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DMR Books
DMR Books is a Chicago-based small publisher active since 2015. The press was founded by D. M. Ritzlin. It is primarily a paperback and ebook publisher specializing in "fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction in the traditions of Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, and other classic writers of the pulp era." Authors whose works were returned to print by DMR Books include Poul Anderson, Clifford Ball, Nictzin Dyalhis, Edmond Hamilton, A. B. Higginson, Thomas P. Kelley, Henry Kuttner, Tanith Lee, Glenn Rahman, Arthur D. Howden Smith, and Manly Wade Wellman. Contemporary authors published by DMR include Howie K. Bentley, Ramsey Campbell, Adrian Cole, Gael DeRoane, John R. Fultz, Schuyler Hernstrom, Matthew Knight, Harry Piper, D. M. Ritzlin, Byron A. Roberts, and J. Christopher Tarpey. Its books have featured cover art by Allen Anderson, Hannes Bok, Louis Braquet, Margaret Brundage, Bebeto Daroz, Virgil Finlay, Lauren Gornick, Martin Hanford, Robert Gibson Jones, and Brian LeBlanc.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
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Adrian Cole (writer)
Adrian Christopher Synnot Cole (born 22 July 1949 in Plymouth, England), is a British writer. He is known for his Dream Lords trilogy, the '' Omaran Saga'' and '' Star Requiem'' series, and his young adult novels, Moorstones and The Sleep of Giants. Biography Adrian Cole was born in Plymouth, Devonshire in 1949. Cole's father was in the Army, and Adrian spent three years with his family in Malaya when he was a young child, before settling back in Devon. He became interested in fantasy and science fiction at an early age, through ''Tarzan of the Apes'', ''King Solomon's Mines'', movies such as '' Earth versus the Flying Saucers'' and comics such as the original ''Classics Illustrated'' ''War of the Worlds'', as well as the works of Algernon Blackwood, Lovecraft, and Dennis Wheatley. He first read ''The Lord of the Rings'' in the late 1960s while working in a public library in Birmingham, and was inspired by the book to write an epic entitled "The Barbarians," which was eventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empress Of Dreams
''The Empress of Dreams'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by British author Tanith Lee. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by DMR Books in February 2021.Ritzlin, D. M.Coming Soon: The Empress of Dreams, A Collection of Tanith Lee's Sword-and-Sorcery Stories (publication announcement), Jan. 18, 2021.Entry for the book on Amazon.com. Summary The book collects sixteen short works by the author in the subgenre.Contents *"Odds Against the Gods" (from ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avenger From Atlantis (collection)
''The Avenger from Atlantis'' is a collection of science fantasy short stories by American author Edmond Hamilton. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by DMR Books DMR Books is a Chicago-based small publisher active since 2015. The press was founded by D. M. Ritzlin. It is primarily a paperback and ebook publisher specializing in "fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction in the traditions of Robert E. Howard ... in January 2021.Ritzlin, D. M.The Avenger from Atlantis by Edmond Hamilton Coming in January (publication announcement), Dec. 21, 2020. It was the second of two Hamilton collections issued by that publisher, the first being '' The Twilight of the Gods'' (2020). Summary The book collects eight short works of fiction by the author featuring "concepts such as fighting men of disparate ages uniting against alien tyrants, Atlantean scientists attempting immortality, or a civilization inside an active volcano." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight Of The Gods (Hamilton Collection)
''Twilight of the Gods'' is a collection of science fantasy short stories by American author Edmond Hamilton. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by DMR Books in November 2020. It was the first of two Hamilton collections issued by that publisher, the second being '' The Avenger from Atlantis'' (2021). Summary The book collects eight short works of fiction by the author, united by the theme of adventurous protagonists from the time of World War II encountering lost worlds out of myth and legend, or revived menaces from such worlds. Contents *"Twilight of the Gods" (from '' Weird Tales'', Jul. 1948). Amnesiac Eric Wolverson seeks the key to his lost past, only to discover it more shocking than he could have imagined, as he finds his way to Asgard, world of the Norse gods, where he is hailed as the lost god Tyr of the Æsir. *"Priestess of the Labyrinth" (from ''Weird Tales'', Jan. 1945). Archaeologist Brad Marlin encounters an ages lost mystery while visiting Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swordsmen From The Stars
''Swordsmen from the Stars'' is a collection of sword and planet science fantasy short stories by American author Poul Anderson. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by DMR Books DMR Books is a Chicago-based small publisher active since 2015. The press was founded by D. M. Ritzlin. It is primarily a paperback and ebook publisher specializing in "fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction in the traditions of Robert E. Howard ... in April 2020. Summary The book collects three short works of fiction by the author featuring adventure on alien worlds (and in one instance, Earth) of the far future that have reverted to barbarism. Contents *"Witch of the Demon Seas" (from '' Planet Stories'', Jan. 1951). *"The Virgin of Valkarion" (from '' Planet Stories'', Jul. 1951). *"Swordsman of Lost Terra" (from '' Planet Stories'', Nov. 1951). References 2020 short story collections Science fiction short story collections Fantasy short story collections Short story c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renegade Swords
