Swords of steel /
"Swords of Steel," an anthology of fantasy/horror adventure stories in the tradition of Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, George R.R. Martin, and H.P. Lovecraft. The stories in this collection are written by members of such underground heavy metal bands as Manilla Road, Bal-Sagoth, Solst...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Chicago, Illinois] :
DMR Books,
[2015]
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| Summary: | "Swords of Steel," an anthology of fantasy/horror adventure stories in the tradition of Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, George R.R. Martin, and H.P. Lovecraft. The stories in this collection are written by members of such underground heavy metal bands as Manilla Road, Bal-Sagoth, Solstice, Cauldron Born, Twisted Tower Dire, and others. "Swords of Steel" also includes interior illustrations and maps, poems by Sean Weingartner (Eternal Champion) and Howie Bentley (Cauldron Born), a non-fiction essay by historical novelist M. Harold Page, and an introduction by David C. Smith, author of such sword and sorcery novels as "Oron," "The Sorcerer's Shadow," and the Red Sonja series. Cover art is provided by Martin Hanford who has illustrated Warhammer novels for Games Workshop as well as covers for a number of bands including Twisted Tower Dire, Bal-Sagoth, and Slough Feg. "SWORDS OF STEEL is an anthology of fantastic and horrific adventure stories, each penned by a heavy metal musician. Members of such bands as Bal-Sagoth, Manilla Road, Twisted Tower Dire, Cauldron Born, Solstice, and more -- proving their talent for the written word as well as song -- cut through the modern wasteland, wielding literary SWORDS OF STEEL."--GoodReads. |
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| Item Description: | "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."--Wikipedia. |
| Physical Description: | 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 17 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780990990000 0990990001 |