The year's first book ranking video is now out! In this video, Eric ranks his top ten reads of January 2025. This is the widest span of ...

Author James Reasoner is mostly known for his western contributions in the Stagecoach Station , Longarm , Trailsman , and Wind River seri...

Today's exciting episode reviews the life and career of a crime-fiction and pulp megastar named Stewart Sterling. He wrote over 400 pul...

Author John Maddox Roberts took his first swing at Tor's  Conan  pastiche novels in 1985 –  Conan the Valorous . Many consider Roberts c...

The Savage Sword of Conan #3 was first published in December of 1974. The cover, inspired by Bjorn Nyberg's short story “The People of ...

“Three-Bladed Doom” was a short story authored by Robert E. Howard starring his character El Borak . It was not published during Howard...

Bjorn Nyberg (1929-2004) briefly associated himself with Conan lore beginning in the 1950s. The Swedish author collaborated with L. Sprague...

British publisher Titan Books began licensing Robert E. Howard's Conan character from Heroic Signatures in 2022. The publisher has bee...

Robert E. Howard's Conan licensing is a moving target in the comics industry. Many associate the character with Marvel based on the s...

It would be difficult to discuss zombie novels without including a cornerstone of the genre, Brian Keene . Many consider his novel The Risin...

Glenn Lord (1931-2011) became a literary agent for the Robert E. Howard  estate in 1965, a role he served in for over 25 years. Lord was ins...

British  science-fiction and  fantasy  author Tanith Lee (1947-2015) debuted her first full-length novel, The Dragon Hoard , in 1971. She a...

If I may take some liberties here, I'm introducing my review of  Robert E. Howard's   horror  tale “Wolfshead” with a fun tidbit of ...

British publisher Corgi took advantage of the 1970s sword-and-sorcery fascination by publishing five books starring a female warrior named R...

Western Publishing Company, a Wisconsin company, made a huge splash in the world of home entertainment in the early 20th century. The compan...

The Savage Sword of Conan #2 was published in October, 1974. For a complete history of the making of this magazine title, including reviews...