Previous SFF Author: Jack London
Frank Belknap Long was born in Harlem, NYC, in 1901. An author who specialized in science fiction, horror and fantasy, Long was a close friend of H.P. Lovecraft and would go on to win the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement AND the Bram Stoker Award. He passed away in 1994.
Mars Is My Destination by Frank Belknap Long
Five years back, I shared some thoughts here regarding Frank Belknap Long’s famed horror anthology The Hounds of Tindalos (1946), which in later years was broken into two volumes, The Hounds of Tindalos and The Black Druid. It was a perfect introduction to this wonderful writer for me, and I’ve been, uh, longing to read some more Long ever since.
Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 | Frank Belknap Long | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Black Druid by Frank Belknap Long
In my recent review of Frank Belknap Long’s short-story collection The Hounds of Tindalos, I mentioned that when this hardcover volume was initially released by Arkham House in 1946, it contained 21 tales, encompassing the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror. I also mentioned that most later reprintings of this now classic collection contained only half of those 21 stories, including the 1975 edition that I recently wrote about; the one from the British publishing firm Panther.
Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4.5 | Frank Belknap Long | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |
Previous SFF Author: Jack London
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…