{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox publisher | founded = {{start date and age|2015}} | founder = D. M. Ritzlin | country = United States | headquarters = Chicago, Illinois | url = {{URL|https://dmrbooks.com/}} }}
'''DMR Books''' is a Chicago-based small publisher active since 2015.<ref>[https://amazingstories.com/2017/10/review-latest-publications-dmr-books/ Review: Latest Publications from DMR Books]. Ricky L. Brown, ''Amazing Stories'', October 24, 2017. Accessed June 30, 2021.</ref> The press was founded by D. M. Ritzlin.<ref>[https://toiletovhell.com/interview-dave-ritzlin-dmr-books/ AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVE RITZLIN, DMR BOOKS] Toilet of Hell, January 4, 2017. Accessed June 30, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.blackgate.com/2020/10/07/dmr-books-swords-and-sorcery-and-planets-uncut-from/ DMR BOOKS: SWORDS, SORCERY, AND SCIENCE FANTASY!] Black Gate, October 7, 2020. Accessed June 30, 2021.</ref> It is primarily a paperback and ebook publisher specializing in "fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction in the traditions of Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, and other classic writers of the pulp era."<ref>[https://duotrope.com/listing/25858/dmr-books DMR Books] at Duotrope. Accessed June 30, 2021.</ref>
Authors whose works were returned to print by DMR Books include Poul Anderson, Clifford Ball, Nictzin Dyalhis, Edmond Hamilton, A. B. Higginson, Thomas P. Kelley, Henry Kuttner, Tanith Lee, A. Merritt, Glenn Rahman, Arthur D. Howden Smith, and Manly Wade Wellman. Contemporary authors published by DMR include Howie K. Bentley, Ramsey Campbell, 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, Louis Braquet, Margaret Brundage, Bebeto Daroz, Virgil Finlay, Lauren Gornick, Martin Hanford, Robert Gibson Jones, and Brian LeBlanc.<ref>[https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/ramsey-campbells-far-away-and-never-to-be-reprinted-by-dmr-books-book-news/ Ramsey Campbell's Far Away and Never to be reprinted by DMR Books (book news).] SFcrowsnest, May 24, 2021. Accessed June 30, 2021.</ref>
==Books published== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''Swords of Steel'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, 2015.<ref name="DMR-R">[https://dmrbooks.com/releases List of releases at dmrbooks.com]</ref> *''Swords of Steel II'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, 2016.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Swords of Steel III'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, May 2017.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Lands of the Earthquake / Under a Dim Blue Sun'', double novel by Henry Kuttner and Howie K. Bentley, June 2017.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Sapphire Goddess: The Fantasies of Nictzin Dyalhis'', collection by Nictzin Dyalhis, March 2018.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories'', collection by Clifford Ball, March 2018.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor'', collection by Byron A. Roberts, May 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Road to Infinity'', novel by Gael DeRoane, June 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Infernal Bargain and Other Stories'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Death Dealers & Diabolists'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, July 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Warlords, Warlocks & Witches'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, August 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Heroes of Atlantis and Lemuria'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, September 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Swords of Steel Omnibus'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, October 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Wulfhere'', novel by A. B. Higginson, November 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Karnov: Phantom-Clad Rider of the Cosmic Ice'', novel by Howie K. Bentley, Matthew Knight, and Byron A. Roberts, December 2019.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Renegade Swords'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, March 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Swordsmen from the Stars'', collection by Poul Anderson, April 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Eye of Sounnu'', collection by Schuyler Hernstrom, May 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''A Million Years in the Future'', novel by Thomas P. Kelley, June 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Great Die Slow and Other Tales of Dark Adventure'', collection by Harry Piper, August 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Necromancy in Nilztiria'', collection by D. M. Ritzlin, September 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Godblade'', novel by J. Christopher Tarpey, October 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Cahena: A Dream of the Past'', novel by Manly Wade Wellman, November 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Twilight of the Gods'', collection by Edmond Hamilton, December 2020.