I was working the receiving department at a bookstore when this book came out. I got to see all the new books as they came in, and… Read more “Book Review Ancillary Justice”
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Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar
Lankhmar is one of the definitive cities of the Fantasy genre. Created as a backdrop to match leading characters Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser, Fritz Leiber gave… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar”
Book Review: The Horror in the Museum
H.P. Lovecraft wrote a lot. Didn’t publish so much (in his lifetime), but he wrote a lot. He did some ghostwriting and other work for hire along… Read more “Book Review: The Horror in the Museum”
Tabletop RPG Review: Tournament of the Undead Viscount
I’d like to thank Krist Anthony Almario who sent me a review copy of this book. I reviewed Four Against Darkness a while ago, and though… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Tournament of the Undead Viscount”
Comic Review: Bone: Out from Boneville
Jeff Smith’s indie comic somehow got picked up by Scholastic. This first volume collects and colorizes the first six issues. Bone certainly feels more like an indie… Read more “Comic Review: Bone: Out from Boneville”
Book Review: Lallia
My favorite Dumarest of Terra novel so far, Lallia shakes things up a bit for our hero. In the previous novels, Dumarest is typically on a planet,… Read more “Book Review: Lallia”
Book Review: The Complete Carnacki, The Ghost Finder
At the turn of the 20th Century, the world was a dark and mysterious place. Hither came Thomas Carnacki, Occult Detective. William Hope Hodgson crafted a character… Read more “Book Review: The Complete Carnacki, The Ghost Finder”
Tabletop RPG Review: Space 1889
Way back in the 80s when I was a wee lad and just getting into tabletop RPGs, I used to see Space 1889 on the shelf at… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Space 1889”
Book Review: No Such Thing as Dragons
Oops. I bought this book when it came out a decade ago…and somehow forgot to actually read it. Well, I’ve fixed that. First, I’ll come right out… Read more “Book Review: No Such Thing as Dragons”
Book Review: A Boy and His Bot
I really enjoyed Daniel H. Wilson’s non-fiction books about robots. How to Survive a Robot Uprising and Where’s My Jetpack? were both very enjoyable. So, when he… Read more “Book Review: A Boy and His Bot”
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