Achievement/Book for Flame and Crimson) and The Venarium (emerging scholar in REH studies).
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