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There must be more to life than mere survival. Authors who neglect to provide a deeper meaning to the day-to-day struggle to survive in a hostile universe set themselves up to create the literary equivalent of a Michael Bey film: a lot of sound and thunder and flashing lights that signify nothing. The journey might be exciting, […]
New Release Roundup, 2 February 2019: Fantasy and Adventure
Saturday , 2, February 2019 Just Released 1 CommentThe Devil is not in the details, but on the battlefield. In his shadow, infernal hitmen and detective saints; Nazi wizards and British mages; dragon slayers and divine champions clash in this week’s roundup of the newest releases in fantasy and adventure. The Caster of Destruction (Overlord #9) – Kugane Maruyama For twelve years, the virtual world […]
New Release Roundup, 12 January 2019: Science Fiction
Saturday , 12, January 2019 Just Released Leave a commentViking astronauts, grounded mech pilots, and stranded colonists are featured in this week’s roundup of the newest releases in science fiction. Alliance Rising (The Hinder Stars #1) C. J. Cherryh and Jane S. Fancher For years, the stations of the Hinder Stars, those old stations closest to Sol, have lagged behind the great megastations of […]
Sensor Sweep: PulpRev, Solomon Kane, Crypts, Fritz Leiber
Monday , 31, December 2018 Uncategorized 1 CommentFiction (Pulp Rev): A couple of weeks ago over dinner, Troy Tang and I discussed some of the fundamental problems facing PulpRev. PulpRev makes for a fine umbrella term for writers to rally around, but every writer has different ideas about the direction of their own writing. This makes it hard for people to define […]
Allow me to take a break from my usual column this week. Rather than sharing with you a small slice of the vast rich cake of independently produced genre fiction, I’d like to elbow my way into your celebration in order to express my gratitude and give thanks to some richly deserving parties. I’ll have […]
New Release Roundup, 17 November 2018: Science Fiction
Saturday , 17, November 2018 Just Released 1 CommentVideo game mercenaries, sky race pilots, Martian private investigators, and an army of alien bears feature in this week’s roundup of the newest releases in science fiction. Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science – Alec Nevala-Lee Astounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership […]
The Cimmerian was a one of the best Robert E. Howard small press magazines ever produced. Editor/publisher Leo Grin had the idea of a magazine that contained well edited, entertaining non-fiction articles, a few poems, and a letter section. Art, all too often bad art would overwhelm many a small press magazine. The Cimmerian had […]
With Cirsova Submissions open, I haven’t had a chance to get started on the January 1950 issue of Astounding [which will likely be my last for some time]. So I wanted to highlight a few classic stories I’ve covered here at Castalia House. The following are examples of the sorts of stories I’m looking for […]
If you are among pulp magazine enthusiasts, Standard Magazine’s titles generally do not rank high on the list of favorites. Late 1940s Startling Stories does have its fans. There are some who collect Texas Rangers, a long running series featuring Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger. I have never met anyone who goes out of their way to collect […]
New Release Roundup: 24 March 2018 – Fantasy and Adventure
Saturday , 24, March 2018 Just Released 1 CommentThis week’s roundup of fantasy and adventure features Appalachian witches, Merlin’s shape-shifting magic, and the return of Allan Quatermain. Accidental Duelist (The Accidental Champion #1) – Jamie Davis and C. J. Davis A Lost Princess and the Swashbuckling Game of a Lifetime Cari Dix didn’t know her whole life was a lie, she only knew […]
The debut Young Adult novel by Jay Barnson. Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, a monstrous evil rises, and the only one who can stand against it is a teen-aged witch who doesn’t believe in magic. Grieving and lost after the death of her parents, Jenny Morgan is sent to West Virginia to live with an […]
Modern day cinema should be a window into a world of marvels. Special effects are better than they’ve ever been, allowing us to depict anything we can imagine. Take the trio of “The Lord of the Rings” movies. Gorgeous, stirring, and while not perfect, they’re so damn good it’s astounding. Then, at the other end […]