Mercs and Mayhem
Raconteur Press has just released the anthology Mercs and Mayhem. So far it is rocketing up various Amazon sales charts. I’m not saying that’s due
November 2, 2025
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Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 9
I cut my writing teeth on short stories before turning my attention to novels. I still like to work with the shorter form on occasion.
November 10, 2024
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Part III of a Review of “A Treasury of Fantasy.” (REH Has Entered the Chat.)
Following is my review of the last half of A Treasury of Fantasy. Part I is here. Part II here. The Wood Beyond the World.
September 29, 2024
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Liavek. Not Coming Up Sevens.
The Thieves World series made a splash in the eighties with its stories of anti-heroes, burglars, wizards, crime lords, warriors, bards, various underworld denizens, and
October 29, 2023
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Robert E. Howard’s Dennis Dorgan. Plus Savage Journal Entry 50.
Dennis Dorgan, the character whose exploits are collected in The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, is definitely not Popeye the Sailor Man, despite his creation
July 2, 2023
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Weird Tales Four, Plus Savage Journal Entry 49.
I picked up this book for the cover. I mean look at it. There’s a story in that artwork. Unfortunately that story isn’t in this
June 25, 2023
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Howard’s Historicals: The Sowers of the Thunder. Plus Savage Journal Entry 45
I won’t delay any surprise here: the anthology of Robert E. Howard historical novellas The Sowers of the Thunder is an absolute treat. There, you
May 28, 2023
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Swords of Shahrazar. Plus Savage Journal Entry 44.
One of the treasures I picked up at Howard Days last month was the Robert E. Howard collection Swords of Shahrazar. That turned out to
May 21, 2023
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The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories 4. Plus Savage Journal Entry 43.
At Howard Days 2023 I picked up a copy of Lin Carter Presents The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 4. I have the first volume, so
May 14, 2023
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