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Avenger from Atlantis'', collection by Edmond Hamilton, January 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Empress of Dreams'', collection by Tanith Lee, February 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Renegade Swords II'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, February 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Worlds Beyond Worlds'', collection by John R. Fultz, April 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor, Volume II'', collection by Byron A. Roberts, May 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Planetary Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, June 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Prehistoric Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, July 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Viking Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, August 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Far Away & Never'', collection by Ramsey Campbell, October 2021.<ref name="DMR-R"/> *''Renegade Swords III'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, March 2022.<ref name="DMR-RSIII">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/renegade-swords-iii Renegade Swords III]"</ref><ref name="DMR-A2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/2/7/renegade-swords-iii-and-more-coming-in-2022 Renegade Swords III and More Coming in 2022]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Feb. 7, 2022</ref> *''Terra Incognito: Lost Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure'', anthology edited by Doug Draa, May 2022.<ref name="DMR-A2022"/> *''Arminius, Bane of Eagles'' (War on Rome, v. 1), novel by Adrian Cole, September 2022.<ref name="DMR-A2022"/><ref name="DMR-B2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/8/22/coming-this-fall-samhain-sorceries Coming This Fall: Samhain Sorceries]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Aug. 22, 2022</ref> *''Samhain Sorceries'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, September 2022.<ref name="DMR-A2022"/><ref name="DMR-B2022"/> *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume I: Swain's Vengeance'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, December 2022.<ref name="DMR-C2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/10/19/dmr-books-to-reprint-the-complete-saga-of-swain-the-viking-by-arthur-d-howden-smith DMR Books to Reprint the Complete Saga of Swain the Viking by Arthur D. Howden Smith]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Oct. 19, 2022</ref><ref name="DMR-D2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/11/2/coming-in-december-swains-vengeance-by-arthur-d-howden-smith Coming in December: Swain's Vengeance by Arthur D. Howden Smith]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Nov. 2, 2022</ref> *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume II: Swain's Chase'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, January 2023.<ref name="DMR-C2022"/><ref name="DMR-D2022"/><ref name="DMR-H2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/12/22/updates-to-the-dmr-books-2023-release-schedule Updates to the DMR Books 2023 Release Schedule]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Dec. 22, 2022</ref><ref name="DMR-2023A">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/1/9/the-saga-of-swain-the-viking-volume-ii-swains-chase-now-available The Saga of Swain the Viking, Volume II: Swain's Chase Now Available]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Jan. 9, 2023</ref> *''A Feast of Ambrosia: The Adventures of Bingor and Donalbain'', collection by Glenn Rahman, February 2023.<ref name="DMR-E2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/11/9/dmr-books-to-publish-collection-of-glenn-rahmans-sword-and-sorcery-stories DMR Books to Publish Collection of Glenn Rahman's Sword-and-Sorcery Stories]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Nov. 9, 2022</ref><ref name="DMR-H2022"/> *''The Earth is Flat: Tales from the Flat Earth and Elsewhere'', collection by Tanith Lee, March 2023.<ref name="DMR-G2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/12/19/dmr-books-to-release-tanith-lees-uncollected-flat-earth-stories DMR Books to Release Tanith Lee's Uncollected Flat Earth Stories]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Dec. 19, 2022</ref><ref name="DMR-H2022"/> *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume III: Swain Kingsbane'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, April 2023.<ref name="DMR-C2022"/><ref name="DMR-D2022"/><ref name="DMR-H2022"/> *''Die by the Sword (Volume I)'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, May 2023.<ref name="DMR-F2022">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2022/10/27/submissions-for-die-by-the-sword-will-open-soon Submissions for Die by the Sword Will Open Soon]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Oct. 27, 2022</ref><ref name="DMR-H2022"/><ref name="DMR-A2023">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/4/12/new-samps-anthology-series-die-by-the-sword-will-debut-next-month New S&S Anthology Series "Die By the Sword" Will Debut Next Month]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Apr. 12, 2023</ref> *''The Saga of Swain the Viking. Volume IV: Swain's Justice'', collection by Arthur D. Howden Smith, July 2023.