I first read Mortal Engines (and the three follow-up novels that make the Mortal Engines Quartet) by Philip Reeve, about ten years ago. They catapulted to the… Read more “Book Review: Mortal Engines”
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Tabletop RPG Review: Robert E. Howard’s Conan
When I saw that a major, serous take on a Conan roleplaying game was in the works, I knew I had to get in on it. So,… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Robert E. Howard’s Conan”
Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon World
I’ve been into tabletop roleplaying games since I was about 10 or 12. My dad and one of my brothers had been into the hobby before me,… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon World”
Book Review: Frontier Cthulhu
Lovecraft’s work oozes with sinister Americana, yet rarely have I seen authors delve too deeply into America’s past when exploring Cosmic Horror. In this book from Chaosium,… Read more “Book Review: Frontier Cthulhu”
Tabletop RPG Review: Ki Khanga
Though there have been people of color involved in tabletop roleplaying for a long time, they have not always been visible, rarely celebrated, and almost never catered… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Ki Khanga”
Book Review: To Prime the Pump
This review was originally written for In the Mouth of Dorkness, back in 2012. I’d read the first John Grimes book months earlier, before I started writing… Read more “Book Review: To Prime the Pump”
Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle
In the mid-90s, I was snapping up all things Lovecraft. I’d hit the used bookstore near my house, scouring the shelves for Lovecraft or anyone I knew… Read more “Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle”
Comic Review: Xenozoic
I cut my teeth on Edgar Rice Burroughs and a bunch of pulp adventure novels. Post apocalyptic futures, dinosaurs, mutants, ruined cities, swamps, underground worlds…Oh, yeah. This… Read more “Comic Review: Xenozoic”
Book Review: The Arsenal of Miracles
This review was originally written for the blog In the Mouth of Dorkness in 2016. It was among my last reviews for that site. I hadn’t read… Read more “Book Review: The Arsenal of Miracles”
Book Review: The Woman Who Would Be King
I have been fascinated by ancient Egypt since I can remember. The iconography, the mystery, the mythology. It’s all crawled around in the back of my… Read more “Book Review: The Woman Who Would Be King”
Matthew J. Constantine 