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Sojan the Swordsman by Michael Moorcock, © 1977, trade paperback, Savoy Books This is the 35th in my series of Forgotten Books Sojan the Swordsman by Michael Moorcock (Savoy Books) The summer of 1967 was a traumatic one for me. I had finished my freshman year in high school and was about [Read it all...] Cover art by John Picacio for Michael Moorcock's ELRIC: SWORDS AND ROSES (Del Rey) Michael Moorcock’s ELRIC: SWORDS AND ROSES arrives in bookstores today. It’s the sixth and concluding book in Ballantine/Del Rey’s definitive Elric omnibus series. San Antonio’s John Picacio illustrated the cover and interior illustrations for this volume. It’s the third cover [Read it all...] The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner More Balock www.comedycentral.com Ugly Americans Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time The Benson Interruption ‘Tis the season where every periodical from the New York Times to Saveur Magazine seems to publish a holiday cocktail guide. Missions Unknown has decided to join the crowd, but with a little difference. Our [Read it all...]
The first issue of Amazing Stories is just one of the items in Texas A&M’s speculative fiction collection. Ever heard of the 1975 novel “Doomsday Clock,” published in San Antonio with an actual fuse sticking out of its cover? What about “Overshoot,” a 1998 Ace paperback about an elderly Alamo City woman reflecting on how [Read it all...] Cover illustration by John Picacio for Michael Moorcock's forthcoming ELRIC: SWORDS & ROSES (Ballantine/Del Rey). Here’s my cover illustration for Ballantine/Del Rey‘s forthcoming edition of Michael Moorcock‘s ELRIC: SWORDS & ROSES. It contains Moorcock’s full-length Elric novel, THE REVENGE OF THE ROSE, his novella “Black Petals” as well as several bonus goodies. Tad Williams [Read it all...] Michael Moorcock's ELRIC: THE SLEEPING SORCERESS (Ballantine/Del Rey). Cover illustration by John Picacio. Tor.com has been celebrating the work of author Michael Moorcock with “The Legacy of A Living Legend”, a series of exclusive blogposts by various writers and artists discussing Moorcock’s work and his impact on the sf/f field, as well as fiction [Read it all...] The Main Library: Let's keep using it, folks. As most sf/fantasy/horror fans know, San Antonio has always been a good market for movies, TV and other mass media. Books? Eh, not so much. But a new study hints that may be changing — a little bit at a time. San Antonio ranks 61st among [Read it all...] |
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