Mutant Crawl Classics takes on the classic Gamma World in much the same way Dungeon Crawl Classics took on Dungeons & Dragons. Mixing old school Mid-Century, hellzapoppin… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Mutant Crawl Classics”
Tag: Science Fiction
Tabletop RPG Review: Dead Planet
The first expansion for Mothership takes us to some ugly places. First, we find an orbiting cloud of derelict spaceships filled with all sorts of danger. Then… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Dead Planet”
Tabletop RPG Review: Fading Suns
A favorite of mine since it first came out back in 1996 (yeah, I have a copy of the first edition, too), Fading Suns has so much… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Fading Suns”
Book Review: Crucible of War
Like any anthology, this is a mixed bag of quality. None of the stories in the book are bad, but only a couple are really good. Of… Read more “Book Review: Crucible of War”
Book Review: Consider Phlebas
I’ve heard about Iain M. Banks and his Culture novels for quite a while. They’d frequently be referenced in various Science Fiction conversations. When I’d see his… Read more “Book Review: Consider Phlebas”
Book Review: The Man of Gold
(Note: Since posting this review, it came out that M.A.R. Barker was a literal neo-Nazi, who fostered a truly awful worldview and worked to promote it. He… Read more “Book Review: The Man of Gold”
Tabletop RPG Review: Mothership
Science Fiction and Horror are my two favorite genres for Tabletop Role Playing, so mixing them together is a no-brainer. Tuesday Knight Games’s Mothership is a tiny… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Mothership”
Conquest of the Sphere: Echoes of Yesterday
Chapter 1 The bloated opomu spun a delicate thread from spinnerets on its abdomen, working with a mechanical sureness. In the dim light, Mele watched dozens… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: Echoes of Yesterday”
Book Review: Kalin
Dumarest is back. After rescuing a beautiful redhead with mysterious powers, things go from bad to worse…to worse still. Marooned on a really, really awful planet with… Read more “Book Review: Kalin”
Book Review: Toyman
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”
Matthew J. Constantine 