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Tag Archives: Hugo Awards
Two-Gun Bob: The “Great Extinction” Clock
Okay. I’m calling it. Time to set the clock on the Great Extinction Event. I was thinking about what little note to post today in acknowledgment of the birth of Robert E. Howard one hundred and thirteen years ago, when Brian Leno — … Continue reading
Posted in REH
Tagged Brian Leno, Carl Osman, eBay, Hugo Awards, Leo Grin, REHupa, Steve Tompkins, Tales of Taul, Tompk
Smackdown: The Morgman Beats Noah Ward
— but loses Best Fan Writer Hugo to Mike Glyer, the guy who does the newszine File 770. Maybe next year. But Morgan knocked the hell out of Noah Ward. At least I think that’s what happened. If you want … Continue reading
Posted in News, REH
Tagged "Noah Ward", Castalia House, Hugo Awards, Mike Glyer, Morgan Holmes, The Robert E. Howard Foundation
BIREME: The Robert E. Howard VEHICLE OF THE WEEK
If I don’t have the dates all messed up, I think tonight we learn whether or not Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes goes from Hugo Nominee to Hugo WINNER! And good luck, Morgan. As a scholar of decades standing in the … Continue reading
Smackdown: The Morgman vs. the Fires of Hell! and Other Perils
For the delectation of Sword-and-Sorcery fans everywhere, how about a gander at another proof cover for the eBook Enter the Barbarian by Morgan Holmes? Maybe you’d call it a draft cover, though, since it never went out with a proof … Continue reading
Smackdown: The Morgman vs. Noah Ward!
In case someone is interested, how about a look-see at the cover of the new eBook from Morgan Holmes before he got a Hugo nomination? Still a great graphic — the trick is to make the eBook covers pop when … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Enter the Barb!
Barbarian, that is. . . . Just about a week ago I mentioned the news that Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes was up for a Hugo Award, and said, “Now, if only he had a book out collecting some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, REH
Tagged Almuric, Hugo Awards, Morgan Holmes, Richard Toogood, S.T. Joshi, The Cimmerian, The Cimmerian Press, TriplePunchPack, Weird Tales
Rediscovered: The Morgman, Hugo Nominee
A quick congrats to my longtime pal Morgan “The Morgman” Holmes, who just made the short list for this year’s Hugo Awards — honoring the best, or perhaps only the most popular, achievements in science fiction, plus fantasy and related … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Bill Donaho, Castalia House, Hugo Awards, Morgan Holmes, Paul Williams, Redd Boggs, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Terry Carr
Rediscovered: Fritz Cracks Jeopardy!
As I was just reporting, Jeopardy! didn’t have any Hammett clews in March — but they snuck in another Up and Down These Mean Streets favorite that was much more of a surprise. March 31, snowballing toward Final Jeopardy, with a … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, Fritz Leiber, Hugo Awards, Isaac Asimov, Jeopardy!, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, The Wanderer
