A 5-issue series from Dark Horse Comics Created by Joe R. Lansdale and Tim Truman Review by Charles Rutledge Copyright 2006 by New Epoch Press. All rights reserved. The opening scene in the first issue of Conan: Songs of the Dead, in which the big Cimmerian chases down a wild dog and eats it raw, lets you know that this is not your father’s Conan comic books series. This is hardly the sort of goings on one would have expected…
By Ryan Harvey Copyright 2007 by New Epoch Press. All rights reserved. In the beginning, there was Clark Ashton Smith… …in the end, there was Clark Ashton Smith. Smith was a one-man literary movement, an alpha and omega unto himself. Although a major early fantasy innovator whom many later writers credit as an influence, he did not begin an ongoing trend in fantasy fiction as some other pioneers did. Contrariwise, he seems to have borrowed his style from almost no…
A Review by Ryan Harvey Copyright 2007 by New Epoch Press. All rights reserved. Black God’s Kiss by C. L. Moore Planet Stories (160 pages, October 2007, $12.99) The back of the new collection of C. L. Moore’s Jirel of Joiry tales loudly exclaims: “THE FIRST LADY OF FANTASY!” Unlike most marketing taglines, this is actually an understatement. Does it imply the author or her character is the first lady of fantasy? Surprise, it’s both. Shout it loud: THE FIRST…
A Review by Mark Rigney Copyright 2007 by New Epoch Press. All rights reserved. Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy Edited By Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling Thunder’s Mouth Press (396 pages, September 2006, $16.95) The central conceit in this latest collection of shorts from editors Datlow and Windling is the reinvention of the tried-and-tested but now essentially defunct idea of the literary salon. In days gone by the salon would have been contained by the confines of a…
By E. E. Knight Copyright 2008 by New Epoch Press. All rights reserved. The modern action/horror film emerged in the early to middle 1980s as one of the most bankable genres for attracting a youth audience. Films like James Cameron’s Aliens, and various John Carpenter efforts from Escape from New York and The Thing on blended two-fisted heroism with more traditional “who goes there” spookiness to great effect — and profit. They opened the door for later Blade and Underworld…
(Print Medium Only) By Dave Truesdale Copyright 2008 by New Epoch Press. All rights reserved. A word or two about the following list. It contains 214 stories from various 2007 print publications only: magazines, single author collections containing one or more original stories, and original anthologies. They come from some 35 publications originally published in 2007. This is by no means a complete list of the print publications featuring original fiction from 2007, but it does represent all of the…
By Mark Rigney Copyright © 2008 by New Epoch Press. All rights Reserved. The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights Viking, 416 pages, hardcover, October 2007 ($29.95) Let it be known from the outset that my favorite book in all the world remains T. H. White’s The Once and Future King, so it is with some trepidation that I tackle Steinbeck’s equally Arthurian outing, an incomplete project, newly re-issued and with a forward by Christopher Paolini of Eragon…
By E. E. Knight Copyright © 2008 by New Epoch Press. All rights Reserved. Bond, James Bond. There’s nothing quite like the Bond franchise in movies. Spanning 22 “official” films including the new Daniel Craig effort in production (not including side efforts such as Never Say Never Again or the first comic attempt at Casino Royale), Bond has encompassed at least nine Felix Leiters a-leaping, six leads a-changing, five decades, three Ms a-grumping and a Mercedes in a nut tree….
The first few issues of Black Gate magazine have seen rave reviews from some of the most respected publications in the industry, including Locus, Interzone, SF Site, and many others. Here are some brief excerpts from some of the highlights. Where possible, links to the complete review are provided. Year’s Best Volumes The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror #14 2003 Edition Edited by Stephen Jones Even Weird Tales wasn’t as good looking as Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature….
224 pages, $9.95 On Sale August 24, 2007 Edited by John O’Neill Published by New Epoch Press Website Editor: Leo Grin Cover Art by Alessanda Kelley Interior Art by Storn Cook, Mark Evans, Matt Hughes, Chuck Lukacs, Malcolm McClinton, Bernie Mireault, Christoffer Saar Buy this issue — only $9.95 plus postage and handling! FICTION “Where Beauty Lies in Wait” by Peadar Ó Guilín She was irresistibly beautiful — and a monster. And now she had stolen Darrak’s only son. “The…