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”
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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: 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”
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: 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”
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”
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”
Matthew J. Constantine 