Category: Authors

Intro to Sword and Sorcery: Five Names You Should Know. Resurrected Post.

November 24, 2019 Intro to Swords and Sorcery: Five Names You Should Know Perhaps you are new to this planet, or have been living in a bomb shelter all your life with limited reading material. Maybe you recently stumbled upon a trove of Molly Hatchet album covers at a garage sale, with those paintings by… Continue reading Intro to Sword and Sorcery: Five Names You Should Know. Resurrected Post.

The Black Company, In Progress Reflections. Resurrected Post.

November 3, 2019 The Black Company, In Progress Reflections. I am about two-thirds of the way through re-reading Glen Cook’s Black Company novels. This time through (the second for the later novels, the third for the earlier) I think I’m better able to appreciate more of the subtleties. Some of that may be due to… Continue reading The Black Company, In Progress Reflections. Resurrected Post.

Sail Hull-up. Resurrected Post.

September 29, 2019 Sail Hull-up There is a comfortable pleasure in revisiting books. This is especially true in the case of the Aubrey and Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian. Each book is an immersive wallow in a warm bath. And when you consider the length of the series, you realize what an indulgence awaits. Perhaps… Continue reading Sail Hull-up. Resurrected Post.

Appendix N in Retrospect. Resurrected Post.

July 7, 2019 Appendix N in Retrospect After this web log’s sporadic (perhaps, from your perspective, interminable) consideration of the authors listed in the Dungeon Masters Guide Appendix N, perhaps some sort of summation is required. What do I think of the list? What do I think of its application to the Dungeons and Dragons… Continue reading Appendix N in Retrospect. Resurrected Post.

Roger Zelazny, Appendix N’s Master of the Multiverse. Resurrected Post.

June 30, 2019 Roger Zelazny, Appendix N’s Master of the Multiverse As it inevitably must, this series on Appendix N reaches its end. At least we go out on a high note, with that nonpareil, Roger Zelazny. Roger Zelazny is best known for his Amber novels. Amber is the city of which all other cities are… Continue reading Roger Zelazny, Appendix N’s Master of the Multiverse. Resurrected Post.

Jack Williamson, Appendix N’s Master of Adventure. Resurrected Post.

May 19, 2019 Jack Williamson, Appendix N’s Master of Adventure Jack Williamson on the shelf. We reach at last Jack Williamson, the penultimate entry in this slapdash consideration of Appendix N. Considering how prolific Jack Williamson was during his lengthy, exemplary career, I’m surprised I’ve read so little of his work. The man nearly reached… Continue reading Jack Williamson, Appendix N’s Master of Adventure. Resurrected Post.

Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? Resurrected Post.

April 7, 2019 Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? My series on Appendix N of the Dungeon Masters Guide nears its conclusion. Two more entries remain after this. This one presents a bit of a challenge for me. I come to praise Manly Wade Wellman, but I’m finding it difficult. Not Margaret St.… Continue reading Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? Resurrected Post.