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

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

COVID-19 diaries and Haggard’s The Wanderer’s Necklace

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Yes my work desk is a bar. First world problem. It has been an interesting last couple weeks living in the shadow of COVID-19. My compan...
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Monday, March 16, 2020

This, and that, and Black Gate

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I haven't felt much like posting or writing these days. Coronavirus/COVID-19 has got me down, to the point where I'm expecting the a...
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Thursday, March 5, 2020

My surprise signed copy of L. Sprague de Camp's Time & Chance

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Among the many books I had to track down and buy while researching Flame and Crimson was the L. Sprague de Camp autobiography Time & Ch...
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Monday, March 2, 2020

A belated farewell to Mark Shelton

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During my many months and years away from this blog I missed several notable events that otherwise would have called for a post. One of thos...
Friday, February 28, 2020

My top 25 sword-and-sorcery "stories"

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One of my “whiff” moments in Flame and Crimson was failing to include a “seminal works” or a “suggested reading” list. So without further...
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Monday, February 24, 2020

Flame and Crimson Kindle edition released, and reviews!

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Some important and encouraging news to share today regarding  Flame and Crimson. First, the book is now available on Kindle for the low pr...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

News and updates: Jack London, Flame and Crimson reviews

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A few items of note to share. Buck and John Thornton, ready for adventure Today I have a post running on DMR Blog, "Jack London, ...
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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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