June 14, 2020 Kyrik Fights the Demon World. Hell Breaks Loose, By the Numbers. I’ve read a few of Gardner Fox’s Kothar books. So when I saw his name on the cover of Kyrik Fights the Demon World I didn’t hesitate to snatch up the book. No one will claim that Fox was a master… Continue reading Kyrik Fights the Demon World. Hell Breaks Loose, By the Numbers. Resurrected Post.
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Fantasy and Sword-and-Sorcery for Turbulent Days. Resurrected Days.
May 31, 2020 Fantasy and Sword-and-Sorcery for Turbulent Days We are living in interesting times. Whatever your take on current events, however much or little the global turmoil and tumults have affected you personally, it is likely you feel at the least a bit of consternation, perhaps even pique. My day-to-day existence has altered little.… Continue reading Fantasy and Sword-and-Sorcery for Turbulent Days. Resurrected Days.
Vitally Haggard. Resurrected Post.
May 17, 2020 Vitally Haggard A few words on Haggard. No, not Merle Haggard, though that man is worthy of a torrent of digital ink. I’m writing here about Henry Rider Haggard, traveler, lawyer, author. I’m reading Allan Quatermain currently, a book I should have read decades ago. I’m not unfamiliar with Haggard. I finished… Continue reading Vitally Haggard. Resurrected Post.
A Rosier Elric. Resurrected Post.
May 10, 2020 A Rosier Elric Michael Moorcock is the elder statesman of the S&S genre. He earned his bones. His success is unquestioned and his influence is clear. It would be unmannerly for a piker like myself, who has yet to make much of a ripple in the genre, to criticize a big fish… Continue reading A Rosier Elric. Resurrected Post.
A Drive-Through Meal. Resurrected Post.
April 19, 2020 A Drive-Through Meal There was a time when bookstore shelves were not dominated by cinder block-sized fantasy epics. Back in the 1960s a 150-page sci-fi paperback was commonplace. Or, so I understand from my expeditions through used book stores. I’m afraid I have no memories from the 60s. I see nothing wrong… Continue reading A Drive-Through Meal. Resurrected Post.
Taking a Deep Draft. Resurrected Post.
April 12, 2020 Take a Deep Draft Why have I waited so long to read The Drawing of the Dark? Perhaps it was for the best. Tim Powers seems to have constructed a story drawing on interests and predilections that I have developed and nurtured over the years. Had I read it as a teen,… Continue reading Taking a Deep Draft. Resurrected Post.
S&S 202: Does Sword-and-Planet Fiction Qualify as Sword-and-Sorcery? Resurrected Post.
March 15, 2020 S&S 202: Does Sword-and-Planet Fiction Qualify as Sword-and-Sorcery? Does the Sword-and-Planet (also known as Planetary Romance) genre qualify as Sword-and-Sorcery? Or, more precisely, can it? Yes. Next question. Wait, you want some sort of explanation rather than a blanket agreement or denial. Fine. You might think that swapping out “sorcery” for “planet”… Continue reading S&S 202: Does Sword-and-Planet Fiction Qualify as Sword-and-Sorcery? Resurrected Post.
S&S 201: Five More You Should Know. Resurrected Post.
February 16, 2020 S&S 201: Five More You Should Know In a previous post I’ve written about the five Swords & Sorcery writers the novice reader should be familiar with. Let’s assume this imaginary individual has completed that introductory course of study and is ready to move on to the intermediate-level: S&S 201. Because this… Continue reading S&S 201: Five More You Should Know. Resurrected Post.
A Farrago: Updates, Reviews, and Doings. Resurrected Post.
January 12, 2020 A Farrago: Updates, Reviews, and Doings. I hope to cram in a number of items in today’s post. A mishmash of topics. A salmagundi, if you will. I’ll start with paying off last week’s hints and portents post. What I was dancing around back then was the news that I have a… Continue reading A Farrago: Updates, Reviews, and Doings. Resurrected Post.