<ref name="DMR-C2022"/><ref name="DMR-D2022"/><ref name="DMR-H2022"/> *''Germanicus, Lord of Eagles'' (War on Rome, v. 2), novel by Adrian Cole, September 2023 <ref name="DMR-B2023">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/7/31/two-new-titles-coming-this-fall-from-dmr-books Two New Titles Coming This Fall From DMR Books]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Jul. 31, 2023</ref> *''Vran the Chaos-Warped'', novel by D. M. Ritzlin, October 2023.<ref name="DMR-B2023"/><ref name="DMR-C2023">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2023/9/12/vran-the-chaos-warped-by-dm-ritzlin-coming-in-october Vran the Chaos-Warped by D.M. Ritzlin Coming in October]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Sep. 12, 2024</ref> *''The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor, Volume III'', collection by Byron A. Roberts, February 2024.<ref name="DMR-A2024">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2024/1/11/the-war-aint-over-dmr-books-to-unleash-three-new-titles-in-early-2024 The War Ain't Over! DMR Books to Unleash Three New Titles in Early 2024]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Jan. 11, 2024</ref><ref name="TCOCT3rn">[https://dmrbooks.com/the-chronicles-of-caylentor-volume-iii The 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.<ref name="DMR-A2024"/><ref name="DMR-B2024">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2024/2/12/die-by-the-sword-volume-ii-cover-and-table-of-contents-revealed Die By the Sword Volume II Cover and Table of Contents Revealed]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Feb. 12, 2024</ref><ref name="DBTS2rn">[https://dmrbooks.com/die-by-the-sword-volume-ii Die By the Sword Volume II (DMR release notice)]</ref> *''Dark Dreams of Nilztiria'', collection by D. M. Ritzlin, April 2024.<ref name="DMR-A2024"/><ref name="DDONrn">[https://dmrbooks.com/dark-dreams-of-nilztiria Dark Dreams of Nilztiria by D.M. Ritzlin (DMR release notice)]</ref> *''The Ship of Ishtar'', novel by A. Merritt, November 2024.<ref name="DMR-C2024">Ellis, Doug. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2024/2/1/more-merritt-in-2024 More Merritt in 2024!]" (essay), DMR Blog, Feb. 1, 2024</ref><ref name="TSOIrn">[https://dmrbooks.com/the-ship-of-ishtar The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt (DMR release notice)]</ref> *''Swords of Steel IV'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, April 2025.<ref name="DMR-A2025">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2025/1/6/dmr-books-celebrates-10th-anniversary-with-sword-of-steel-iv DMR Books Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Swords of Steel IV]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Jan. 6, 2025</ref><ref name="SoS4-rel">"[https://dmrbooks.com/swords-of-steel-iv Swords of Steel IV]" (release notice), Apr. 7, 2025.</ref> *''Celtic Adventures'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, July 2025.<ref name="DMR-B2025">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2025/6/8/celtic-adventures-coming-in-july Celtic Adventures Coming in July]" (announcement), DMR Blog, Jun. 8, 2025</ref><ref name="DMR-B2025a">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2025/7/1/celtic-adventures-available-now Celtic Adventures: Available Now]" (release announcement), Jul. 1, 2025.</ref><ref name="SoS5-rel">"[https://dmrbooks.com/celtic-adventures Celtic Adventures]" (release notice), Jul. 1, 2025.</ref> *''Dwellers in the Mirage'', novel by A. Merritt, Nov. 9, 2025.<ref name="DMR-C2025">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2025/9/9/the-definitive-edition-of-merritts-dwellers-in-the-mirage-coming-in-november The Definitive Edition of Merritt's Dwellers in the Mirage Coming in November]" (essay), DMR Blog, Sep. 9, 2025</ref> *''Against the Demon World'', novel by D. M. Ritzlin, Feb. 2, 2026.<ref name="AtDWrn">[https://dmrbooks.com/against-the-demon-world Against the Demon World by D. M. Ritzlin (DMR release notice)]</ref> *''Walpurgis Witcheries'', anthology edited by D. M. Rizlin, Apr. 30, 2026.<ref name="WWrn">[https://dmrbooks.com/walpurgis-witcheries Walpurgis Witcheries edited by D. M. Ritzlin (DMR release notice)]</ref> *''Two Tales of Witchery'', anthology edited by D. M. Ritzlin, Apr. 30, 2026.<ref name="TToW">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2026/4/8/two-tales-of-witchery-coming-april-30 Two Tales of Witchery Coming April 30]" (release announcement), Apr. 8, 2026</ref> *''Kingdoms Trembling'', collection by M. Stern, Jun. 8, 2026.<ref name="KT">Ritzlin, D. M. "[https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2026/5/12/kingdoms-trembling-by-m-stern-coming-in-june Kingdoms Trembling by M. Stern Coming in June]" (release announcement), May 12, 2026</ref> {{div col end}}
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==External links== * {{official website|https://dmrbooks.com/}} * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?51887 ISFDB entry for DMR Books]
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