DMR Books is a

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active since 2015. The press was founded by D. M. Ritzlin. It is primarily a

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publisher specializing in "fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction in the traditions of

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, H.P. Lovecraft, and other classic writers of the pulp era." Authors whose works were returned to print by DMR Books include

Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...

, Clifford Ball, Nictzin Dyalhis,

Edmond Hamilton Edmond Moore Hamilton (October 21, 1904 – February 1, 1977) was an American writer of science fiction during the mid-twentieth century. He is known for writing most of the Captain Future stories. Early life Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he ...

, A. B. Higginson, Thomas P. Kelley,

Henry Kuttner Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 – February 3, 1958) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy fiction, fantasy and horror fiction, horror. Early life Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915. Kuttner (1829–1903) and ...

Tanith Lee Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime ...

A. Merritt Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884 – August 21, 1943) – known by his byline, A. Merritt – was an American Sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 1999, ...

, Glenn Rahman, Arthur D. Howden Smith, and

Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as '' Astounding Stories'', '' Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and '' Strange Stories'', Wellman i ...

. Contemporary authors published by DMR include Howie K. Bentley,

Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...

, Adrian Cole, Gael DeRoane, John R. Fultz, Schuyler Hernstrom, Matthew Knight, Harry Piper, D. M. Ritzlin, Byron A. Roberts, and J. Christopher Tarpey. DMR's books have featured cover art by Allen Anderson,

Hannes Bok Wayne Francis Woodard ( ; July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1964), known by the pseudonym Hannes Bok, was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for v ...

, Louis Braquet, Margaret Brundage, Bebeto Daroz,

Virgil Finlay Virgil Finlay (July 23, 1914 – January 18, 1971) was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. He has been called "part of the pulp magazine history ... one of the foremost contributors of original and imagi ...

, Lauren Gornick,

Martin Hanford Martin Hanford (born 21 February 1974) is a British fantasy artist based in Herefordshire, England. In addition to painting album covers and T-shirt designs for a variety of heavy metal bands, including Bal-Sagoth, Twilight Force, Angantyr, Or ...

, Robert Gibson Jones, and Brian LeBlanc.Ramsey Campbell's Far Away and Never to be reprinted by DMR Books (book news).
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Books published

*''Swords of Steel'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, 2015.List of releases at dmrbooks.com
/ref> *''Swords of Steel II'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, 2016. *''Swords of Steel III'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, May 2017. *''Lands of the Earthquake / Under a Dim Blue Sun'', double novel by

and Howie K. Bentley, June 2017. *'' The Sapphire Goddess: The Fantasies of Nictzin Dyalhis'', collection by Nictzin Dyalhis, March 2018. *'' The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories'', collection by Clifford Ball, March 2018. *''The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor'', collection by Byron A. Roberts, May 2019. *''The Road to Infinity'', novel by Gael DeRoane, June 2019. *''The Infernal Bargain and Other Stories'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, 2019. *''Death Dealers & Diabolists'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, July 2019. *''Warlords, Warlocks & Witches'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, August 2019. *''Heroes of Atlantis and Lemuria'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, September 2019. *''Swords of Steel Omnibus'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, October 2019. *''Wulfhere'', novel by A. B. Higginson, November 2019. *''Karnov: Phantom-Clad Rider of the Cosmic Ice'', novel by Howie K. Bentley, Matthew Knight, and Byron A. Roberts, December 2019. *'' Renegade Swords'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, March 2020. *''

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'', collection by

, April 2020. *''The Eye of Sounnu'', collection by Schuyler Hernstrom, May 2020. *''A Million Years in the Future'', novel by Thomas P. Kelley, June 2020. *''The Great Die Slow and Other Tales of Dark Adventure'', collection by Harry Piper, August 2020. *''Necromancy in Nilztiria'', collection by D. M. Ritzlin, September 2020. *''The Godblade'', novel by J. Christopher Tarpey, October 2020. *''Cahena: A Dream of the Past'', novel by

, November 2020. *'' Twilight of the Gods'', collection by

, December 2020. *'' The Avenger from Atlantis'', collection by

, January 2021. *'' The Empress of Dreams'', collection by

, February 2021. *'' Renegade Swords II'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, February 2021. *'' Worlds Beyond Worlds'', collection by John R. Fultz, April 2021. *''The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor, Volume II'', collection by Byron A. Roberts, May 2021. *'' Planetary Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, June 2021. *'' Prehistoric Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, July 2021. *'' Viking Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, August 2021. *'' Far Away & Never'', collection by

