L. D. Whitney
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 164 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 163 min read
Fan Service Should be Nuked From Orbit: An Alien Romulus Review
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 55 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 155 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 87 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 15 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 243 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 84 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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