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L. D. Whitney
3 days ago5 min read
REVIEW: "Waste Flowers" by Bryn Hammond
I think this, the weird elements, stands starkly against "Walls of Shira Yulun" and offers up a vastly different reading experience.
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L. D. Whitney
Mar 46 min read
REVIEW: "Walls of Shira Yulun" by Dariel R. A. Quiogue
The novella impressive in its technical scope, with excellent action, wonderful pacing, and charming characters.
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L. D. Whitney
Feb 2615 min read
SHORT STORY: "Wolves of the Wasteland" by Mario Carić
Glain’s thumb drew the bowstring. The strain caused his arms to shake. He tried to steady his grasp on the weapon...
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L. D. Whitney
Sep 24, 20245 min read
Heroic Legends Series Review: EL BORAK - The Siege of Lamakan
When the Heroic Legends series was announced it blew my mind that someone had opted to write an El Borak story. It was also a prospect that
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Brian Murphy
Sep 16, 20244 min read
Weird Tales of Modernity: Elevating the artistry of the Weird Tales Three
Today literary elites no longer dictate broad cultural tastes—or if any do, they certainly wield less power...
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Matt John
Aug 16, 20243 min read
Fan Service Should be Nuked From Orbit: An Alien Romulus ReviewÂ
Alien Romulus has been my most anticipated viewing of the year. A new entry in my favorite film series is a rare treat, and this one looked
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L. D. Whitney
Aug 5, 20245 min read
Sword & Sorcery Review: To Walk on Worlds
One time, I was vocally disappointed with a story he wrote that everyone else loved. I said it wasn't "Matt enough for me". I stand by that.
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L. D. Whitney
Jul 15, 20245 min read
Sword & Sorcery Comic Review: SHAKAR - The Eye of the Midnight God
Sword and Sorcery Comic Review for SHAKAR - THE EYE OF THE MIDNIGHT GOD.
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L. D. Whitney
Jul 8, 20247 min read
Sword & Sorcery Review: Gunthar: Warrior of the Lost World
There are four total Gunthar stories, none of them full-fledged novels, but tight, briskly-paced novellas.
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L. D. Whitney
Jul 1, 20245 min read
Review: Conan the Avenger
For a long time when I was first discovering Howard and Conan, I was really turned off by the prospect of these books because they were not
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Matt John
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Swords-and-Sorcery Against the Pox of Plagiarism
I want you to visualize the first ever swords-and-sorcery book you picked up. It was likely a paperback with a cover painted by Frank Frazet
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Matt John
Jun 8, 20244 min read
Genre Salves Trauma
I’m an extrovert. That’s probably pretty clear to anyone who knows me, listens to our podcast, or follows me on socials. I think it’s fair t
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Matt John
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Looking back, Looking Forward
I've been meaning to write a post for this languishing blog for many months. In fact, I've had several posts in mind, but Time is a...
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L. D. Whitney
Aug 17, 202310 min read
Short Story: "Red Rendezvous"
Hail Rogues, It's been a busy week on the ole' homestead. Matt is swamped with Conan RPG stuff and hasn't had a chance to write up a...
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L. D. Whitney
Aug 7, 20231 min read
A Finger on the Pulse of Sword & Sorcery
Spurred by an discussion on the state of Sword & Sorcery that was insitigated by Jason Ray Carney's thought provoking article "The Glut...
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L. D. Whitney
Aug 2, 20237 min read
Review: Conan of the Isles
Like many, Robert E. Howard's collection of Conan the Cimmerian stories was my personal entry point into Sword & Sorcery. I am also...
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L. D. Whitney
Jul 27, 20235 min read
Review: "Lord of a Shattered Land" by Howard Andrew Jones
The genre of Sword & Sorcery is in kind of a weird place right now. There is a relatively sudden bloom of new publications and outlets...
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Matt John
Jul 26, 20231 min read
The Next Chapter
Hail Rogues, Welcome to our brand new website! We old fossils still have a few tricks up our sleeves, and it was high time we used them....
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