''Renegade Swords'' is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by D. M. Ritzlin. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by DMR Books in March 2020. The book collects eight classic sword and sorcery short stories and novelettes, all characterized as "obscure or overlooked in some way," together with an introduction by the editor.Ritzlin, D. M., ed. ''Renegade Swords'', DMR Books, 2020, p. 5. Contents *"Introduction" ( D. M. Ritzlin) *"The House of Arabu" (from ''Avon Fantasy Reader'' no. 18, 1952) (Robert E. Howard) *" Necromancy in Naat" (from '' Weird Tales'', July 1936) (Clark Ashton Smith) *"The Woman of the Wood" (from '' Weird Tales'', Aug. 1926) (A. Merritt) *"The Slaughter of the Gods" (from '' Heroic Visions II'', Jul. 1986) (Manly Wade Wellman) *"People of the Dragon" (from ''Fantastic'', Feb. 1976) (Lin Carter) *"The Pillars of Hell" (from ''Fantastic'', Dec. 1977) (Lin Carter) *"The Rune-Sword of Jotunheim" (from ''Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thief Of Forthe And Other Stories
''The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories'' is a collection of sword and sorcery and other fantasy short stories by American writer Clifford Ball. It was first published in paperback and ebook by DMR Books in March 2018. Summary The book collects four novelettes and two short stories by the author, together with an introduction by the publisher, D. M. Ritzlin. It gathers together all of Ball's published fiction, originally published in the 1930s and 1940s in '' Weird Tales'', for the first time. The first story, featuring the barbarian adventurer Duar, and the second and third, featuring Rald the thief, were among the earliest sword and sorcery stories published after the pioneering work of Robert E. Howard, and were written in homage to him. The pieces following feature a modern-day quest for the legendary island of Circe Circe (; grc, , ) is an Magician (paranormal), enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion. She is eit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fantasies Of Nictzin Dyalhis
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Hanford
Martin Hanford (born 21 February 1974) is a British fantasy artist based in Herefordshire, England. In addition to painting album covers and T-shirt designs for a variety of heavy metal bands, including Bal-Sagoth, Twilight Force, Angantyr, Orange Goblin, Twisted Tower Dire, his work has featured on the covers of several novels published by Games Workshop and DMR Books, and on the cover and interiors of science fiction magazines including Interzone and The Future Fire ''The Future Fire'' is a small press, online science fiction magazine (), run by a joint British- US team of editors. The magazine was launched in January 2005 and releases issues four times a year, with stories, articles, and reviews in both HTM .... In addition to and private commissions, he has done various works for The Miskatonic Foundation and The Black Library as well as numerous bands and illustrations for gaming companies.https://martinhanford1974.deviantart.com/ References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanford, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgil Finlay
Virgil Finlay (July 23, 1914 – January 18, 1971) was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. He has been called "part of the pulp magazine history ... one of the foremost contributors of original and imaginative art work for the most memorable science fiction and fantasy publications of our time."Collins, Charles M. "Charles Collins Reviews Fables of Heroic Fantasy and Eldritch Horror". ''Castle of Frankenstein'' no. 6 964 While he worked in a range of media, from gouache to oils, Finlay specialized in, and became famous for, detailed pen-and-ink drawings accomplished with abundant stippling, cross-hatching, and scratchboard techniques. Despite the very labor-intensive and time-consuming nature of his specialty, Finlay created more than 2600 works of graphic art in his 35-year career. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted Finlay in 2012. Biography Virgil Warden Finlay was born and raised in Rochester, New York; his father, woodworker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Brundage
Margaret Brundage, born Margaret Hedda Johnson (December 9, 1900April 9, 1976), was an American illustrator and painter who is remembered chiefly for having illustrated the pulp magazine ''Weird Tales''. Working in pastels on illustration board, she created most of the covers for ''Weird Tales'' between 1933 and 1938. Early life Brundage was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Swedish and Irish ancestry. Her father, Jonathan E. Loutitt (later Loutit) died when she was eight years old; she was raised by her mother (Margaret Jane Loutit Johnson) and grandmother Margaret (Houston) Loutit, for whom she was named, in a Christian Science household. Both her parents had come to Chicago from the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland. Brundage's mother remained both a widow and a devout Christian Scientist for the rest of her life, and supplemented their income by instructing beginning Christian Science disciples. Margaret Hedda Johnson graduated from Girard Grammar School and attende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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