tor.com - 12/11/2008
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The character of Solomon Kane is another one of Robert E. Howard’s seminal sword & sorcery creations. Unlike Conan and Kull—two of Howard’s creations I’ve discussed in recent posts—Solomon Kane is neither barbarian nor king. Instead, he’s a Puritan adventurer traveling through ...
tor.com - 12/11/2008
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tor.com —
Blogging the past few days about Robert E.
Howard & David Gemmell has gotten the old sword
& sorcery juices flowing, so I thought I'd post about another one of Robert E. Howard's s & s creations, this being Kull of Atlantis . There ...
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Before the Icon: Robert E. Howard's Kull of Atlantis
tor.com - 12/11/2008
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tor.com —
Most authors would love to create an iconic
character. And why not? It’s one of the ultimate
literary achievements, to create a character that lasts through the ages, whose name is instantly recognized among mass culture. Speculative books, comics, ...
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The Hidden Burden of the Icon: Robert E. Howard’s Conan ...
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December 12, 2008 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
Hopefully here are some links that'll tide you over the weekend: Before I was doing interviews, Richard Dansky had his regular Five for Writing. Check out his chat with Mort Castle. K. Tempest Bradford on Dear Genre Fiction Writers: Quit This Sh*t. Larry (OF Blog of the Fallen) criticizes Pat's (Fantasy Hotlist) review in Trying to grasp a poor review, part deaux. Get some of the best deals by subscribing to Weird Tales: Subscribe now and score a free copy of the Neil Gaiman Reader. Rebels of Mars has a humorous photo of a Science Fiction/Fantasy Composition 101 paper ...
SF Tidbits for 12/12/08
SF Signal —
... you make yourself available to answer any question they pop up with, at whatever time it happens and in whatever circumstances." Pat's Fantasy Hotlist interviews George R. R. Martin and all the Wild Cards: Busted Flush authors.
Vera Nazarian expresses thanks to the generous genre community for helping out with the HelpVera campaign. [John Scalzi]
At Tor.com, Douglas Cohen looks at Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane character.
Hey Look! The Black Library has a blog ...
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