, October 2021. *'' Renegade Swords III'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, March 2022.Ritzlin, D. M.
Renegade Swords III
Ritzlin, D. M.
Renegade Swords III and More Coming in 2022
(announcement), DMR Blog, Feb. 7, 2022 *''Terra Incognito: Lost Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure'', anthology edited by Doug Draa, May 2022. *''Arminius, Bane of Eagles'' (War on Rome, v. 1), novel by Adrian Cole, September 2022.Ritzlin, D. M.
Coming This Fall: Samhain Sorceries
(announcement), DMR Blog, Aug. 22, 2022 *''Samhain Sorceries'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, September 2022. *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume I: Swain's Vengeance'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, December 2022.Ritzlin, D. M.
DMR Books to Reprint the Complete Saga of Swain the Viking by Arthur D. Howden Smith
(announcement), DMR Blog, Oct. 19, 2022Ritzlin, D. M.
Coming in December: Swain's Vengeance by Arthur D. Howden Smith
(announcement), DMR Blog, Nov. 2, 2022 *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume II: Swain's Chase'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, January 2023.Ritzlin, D. M.
Updates to the DMR Books 2023 Release Schedule
(announcement), DMR Blog, Dec. 22, 2022Ritzlin, D. M.
The Saga of Swain the Viking, Volume II: Swain's Chase Now Available
(announcement), DMR Blog, Jan. 9, 2023 *''A Feast of Ambrosia: The Adventures of Bingor and Donalbain'', collection by Glenn Rahman, February 2023.Ritzlin, D. M.
DMR Books to Publish Collection of Glenn Rahman's Sword-and-Sorcery Stories
(announcement), DMR Blog, Nov. 9, 2022 *'' The Earth is Flat: Tales from the Flat Earth and Elsewhere'', collection by Tanith Lee, March 2023.Ritzlin, D. M.
DMR Books to Release Tanith Lee's Uncollected Flat Earth Stories
(announcement), DMR Blog, Dec. 19, 2022 *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume III: Swain Kingsbane'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, April 2023. *''Die by the Sword (Volume I)'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, May 2023.Ritzlin, D. M.
Submissions for Die by the Sword Will Open Soon
(announcement), DMR Blog, Oct. 27, 2022Ritzlin, D. M.
New S&S Anthology Series "Die By the Sword" Will Debut Next Month
(announcement), DMR Blog, Apr. 12, 2023 *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume IV: Swain's Justice'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, July 2023. *''Germanicus, Lord of Eagles'' (War on Rome, v. 2), novel by Adrian Cole, September 2023 Ritzlin, D. M.
Two New Titles Coming This Fall From DMR Books
(announcement), DMR Blog, Jul. 31, 2023 *''Vran the Chaos-Warped'', novel by D. M. Ritzlin, October 2023.Ritzlin, D. M.
Vran the Chaos-Warped by D.M. Ritzlin Coming in October
(announcement), DMR Blog, Sep. 12, 2024 *''The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor, Volume III'', collection by Byron A. Roberts, February 2024.Ritzlin, D. M.
The War Ain't Over! DMR Books to Unleash Three New Titles in Early 2024
(announcement), DMR Blog, Jan. 11, 2024The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor Volume III by Byron A. Roberts (DMR release notice)
/ref> *''Die by the Sword Volume II'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, March 2024.Ritzlin, D. M.
Die By the Sword Volume II Cover and Table of Contents Revealed
(announcement), DMR Blog, Feb. 12, 2024Die By the Sword Volume II (DMR release notice)
/ref> *''Dark Dreams of Nilztiria'', collection by D. M. Ritzlin, April 2024.Dark Dreams of Nilztiria by D.M. Ritzlin (DMR release notice)
/ref> *'' The Ship of Ishtar'', novel by

, November 2024.Ellis, Doug.
More Merritt in 2024!
(essay), DMR Blog, Feb. 1, 2024The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt (DMR release notice)
/ref> *''Swords of Steel IV'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, April 2025.Ritzlin, D. M.
DMR Books Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Swords of Steel IV
(announcement), DMR Blog, Jan. 6, 2025Swords of Steel IV
(release notice), Apr. 7, 2025. *''Celtic Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, due July 2025.Ritzlin, D. M.
Celtic Adventures Coming in July
(announcement), DMR Blog, Jun. 8, 2025

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