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

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Is The Lord of the Rings literature?

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Part 2 of a 2-part series Part 1 of this article set the stage for the question, Is The Lord of the Rings literature ? Part II examines s...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

His Dark Materials: Good, but don’t expect any miracles

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As you may recall I wrote about Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass , book one of the His Dark Materials trilogy, back in August . Recently ...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Urge to scream... rising

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What is it with the annoying Tolkien posts this week? Here's the latest, an interview with actress Evangeline Lilly on her role in The H...
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Why Tolkien needs defending: A classic Camp 3-er at work

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Is The Lord of the Rings any good? I just came across this provocatively-titled article by Martin Turner, and felt compelled to comment, a...
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Is The Lord of the Rings literature?

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Part 1 of a 2-part series And whether or not Tolkien’s works will stand the test of time is not within our lot to know, so that the Tolkien ...
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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Stretching the boundaries of genre: A review of the Martin-Dozois anthology Warriors

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“People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Since Homer first sang the wrath of Achilles...
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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Sword-and-Sorcery at its Pinnacle: A Look Back at The Fantastic Swordsmen

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For those who put entertainment first, heroic fantasy offers it in its purest form. —L. Sprague de Camp, The Fantastic Swordsmen Altho...
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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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