Leigh Brackett should need no introduction–She was a powerhouse in the industry whose absence is still felt today. Sadly, the world lost her in 1978, but not before she managed to finish the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back, one of the best films of all-time. She was a behemoth on the short story/novelContinue reading “Leigh Brackett’s The Sword of Rhiannon: A Sword & Planet analysis”
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The Riddle of Iron Part 11: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #3: The Mandalorian
Let’s solve the Riddle of Iron once and for all, for the glory of the #IronAge! Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Part 5. (The meaning behind the Riddle of Steel in the ‘Conan the Barbarian’ motion picture) Part 6. (The Importance ofContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 11: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #3: The Mandalorian”
The Riddle of Iron Part 7: What exactly IS the Iron Age?
Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Part 5. (The meaning behind the Riddle of Steel in the ‘Conan the Barbarian’ motion picture) Part 6. (The Importance of “Appendix N”) Join me as I try to answer “The Riddle of Iron” in a continuedContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 7: What exactly IS the Iron Age?”
The Riddle of Iron Part 3: Jirel of Joiry
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Hail! This is a continued exploration to help move the great genre of Sword and Sorcery forward to the #IronAge. Exhibit B: The Black God’s Kiss (October 1934) Just one year after Robert E. Howard’s The Tower of the Elephant comes an interesting offering from author C.L. Moore. The Black God’s Kiss’ lead characterContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 3: Jirel of Joiry”
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