Tales from the Loop is one of the most exciting and fun RPGs I’ve read in a long time, and one I’m very excited to play or… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Our Friends the Machines & Other Mysteries”
Category: Book Review
Book Review: Swords Against Wizardry
The fourth collection of Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser stories, this book features two of the best so far, Stardock and The Lords of Quarmall. Fritz Leiber… Read more “Book Review: Swords Against Wizardry”
Comic Review: The Savage Sword of Conan Volume Two
My complaints about the first volume pretty much hold true for this volume, but perhaps I went into it with such lowered expectations that they didn’t bother… Read more “Comic Review: The Savage Sword of Conan Volume Two”
Book Review: Swords in the Mist
Fritz Leiber is nothing if not unpredictable. He takes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser into some weird places this time ‘round. Splitting the pair up in Lean… Read more “Book Review: Swords in the Mist”
Book Review: Swords Against Death
This review was originally written for In the Mouth of Dorkness back in August of 2016. I read the book as part of the White Wolf publication… Read more “Book Review: Swords Against Death”
Tabletop RPG Review: Shadow Under Devil’s Reef
As I wrote in my review of Dungeon Crawl Classics, the game is what we used to call a ‘beer & pretzels’ game. Nothing too serious, just… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Shadow Under Devil’s Reef”
Book Review: Brother to Shadows
Brother to Shadows is definitely the latest Andre Norton (Alice Mary Norton) book I’ve read. It was originally published in 1993. It’s very interesting to see how… Read more “Book Review: Brother to Shadows”
Book Review: Ice Crown
This review was originally posted on In the Mouth of Dorkness back in March of 2016. I read Ice Crown as the first part of a collected… Read more “Book Review: Ice Crown”
Tabletop RPG Review: Guardians of the Forest
One of my greatest experiences as a tabletop role-playing gamer was the six months I spent playing Ars Magica back in the mid 90s. Even though I… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Guardians of the Forest”
Book Review: Underground
A childhood obsession with an old, disused train tunnel that went under his house was the seed of an obsession that would take over Will Hunt as… Read more “Book Review: Underground”
Matthew J. Constantine 