Farewell Orycon
I still have one panel left today. But I’m already bidding adieu to Orycon, the convention I’ve been attending off and on since the late
October 19, 2025
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S.P.Q.R. IV The Temple of the Muses
I believe the John Maddox Roberts splurge has ended for a while with S.P.Q.R. IV: The Temple of the Muses. This is not because I’ve
October 12, 2025
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The Ship of Ishtar
Look, The Ship of Ishtar is an unusual book. There’s no question of that. It dispenses with traditional tropes. A. Merritt does not tread familiar
October 20, 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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Quick Hits: Killer and Expendables 1 — The Deathworms of Kratos
The pseudonymous Richard Avery’s The Expendables 1: The Deathworms of Kratos is decidedly an artifact of the ’70s. It is fast, fun science-fiction, replete with
June 30, 2024
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For the Sake of Appearances. Resurrected Post.
July 21, 2019 For the Sake of Appearances Despite my turtlelike preferences, I do appear in public from time-to-time, in the hopes of shilling my
November 6, 2022
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Pros and Cons. Resurrected Post.
June 2, 2019 Pros and Cons I received invitations recently to serve as a panelist on two conventions, MALCon in August and Orycon in November.
October 30, 2022
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Orycon 40. Resurrected Post.
November 11, 2018 Orycon 40 Orycon winds down. My last panel is still a couple hours off, so I have a few moments to write
October 16, 2022
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Full Weekend: OryCon AND a Birthday Party. Resurrected Post.
November 19, 2017 Full Weekend: OryCon AND a Birthday Party My weekend was eventful. How was yours? OryCon returned to (almost) its former site for
September 11, 2022
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