There are 33 Dumarest of Terra books. Thirty three. Unfortunately, they’ve become kinda hard to come by these days, though I think maybe they’re available as e-books.… Read more “Book Review: Toyman”
Tag: Literature
Tabletop RPG Review: Eldritch Skies
I originally wrote this review for In the Mouth of Dorkness back in June of 2016. I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but it’s… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Eldritch Skies”
Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale
Years before the rise of the Ku’ototh and the fall of N’Yoktu, when I was still a mere acolyte, spending my days cataloging clay prayer tablets… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale”
Comic Review: The First Kingdom Vol. 1
I originally wrote this review for the In the Mouth of Dorkness back in 2014. I thought I’d revisit it, as I’m finally reading Volume 2. … Read more “Comic Review: The First Kingdom Vol. 1”
Book Review: The Moon Pool
I’ve been reading Adventure stories, Horror stories, and Science Fiction stories from the late 1800s and early 1900s for most of my reading life. I started with… Read more “Book Review: The Moon Pool”
Comic Review: Journey
Goofy, biting, dark, and incredibly sad. William Messner-Loeb’s extremely unusual comic about frontiersman Wolverine MacAlistaire and the wilds of early America is really something. If you’re interested… Read more “Comic Review: Journey”
Book Review: The Job
William S. Burroughs is a challenging figure in American literature, especially fringe literature. Key to the Beats, but not a part of it; key to drug culture,… Read more “Book Review: The Job”
Book Review: The Cult of Alien Gods
The more history and science I read, the more it becomes clear that everything is connected, and nothing exists in a vacuum. I don’t mean that in… Read more “Book Review: The Cult of Alien Gods”
Yet Another Six questions about Conquest of the Sphere
My continuing look at Conquest of the Sphere through the questions from the folks at A Deadman’s Guide to Dragongrin. Day 13 Who dominates the political… Read more “Yet Another Six questions about Conquest of the Sphere”
Book Review: Odessa
The subtitle of this book is ‘Genius and Death in the City of Dreams.’ That seems very accurate. Charles King takes us through the relatively brief history… Read more “Book Review: Odessa”
