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”
Tag: Science
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: Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk is a subgenre that’s always appealed to me, for reasons that are often beyond me. I’m not into computers, never was. I’m not much of a… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Cyberpunk 2020”
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”
Book Review: Nuking the Moon
A whole bunch of really, really bad ideas (and a few interesting ones that just didn’t work out) are explored in this book of failures. From exploding… Read more “Book Review: Nuking the Moon”
Tabletop RPG Review: Over the Edge
Well, that was mighty strange. Over the Edge was a very “outside the box” game way back in the first Golden Age of tabletop RPGs, the 90s… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Over the Edge”
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: 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”
Book Review: Empire of the East
Fred Saberhagen’s always been on my radar, but I’ve read very little. At some point, I read a few of his Berserker stories, and those were cool.… Read more “Book Review: Empire of the East”
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”
Matthew J. Constantine 