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”
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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”
Book Review: Future Lovecraft
My perennial statement about anthologies: they’re a mixed bag. This book definitely holds to that. It’s got a lot of stories, from a lot of different creators.… Read more “Book Review: Future Lovecraft”
Magazine Review: Skelos I
As a reader of classic weird tales, including those in the pages of Weird Tales, I was mighty interested in the Kickstarter campaign for Skelos, a magazine… Read more “Magazine Review: Skelos I”
Book Review: A World Lit Only By Fire
The more I read about history, the more questions I have, the more I want to read and learn, and the less appealing any part of it… Read more “Book Review: A World Lit Only By Fire”
Book Review: The Hounds of Tindalos
I’ve come up with an analogy that sums up my feelings about author Frank Belknap Long. If H.P. Lovecraft and C.L. Moore are AMC or FX, if… Read more “Book Review: The Hounds of Tindalos”
Book Review: The Rim of the Unknown
When I was a lad, and first getting into the works of H.P. Lovecraft and other weavers of weird tales, Frank Belknap Long’s name quickly entered… Read more “Book Review: The Rim of the Unknown”
Gods and Heroes of the Celts
What makes Marie-Louise Sjoestedt’s take on a culture’s mythology different from other its type that I’ve read is that it is not a retelling of myths or… Read more “Gods and Heroes of the Celts”
Matthew J. Constantine 