Darrell Schweitzer Reihenfolge der Bücher

The collection features in-depth interviews with renowned science fiction and fantasy authors, revealing their creative processes and thoughts on narrative evolution and the future of speculative fiction. Conducted by Darrell Schweitzer over decades, it includes insights from notable figures like Samuel R. Delany, C.J. Cherryh, and George R.R. Martin. These conversations provide engaging anecdotes and timeless reflections, highlighting the human side of imaginative storytelling and the minds behind some of the genre's greatest works.

In a hauntingly surreal setting, the dead mysteriously wash ashore each night, prompting the living to incorporate these corpses into their daily lives. Families and individuals alike are compelled to transport the bodies, adapting their routines to accommodate the ever-growing presence of death. This bizarre custom, enforced by an enigmatic authority, raises questions about societal norms and the nature of existence, as the community grapples with the macabre reality of their existence and the unchanging cycle of life and death.

A reissue and expansion on Robert Weinberg's popular history of WEIRD TALES, The Unique Magazine, now once again available and supplemented by essays on many of the pulp's most celebrated contributors by some of the experts in the field, as well as Anthony Rud's "Ooze," the cover story for the very first issue.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Edgar Allan Poe Murdered. A possession mislaid or stolen. An unmarked grave. The dead refuse to leave for many reasons. Meet the spirits who still move among us in Re-Haunt. Feel the hairs on the back of your neck rise as you read 16 ghostly tales from an international roster of authors. Featuring fiction from Nancy Springer, Darrell Schweitzer, Jody Lynn Nye, S. Baring-Gould, Tom English, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Gregory L. Norris, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Michael Fassbender, Kelly A. Harmon, A.P. Sessler, H.R. Boldwood, Marc Sorondo, Jacqueline Seewald, John Wolf, and G. Ranger Wormser. Re-Haunt invites readers to step through the gates which separate the living from the unhappy dead.

Set against the backdrop of Emperor Commodus' reign, the narrative delves into the intense palace intrigue and the decadence of Roman society. It follows a determined protagonist striving for ultimate power and control over the civilized world. The story captures the brutal realities of the era, enriched by an introduction from scholar Darrell Schweitzer, providing historical context and depth to the unfolding drama.

»Ordnung, lieber Julian, liegt allem zugrunde ... Gott in seinem Himmel, der Mensch auf Erden, der Teufel ganz drunten.« Fest ist die Welt gefügt, die der Lehrmeister dem jungen Ritter nahebringt. Doch als Julian bald darauf bei der Jagd im wilden Wald von seinen Gefährten getrennt wird und sich verirrt, wird er jäh aus dieser Gewissheit gerissen. Er gerät in die Klauen einer Hexe, die ihn in die Dienste Satans zwingt. Doch der gefallene Engel, ein nachtschwarzer schöner Riese, entlässt den Sklaven scheinbar großmütig zurück in die Welt. Fortan gleicht Julians Leben einer Odyssee durch Länder und Zeiten, doch nirgends gibt es Sicherheit, nirgends eine Antwort auf seine Frage: Hat mein Weg ein Ziel? Gibt es Erlösung, oder wird Satan sich meiner ganz und gar bemächtigen?

Po ztrátě vlastního hradu se sir Julián, pronásledován neustálou představou Pekla, které ho čeká, vydává na svou křížovou výpravu. Potkává kentaury a lamie, kouzelníky i lámy. Zamiluje se do krásné upírky…