I’ve meant to read Jan Yolen since I was a kid. I owned at least one of her books for decades, but somehow this is the first… Read more “Book Review: Sea Queens”
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Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol VI: Scallywags
OK. A little more ShadowDark. Letters from the Dark Vol VI is all about pirates and sea voyages. This zine by Chris Powell gives you some new… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol VI: Scallywags”
Tabletop RPG Review: A Visitor’s Guide to the Rainy City
Beauregard Hardebard (Rich Forest, et al) take us on a tour of a fascinating and miserable city at the end of the world. I’m reminded a bit… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: A Visitor’s Guide to the Rainy City”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Sea Queen Escapes!
So, as I write this in September of 2020, I’m slowly starting to assemble a (hopefully) ongoing Dungeon Crawl Classics game, and I’m leaning toward more nautical… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Sea Queen Escapes!”
Tabletop RPG Review: Creep, Skrag, Creep!
Another Dungeon Crawl Classics “Horror” module, this level zero “funnel” adventure seems like a real meat grinder. According to author “Spooky” Stephen Newton, it led to a… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Creep, Skrag, Creep!”
Book Review: Lusitania
A fascinating read and a deeply disturbing reminder that the roots of atrocity remain a part of our culture to this day. Willi Jasper looks at the… Read more “Book Review: Lusitania”
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”
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: Claimed
Over the years, I’ve tried to read some of the books that inspired my favorite writers. H.P. Lovecraft was fairly vocal about what he liked and what… Read more “Book Review: Claimed”
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”
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