Conan | Gogodriscoll 2/2

Greg O'Driscoll

Jan 152 min read

If he isn't Conan then he oughtta be!

CTC #17 - cover blurb The Devil-God of Bal-Sagoth! Great cover by Gil Kane and Frank Brunner. The opening splash page by Kane and inked...

Greg O'Driscoll

Apr 17, 20233 min read

Get Brak! Get Brak to where you once belong!

The Mark of the Demons by John Jakes In honor of the recent passing of John Jakes, I offer this review of a less well-known work. Well,...

cyborgcaveman

Feb 22, 20233 min read

Conans are from Earth, Thongors are from Mars

Thongor and the Dragon City by Lin Carter "The adventures of the mightiest sword and sorcery hero of them all!" So sayeth the cover copy,...

Greg O'Driscoll

Feb 20, 20233 min read

What is Sword & Sorcery?

What is Sword and Sorcery? What makes it distinct from the broader classification of Fantasy? For fans of both genres these are familiar...

Greg O'Driscoll

Feb 18, 20235 min read

Conan and the Bridge Too Far

CONAN - THE SWORD OF SKELOS by Andrew Offutt The next entry in our review of the non-Howard Conans is Andrew Offutt's Sword of Skelos. A...

cyborgcaveman

Feb 16, 20234 min read

Conan and the Retconned Romance

CONAN AND THE SPIDER GOD by L. Sprague De Camp Fresh off De Camp and Nyberg's Conan the Avenger, and continuing to hack through the...

cyborgcaveman

Feb 15, 20235 min read

But Who Will Avenge This Book?

CONAN THE AVENGER by L. Sprague DeCamp and Bjorn Nyberg Tenth book in the Conan paperbacks from Ace Fantasy, Conan the Avenger centers...

cyborgcaveman

Feb 4, 20232 min read

When Mom says "We have Conan at home!"

Thongor in the City of Magicians by Lin Carter Miles better than his last outing, Thongor in the City of Magicians avoids many of the...