Category Archives: sword & sorcery

Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition

Posted on July 27, 2012 by jmoellerwriter

This is very cool – the 1998 classic computer RPG Baldur’s Gate is getting remade as an Enhanced Edition to work on modern hardware (and there’s even going to be iOS and Android edition). It will also include a great deal … Continue reading →

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Robert E. Howard Was Racist, And So We Must Consign Him To The Dustbin Of History!

Posted on September 22, 2010 by jmoellerwriter

Jason Sanford writes that as Robert E. Howard was undeniably racist, his work is not worth preserving. “This cultural “passing on” is where Howard’s writings embrace true failure. Despite what Howard’s defenders may wish, we do not read his stories … Continue reading →

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Artists

Posted on September 12, 2010 by jmoellerwriter

I’m pleased to report that my short story “Artists” will be appearing in Rogue Blades’ Assassins: A Clash Of Steel anthology. I’m especially pleased because the protagonist is Morgant the Razor, who I first thought up while in college, lo, … Continue reading →

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Elric Of Melniboné Attempts To Open A Can Of Soup, Part II

Posted on August 23, 2010 by jmoellerwriter

Via marycatelli, here is an excellent essay on one of Michael Moorcock’s essays by superversive/Tom Simon, criticizing Moorcook’s rather ill-founded criticism of J.R.R. Tolkien. Which is an another topic, of course, but this paragraph nicely sums up Elric’s biggest problem: … Continue reading →

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Elric Of Melniboné Attempts To Open A Can Of Soup

Posted on August 22, 2010 by jmoellerwriter

Lately I’ve been reading Michael Moorcock’s “Elric” stories, and I’ve noticed two things about Elric as a character: -He whines a lot. And I mean a lot. -Everything he whines about is his own fault. For instance, Elric defeats his … Continue reading →

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Ancient Shades, by James Lecky

Posted on August 8, 2010 by jmoellerwriter

I thought Ancient Shades, by James Lecky, was an altogether excellent story. Alexander the Great, Crusaders, forgotten tombs, sorcery, and ample swordfighting – what more does any story need? -JM

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Bad mages, bad mages, what you gonna do…

Posted on July 28, 2010 by jmoellerwriter

…what you gonna do when they hex for you! Okay! Now that we’ve gotten the obligatory bad punning out of the way, to the main point. Apropos to yesterday’s discussion about the morality, or lack thereof, of magic users in … Continue reading →

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the definition of sword & sorcery

Posted on July 27, 2010 by jmoellerwriter

SFSignal did one of their “what is the definition of this genre” articles, with various writers weighing on the definition of sword & sorcery. My favorite was Glen Cook’s: I see Sword & Sorcery as a species of proletarian fiction. … Continue reading →