Black God’s Kiss by C.L. Moore

Many fantasy authors have created their own expies of Conan the Cimmerian, especially before The Lord of the Rings created Continue reading →

Cleansed and Set in Gold by Matthew Sturges

I enjoy superheroes. The vast majority of stories with them are in the comics medium (I’ll sidestep the debate about Continue reading →

The Poetry of Fantasy by Mary Quella Kelly

I must admit, when I would read The Lord of the Rings in my teens I would usually skip over Continue reading →

The Silver Key by H.P. Lovecraft

This is a pleasant surprise. When I first burned through the Lovecraft canon in my late teens his Dreamlands stuff Continue reading →

The Pickpocket’s Destiny by Rachel Pollack

This is arguably a fairy tale about someone becoming more self-confident about being a criminal. In a medieval land oppressed Continue reading →

Isabella of Castile Answers her Mail by James Morrow

I’m not sure what to make of the title. I want to say it’s non-indicative of the story, but it’s Continue reading →

The Cambist and Lord Iron by Daniel Abraham

The two couldn’t be more different. Olaf, the cambist, is a humble exchanger of foreign currencies with a good reputation. Continue reading →

Tattercoats by Midori Snyder

While sometimes described as an erotic variation of the Donkeyskin fairytale, I also see this as an effective take on Continue reading →