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Part of my recent haul at the used bookstore, two copies of Andrew Offutt's pastiche of REH's Cormac Mac Art. Both are first Ace Books printings from 1980. According to Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/series/58987-cormac-mac-art

Offutt penned 7 pastiches in this series. Mists is book 2 and Moonbow book 7. Tulsa Doom appears to be the main antagonist for book 7 and Cormac supposedly distantly related to both Kull and Conan before him. IG the blood feud spans generations over centuries, if not millennium.

I haven't read these or any Cormac before so I cannot accurately state whether Cormac lives up to the front cover hype of "Mightier than Conan." Conan definitely overwhelms Cormac in pop culture appeal, exposure, and recognition.

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Amazingly, REH appears the first or at least the most prolific writer creating a shared universe for his characters. Decades before DC and Marvel received accolades for a common setting or universe. I continue to be amazed both at how talented a writer REH was despite his young age and his tremendous contributions to fiction during his much too brief career.

Review of the newest King Kull e-book. Hardly a classic but entertaining enough to spend the time reading it. https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/review-the-heart-of-pirinach-by-george-mann/

Hey there all! For folks who haven't come across it, I'm one of the creators of The A.L.I.C.E. Files, which is an ongoing audio drama series on YT that adapts original fiction, fan fiction, and public domain stories as part of the narrative of The Carroll Institute and its exploration of other dimensions. We've already touched on Lovecraft, and Howard is one of my other favorites that I'd love to adapt... the question is, which story?

I was contemplating some of the Bran Mak Morn stories, since one of the themes is parallel dimensions with a dash of time travel... but I know those are lesser-known tales. So I thought I'd pop in and ask what you all would like to see, and if you had any suggestions?

And, of course, if you like the idea of the show, feel free to hit that sub button and leave your suggestions in the comments there! That way the rest of the team will see them, too.