Cimmerian contributor David A. Hardy has created his own website at http://www.fireandsword.com, and filled it with with a plethora of original book reviews and fiction, along with information on his personal appearances and contributing to the Cross Plains Relief Fund.

Dave is up for two Hyrkanian Awards this year, one for V2n1’s “Conquistadors of Doom” and the other for V2n5’s “Trail of the Veiled Prophet.” He also has been nominated for the Venarium Award, given to the most impressive new scholar to hit the scene in 2005. If you haven’t voted yet, do so here. Meanwhile, look for an excellent new Hardy essay, his longest yet, coming up in the April 2006 issue of TC.