Puppy of the Month: Nine Princes in Amber
Picture above: Frisky, Jon, and Nate It turns out Amber is a city, not a fantasy version of carbonite. Who knew? Before this month, not me! We’re talking a little Zelazny over there this month, so don’t miss out. My own brief review went up today, but you’ll want...
One for the Pulp Revolutionaries
This was over in G+, and it deserves to be shared with the wider world. Jeffro posted this amazing quote by the space pirate Captain Jaren, of the Shibboleth, which perfectly encapsulates the feeling of Nethereal: “Our plan to liberate Tharis went down in flames, thanks to Malachi. All that’s left of...
More Hernstrom: Thune’s Vision
Click to buy There truly is no writer working today who better exemplifies the Pulp Revolution than Schuyler Hernstrom. I know what you’re thinking, but talking about what we’re reading lately is the point of this exercise, and I’ve been reading Hernstrom, so I’m talking about Hernstrom. I wanted to see...
Available for Pre-Order: King’s Dragon
My latest novella is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com: Jason Tavener is an old soldier gone to seed. He just wants to live out his days raising a daughter and schlepping drinks for the humble farmers and tradesmen of a high mountain village. His battlefield experience and the friendship of a...
A Retraction, A Clarification, and Some Inspiration
A flurry of discussion followed my last post, and a man whom I deeply respect (Daddy Warpig)offered up this bit of constructive criticism: Pundit believes the OSR, and D&D as a whole, is too tied to Western Fantasy tropes. He thinks Appendix N keeps the OSR mired in the...
Jeffro’s Appendix N, A Brief Primer for New Recruits
Welcome to the Pulp Revolution. If you have your dog-eared copy of “A Princess of Mars” handy, you’re in the right place. How we got here is a bit of a long story, and you may have some questions. What follows is a brief summary of how we got...
E-Book Covers – Let’s See Some Action Out There!
A great blog post came over my transom today, and every e-book publisher needs to read. James Harris, of Auxiliary Memory writes: I’ve always loved dust jacket art on science fiction hardbacks. I also love cover art on science fiction paperbacks, and cover art on science fiction magazines. But what...
Space Pirates Are In My Wheelhouse
It turns out spending time on social media poking around the fringes of modern publishing has blown up my reading queue. I haven’t had this much great stuff rain down on me since Matt moved to town my sophomore year of high school and brought his father’s full basement...
Short Fiction: The Challenger’s Garland
The first short story in Schuyler Herntrom’s collection, Thune’s Vision, is The Challenger’s Garland, is the worst thing I’ve ever read by Mr. Hernstrom. If you’ve been following this blog you know that doesn’t tell you much. His stories included in the first two issues of Cirsova Magazine, were brilliant,...
Let’s Get Something Straight Here, People
When you come around these parts, and you see a lot of links to the Puppy of the Month Club, recommendations for The Good Stuff, and pointers to blogs by The Usual Suspects? There’s a reason for that, and no, it’s not because I’m desperate for filler posts or...