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

Friday, February 25, 2022

In the house, with Rogues in the House

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The latest episode of Rogues in the House is out, with me joining the crew for a panel session on the current state of sword-and-sorcery. Al...
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Friday, February 18, 2022

Robert E. Howard Foundation awards nominations announced

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The Robert E. Howard Foundation recently published its list of nominees for the 2022 awards . I'm on there, twice, for the Hyrkanian --O...
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Thursday, February 17, 2022

War of the Gods!

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I hadn't read War of the Gods  for the better part of 20 years, and a recent re-read confirmed it's a pretty darned good book. My so...
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Seventeen+year journey to a new career: Six takeaways

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After spending the better part of 18 years with the same company, albeit one that has been purchased in that time, undergone many changes, a...
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Saturday, February 5, 2022

Richard Tierney, 1936-2022

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Richard Tierney has died. I can't say much more than what is expressed in  this fine post by Deuce Richardson over at DMR Books. Peace ...
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Thursday, February 3, 2022

The Harp and the Blade, a review

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At 10 cents you get your money's worth Someone recently asked me, Can sword-and-sorcery be written successfully at novel length? My answ...
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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Tolkien’s Modern Reading: A review

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Tolkien: Not just for medieval scholars, anymore. Given that Tolkien was not the first to write secondary-world fantasies for adult readers,...
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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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