Category Archives: Fantasy

Summer of Conan: Leonard Carpenter’s Conan the Hero

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Today we close the books on The Summer of Conan.  You can find all of my Conan posts here.  Over the course of three months, I read every Conan story Robert E. Howard wrote, watched all three Conan movies, and … Continue reading →

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Summer of Conan: Roland Green’s Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza

Posted on September 14, 2017 by

Roland Green wrote seven Conan pastiches.  He also wrote most of the infamous Richard Blade books.  I have four of his Conan books—Conan at the Demon’s Gate, Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza, Conan and the Mists of Doom, … Continue reading →

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The Rage of Dragons is a Very Good Book With a Mediocre Book Stuffed Inside It

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

Really?  Another pitch comparing a book to Game of Thrones?  What’s that—there’s more? “GAME OF THRONES MEETS GLADIATOR… ON ARRAKIS” Oh.  Now you have my attention.  I’ll give Winter this—he can write some killer copy. The Omehi are surrounded by … Continue reading →

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Summer of Conan: The John Maddox Roberts Pastiches

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

John Maddox Roberts wrote eight Conan books.  I have three—Conan the Champion, Conan the Bold, and Conan and the Amazon.  He is best known for his SPQR series, historical fiction mysteries set in Rome at the dawn of the empire.  … Continue reading →

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Some Dark Holler Beats Manly Wade Wellman at His Own Game

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

Bauserman pitched an advanced copy of Some Dark Holler to me because I reviewed a collection of Manly Wade Wellman’s Silver John stories.  I get a lot of these, usually with the author comparing their work to some colossus in … Continue reading →

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Summer of Conan: Steve Perry’s Conan the Fearless

Posted on August 31, 2017 by

Steve Perry wrote five Conan pastiches.  He did much of his work in other writers’ worlds, writing Star Wars, Aliens, Predator, and Indiana Jones books in addition to Conan books.  He also wrote several Tom Clancy’s Net Force books. I … Continue reading →

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The Traitor Son Cycle is the Perfect Hair of the Dog for your Game of Thrones Hangover

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

Suffering from a Game of Thrones hangover after that shocking season 7 finale?  Theorizing about the final season too bitter a salve when the wait might be well over a year?  Looking for something with knights and magic and dragons … Continue reading →

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