NAMETAGS REVISITED (Column 24 redux)

Ah, conventions… and nametags—they go together like ham & swiss cheese! I’ve bookended my convention experiences in a way by showing a 38-year-old Spokon nametag and a new Spocon 2022 tag! Read the column to find out more.

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Review: Sunfire by Edmond Hamilton

Sunfire by Edmond Hamilton may not be as recognizable as some of the other classic short stories reviewed here at Amazing Stories, but it maintains the same fresh literary style founder Hugo Gernsback envisioned long ago and allows the readers to enjoy a modern perspective of a classic theme.

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JACK VANCE: VISIONS OF A DYING EARTH

After the last few S&S works of the early 1940s, such as “Dragon Moon” by Henry Kuttner and the short-lived Unknown, Sword & Sorcery lost steam. With Robert E. Howard dead for five or more […]

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BLUE PENCILS AND BLOODY SWORDS: EDITORS OF S&S

It’s easy to discuss authors for their contributions are evident. You just have to read the stories. The great editors are harder to corral, for the editor’s job is one of selection, guidance, subjective acts […]

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