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Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1951: A Retro-Review 27 Aug 2013 | 04:37 pm
With this issue, Galaxy reached a crossroads. Caught by rising costs, H. L. Gold had to do something. He noted on the Editor’s Page that he could take one of two actions. He could cut costs by loweri...
A Shard in Horror’s Broken Mirror… 27 Aug 2013 | 08:24 am
The Dad Who Turns Into a Supernaturally Driven Psycho Killer Are you afraid of the dark? Are you afraid of ghosts? Hey, if you’re a family man, are you afraid a malevolent ghost is going to possess y...
Vintage Bits: Lordlings of Yore 26 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
There’s a lot of interest in retro-gaming today. Seriously, it’s a thing. There are fewer sales of big-budget shooters, and a lot more people hunkered over tablets and cell phones, playing games that ...
Black Gate Online Fiction: An Excerpt from The Black Fire Concerto by Mike Allen 26 Aug 2013 | 08:07 am
Black Gate is very pleased to offer our readers an exclusive first look at The Black Fire Concerto, a dark fantasy novel by Mike Allen, the acclaimed editor and publisher of the anthology series Clock...
New Treasures: Monster Island by Pete Nash & Friends 25 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
I’ve been on a bit of a RuneQuest kick recently, inspired by my purchase of the incredible Pavis: Gateway to Adventure setting from Moon Design. I honestly didn’t expect to encounter anything compara...
Vintage Treasures: Jolly R. Blackburn’s Shadis #15 25 Aug 2013 | 08:27 am
A few weeks ago I stumbled on an eBay seller unloading a nice collection of vintage gaming merchandise. Quite a bit of it sold at high prices too, especially TSR’s Dragon Dice sets, and several classi...
Get the First Seven eBook Titles from Strange Chemistry for Just $1.99 24 Aug 2013 | 10:57 pm
Happy first birthday to Strange Chemistry Books! Strange Chemistry is the Young Adult imprint of Angry Robot Books, “dedicated to the best in modern young adult science fiction, fantasy and everythin...
Blogging Dan Barry’s Flash Gordon, Part Five 23 Aug 2013 | 11:43 pm
“The Space Kids on Zoran” was Dan Barry’s first Flash Gordon storyline following the departure of Harvey Kurtzman from the strip. It was published by King Features Syndicate from April 21 to October 2...
New Treasures: Wrath-Bearing Tree by James Enge 23 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
As we reported just last month, James Enge’s latest Morlock novel, Wrath-Bearing Tree, the second volume of A Tournament of Shadows, arrives this week. I received my copy a few days ago, and the fina...
Goth Chick News: Surviving the Dying Light 23 Aug 2013 | 04:46 am
I absolutely love shooting dead things. Nothing takes the edge off a stressful day like arming up to the teeth on my PS3 and blasting the snot out of rampaging zombies or other marauding creatures of...
