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

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The Silmarillion: Thirty Years On, a review

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The 1977 publication of The Silmarillion was a singular event in fantasy fiction. I’m happy to stand corrected, but I can’t think of an...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Six Sought Adventure: A Half-Dozen Swords And Sorcery Short Stories Worth Your Summer Reading Time

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I’ve always enjoyed fantasy fiction in the short form. In an age when a typical series stretches seven-plus doorstopper sized volumes with...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

A holy grail (of sorts) for fans of Tolkien and King Arthur

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Sorry for the lack of posts of late, I sincerely hope to get back on a more regular schedule. But here is a bit of news worth sharing: Accor...
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Sunday, July 8, 2012

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, a review

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Warning: Spoilers ahead; I’m attempting to keep them minor The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs tha...
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Friday, July 6, 2012

Back from vacation with a Black Gate post on WWZ

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Well, I'm back from our annual family vacation in New Hampshire, a small slice of fun and relaxation that is almost entirely internet fr...
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Friday, June 29, 2012

A review of Iron Maiden at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA

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My apologies for the delay in posting a review of Iron Maiden at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA. The morning after the show, groggy fro...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Metal Friday Special Edition: Maiden Countdown, "Killers"

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Imagine it's 1981 and you're a member of Iron Maiden. Your lead singer, Paul Di'Anno, has just left/been kicked out of the band,...
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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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