I don't know that I'd compare it to LOTR, but it's generally a fun series. Cover by Peter Goodfellow. Sterling Lanier was quite a character and may be best known as the guy who was responsible for getting Frank Herbert's Dune published (which cost him his job), but that's not important right now. Nothing to … Continue reading Review: Hiero Desteen, by Sterling Lanier. Inspiration for Gamma World!
Walter Jon Williams is a writer who you may know for either fiction or gaming titles. He wrote the science fiction novels about Drake Maijstral, the Allowed Burglar (I really like these, great inspiration to use for your Traveller RPG campaign). They were published 1987-1995. He wrote the cyberpunk novel Hardwired (1986) and then the … Continue reading Review: The Privateers & Gentlemen Novels of Walter Jon Williams
The Crystal Dragon by Ted Nasmith. Another recommendation, another one I ended up disliking. As you can see I've just decided to post these anyway. The way I usually work is to set up a blog page, then add notes to it as I read. If I don't like it you'll see me get turned … Continue reading Review: The Fionavar Tapestry
I was a kid and a huge fan of Tolkien when I first came upon a copy of The Harvard Lampoon's Bored of the Rings. I almost couldn't stop laughing as I devoured it, even with the adult references sailing over my head. I re-read the book countless times as I grew up and I … Continue reading Review: Lampoons R Us
James Blish is mostly known today for his written versions of classic Star Trek episodes. He worked from draft copies of the scripts, so there are some discrepancies between his books and the episodes as aired. When I was young that used to tick me off. Now that I'm mature I'd like to read them … Continue reading Review: The “After Such Knowledge” Novels of James Blish
My copy of the 2e boxed set for the Thieves' Guild RPG. Way back when Old School was the only school, 1st edition Advanced D&D was the giant in the playground. Its Dungeon Master Guide had finally been released in 1979 to complete the three core volumes. But there were also variants and competitors out … Continue reading Shelby’s Shelfies VIII – The Thieves’ Guild RPG from Gamelords Ltd.
I recently reviewed a different book by this British author from 1974, The Inverted World. I thought it was brilliant. So I picked up this book from 2013, The Adjacent. I didn't really enjoy it. Spoiler-free, as usual. The book starts out following a photographer named Tibor Tarent. He and his wife Melanie, a nurse, … Continue reading Review: The Adjacent, by Christopher Priest
Cover by Tom Adams. Still being on an "alternate history" kick, I picked up The Alteration. This 1976 short novel was written by British author Kingsley Amis; his son Martin Amis was also an author. And also British. Both father and son are celebrated for their mainstream work; they weren't genre writers. The Alteration takes … Continue reading Review: The Alteration, by Kingsley Amis
Illustration for Jack Vance's The Dying Earth, 1976. This is the thirtieth post in my series of Artist Retrospectives, a look at artists whose names you may not recognize but who have influenced fiction, gaming and other media with their visions. I've been working my way up from what is termed the Golden Age of … Continue reading Artist Retrospectives XXX – George Barr
From your local video store. I noticed some film reviews with the theme "so bad it's good." I can do that! So I watched these two, which I hadn't seen before. And honestly, they're not that bad. At all. For more, check out Taking Up Room. It's a regular blogathon! Today we have two low-budget … Continue reading So Bad It’s Good: All Cyborg, All The Time!
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