Monthly Archives: July 2017

Summer of Conan: Robert E. Howard Was the Texan Tolkien

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

The Conquering Sword of Conan is the final volume in Del Rey’s three-volume collection of every Robert E. Howard Conan story.  I wrote about the second volume, and how Robert E. Howard wrote like Hank Williams sang, last week.  Gregory … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Throwback SF Thursday | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Review of Devil’s Call by J. Danielle Dorn

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Devil’s Call is one hell of a story, a bloody weird western propelled by protagonist Li Lian’s remarkable voice. Li Lian is the mixed race daughter from a family where witchery runs on the female line.  She follows her husband, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 7, Episode 2

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Before we begin, let us take a moment and reflect on how remarkable it is that the biggest show on television is . . . an epic fantasy.  It wasn’t that long ago that we went almost an entire decade … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Sundry | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 7, Episode 1

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

I resisted as long as I could, but no longer.  With just two truncated seasons left, I have to recap Game of Thrones.  Hence the belatedness of this post.  Future posts should go up the morning after the episode airs … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Sundry | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Summer of Conan: Robert E. Howard Wrote Like Hank Williams Sang

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

The Bloody Crown of Conan is the second of Del Rey’s three-volume collection of Robert E. Howard’s Conan yarns.  Including Howard’s only Conan novel, it has the fewest stories of any volume in the collection.  The Bloody Crown of Conan … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Throwback SF Thursday | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Review of Graveyard Shift by Michael Haspil

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

Alex and Marcus are officers working the Graveyard Shift in the Miami-Dade Police Department Nocturn Affairs Division.  “Nocturn” being the PC term for vampire after the reveal.  They’re well qualified for the job.  Marcus is an “Ancient,” a vampire so … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Pusher

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  Today I finish up The Drawing of the Three with The Pusher. The Dark Tower movie opens in theaters on August 4th.  This leaves me with a decision to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Sundry | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments