Celebrating ten years of Doc Talos storytelling: 2015-2025. One of the most important decisions to make a decade ago as the Doc Talos concept was coming together in all its wide-ranging detail, was of course the choice of the Talos name itself, as well as the first names of the main characters. Based on theContinue reading “Continuing the 10 year anniversary celebration of Doc Talos: How names came to be.”
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Doc Talos Magazine #7 now available!
Issue #7 – Fall 2024 – front and back cover art by Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – 64 pages. Printed magazine: $21.00 plus shipping – PDF download: $5.00 To inquire about or to order this issue, please send an email to: taloschronicle@gmail.com Contents: Editorial by R. Paul Sardanas – Exploring the poetic voice of A FeastContinue reading “Doc Talos Magazine #7 now available!”
The Sensual Poetry of “A Feast Unknown”
Poetry is probably not the first word that springs to mind for most people when considering Philip José Farmer’s powerful, enduring novel A Feast Unknown. And yet, the title itself is from a poem. Not all editions have it, but most show this stanza from the poem Evolution before the story begins (the following passageContinue reading “The Sensual Poetry of “A Feast Unknown””
Preorder sale for Doc Talos #17, “The Hills of the Unconsoled Dead”
The seventeenth Doc Talos book is now available for preorder! Here is how it begins… _______________________________ The twigs which N’Longa flung into the fire broke and crackled. The unleaping flames lighted the countenances of the two men. N’Longa, voodoo man of the Slave Coast, was very old. His wizened and gnarled frame was stooped andContinue reading “Preorder sale for Doc Talos #17, “The Hills of the Unconsoled Dead””
Review of Doc Talos “Montage”
Montage, by R. Paul Sardanas and Iason Ragnar Bellerophon — review by Grace Ximenez Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of penning a very short story for the Talos anthology collection Mona, and when author/publisher R. Paul Sardanas sent me a contributor’s copy of the book (which was lovely), he also included a reviewContinue reading “Review of Doc Talos “Montage””
Fifty years ago this month: the Doc Savage pastiche that wasn’t
Fifty years ago this month, I turned fifteen, and knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be a writer, and was filled with intense energy which I focused on that goal. In addition, I knew exactly what I wanted to write…a pastiche of Doc Savage, but one that IContinue reading “Fifty years ago this month: the Doc Savage pastiche that wasn’t”
Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Fear”
Following Wolves, a Doc Talos adult-pulp re-imagining of the classic Doc Savage novel Brand of the Werewolf, comes the next in the series of daring pastiche novels, Fear. Based on the 1934 pulp classic Fear Cay, the new book will be releasing on November 21st! Pre-orders for Fear are now being accepted at a significantContinue reading “Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Fear””
Review of the Rickie Talos anthology
(Grace Ximenez hosted a noir/story/roleplay/film site for almost a decade, and headlined three pulp-peril short-story collections called The Grace X Anthologies. She is the author of the Doc Talos fan fiction story “Esperanza”, and was the primary inspiration for the character “Grace X” in The Talos Chronicle.) Rickie, by R. Paul Sardanas, Atom Mudman Bezecny,Continue reading “Review of the Rickie Talos anthology”
The Conseil du Mal discusses Philip José Farmer’s “Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life” – Part 3
Welcome to the third and final installment of the Conseil du Mal (Council of Evil) discussion of this classic of pulp/heroic mythography. The Council is made up of three contemporary pulp authors: Atom Mudman Bezecny, editor of Odd Tales of Wonder publications and author of the multi-book Hero Saga…R. Paul Sardanas, author of over thirtyContinue reading “The Conseil du Mal discusses Philip José Farmer’s “Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life” – Part 3″
The Conseil du Mal discusses Philip José Farmer’s “Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life” – Part 2
What follows is a review/discussion by three diverse authors…all enthusiastic creators and readers of pulp adventure. The three of us met in 2021 and immediately enjoyed one another’s company and writings to the degree that we joined in the tradition of author circles like the 1930’s Kalem Club (a literary group whose last names allContinue reading “The Conseil du Mal discusses Philip José Farmer’s “Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life” – Part 2″
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