The first Conan comic I ever read was a Savage Sword issue involving time travel and Solomon Kane. So, I was glad to see the old issues… Read more “Comic Review: The Savage Sword of Conan: Volume One”
Category: Book Review
Book Review: Salt
The dry recitation of facts does little for distribution of historic wisdom. Certainly, there has been a move toward making history more palatable and more relatable for… Read more “Book Review: Salt”
Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
Being a reader of Lovecraft, Howard, and some of the other ‘Weird Tales’ folk from that time, I was always aware of Clark Ashton Smith as another… Read more “Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies”
Comic Review: Conan and the Midnight God
I’m a rabid fan of Robert E. Howard and his creation, Conan the Cimmerian. I am not, however, so much of a fan of a lot of… Read more “Comic Review: Conan and the Midnight God”
Book Review: Over the Edge of the World
“Magellan was generally at his best, and a far more sympathetic character, when he was the underdog. At such moments, his best qualities came to the fore:… Read more “Book Review: Over the Edge of the World”
Tabletop RPG Review: Barbarians of Lemuria
I’m re-posting this (originally on In the Mouth of Dorkness) after a conversation with my brother Tom about the forthcoming Conan roleplaying game that we both backed… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Barbarians of Lemuria”
Book Review: Railhead
I wrote this review back when I acquired an advanced reader copy of this book. The sequel should be available in the States soon (I hope!). Plus,… Read more “Book Review: Railhead”
Book Review: Horus Rising
I’ve been a fan of the Warhammer 40,000 universe since I first got into gaming in the late 80s. Playing 40K on the floor of my brother’s… Read more “Book Review: Horus Rising”
Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
“She did not yet know of what she might be capable. She had no man to fight for her, no woman to advise her. The road before… Read more “Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens”
Book Review: Elric of Melnibone
Michael Moorcock found himself disconnected from the Sword & Sorcery of Robert E. Howard and the fairy tale Fantasy of Tolkien. He set out to write something… Read more “Book Review: Elric of Melnibone”
Matthew J. Constantine 