Two Heroic Fantasy Classics: Poul Anderson
Fantasy in the 1950s Poul Anderson wrote two classic Fantasy novels pretty much one after the other. Three Hearts and Three Lions appeared in F&SF, Read More
Category: Fantasy
The Weird Tales Reprint Story
The Reprint The Weird Tales Reprint story was a controversial part of the Unique Magazine’s history. Reprints in Pulp magazines were not uncommon. Hugo Gernsback Read More
Henry Kuttner Part 2 – 1940-1941
If you missed The 1930s… Henry Kuttner married Catherine Lucille Moore in 1940. (The Internet is light on exact dates. Henry doesn’t mention being married Read More
Will Garth – The Man Who Never Was
Ned Pines’ owned Standard Magazines, which also were known as Beacon Magazines, Best Books, Better Publications, Nedor Publishing, and others. Most readers thought of them Read More
Weird Warriors
Weird Warriors always have my vote. If you are going to tell a war story, why not a weird one? I suppose this is because Read More
Henry Kuttner Part 1 – 1936-1939
Henry Kuttner was a prolific and fascinating writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Growing up in California, he was one of the first big Read More
The Style of Sword & Sorcery
Victorian Medievalism The style of Sword & Sorcery was created by Robert E. Howard back in 1929. C. L. Moore amended this in 1934, as Read More
Henry Kuttner’s Fan Letters to Weird Tales
Henry Kuttner wrote fan letters to Weird Tales for eight years before he transitioned from fan to professional. Kuttner would sell his first story to Read More
John W. Jakes – Part 3: Bestselling Author
If you missed Part 2…. John Jakes finished the 1960s writing television tie-ins along with other paperbacks. The first collections of Brak appeared alongside his Read More
John W. Jakes – Part 2: The Magazine and Paperback Years
If you miss Part 1… John Jakes, after five years in the Pulps, moved on to writing for magazines and novels. His story output slowed Read More