REVIEW: Elric: The Dreaming City by Michael Moorcock, Julien Blandel, Jean-Luc Cano, and Julien Telo
Elric. The White Wolf. The doomed emperor of Melnibone. He was probably the first real hero I had when I was a kid, and mostly it had to do with the fact that he...
The works of Fritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber was an incredibly prolific author, who won numerous awards during his life for works that nowadays seem more obscure than they should be. In addition to writing, he was a chess master,...
REVIEW: The Pyres by Dylan Doose
The Pyres is the third book in the Sword and Sorcery series by Dylan Doose. All is not well in the war-ridden kingdom of Romaria, and Theron, Kendrick, and Aldous must find a way...
REVIEW: Catacombs of Time by Dylan Doose
Catacombs of Time is the second book in Dylan Doose’s Sword and Sorcery series. Taking place roughly 300 years after and many miles away from the events of Fire and Sword, the short novella...
REVIEW: Sea of Quills by Seth Skorkowsky
Sea of Quills is the sequel to the previous novel, Mountain of Daggers, that started the adventures of Ahren the Black Raven. The Tales of the Black Raven duology is a pair of novels following...
Five Things Netflix Must Get Right for Conan
While details are sparse at the moment—with no mention of showrunners or writers—the news is out, and one niche corner of fandom has cause to raise flagons in celebration: Conan the Cimmerian is coming...
Robert E. Howard: Godfather of Grimdark?
Grimdark is a relatively new label for speculative fiction. Maybe the term first rolled around on your tongue while painting Warhammer miniatures back in the 90s, or perhaps it took Joe Abercrombie’s Twitter handle...
REVIEW: Mountain of Daggers by Seth Skorkowsky
Mountain of Daggers by Seth Skokowsky is a collection of short stories about a thief named Ahren (pronounced Aaron). Ahren is arguably the greatest thief in the world and someone who has skills as...
REVIEW: The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron
The Dread Wyrm is my favourite of the Traitor Son Cycle so far. It is a phenomenal book with epic pacing and some scenes that I will never forget. If you like books inspired...
REVIEW: Trollslayer by William King
Before I begin this review of Trollslayer, I should mention I’m a big fan of the Gotrek and Felix novels for Warhammer Fantasy so this is not an unbiased review. William King is one...