S. Baldrick
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Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman.
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NOW LIVE! Into the Woods--new character species, eerie monsters, and haunting villains to populate the woodlands of your D&D games.
November '08: What Are You Reading?
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CCamfield
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That's one of the things I actually found refreshing about Midnight Tides. That, plus one of the characters is pretty damn funny.
I just finished reading In A Time of Treason, the sequel to In The Eye of Heaven by David Keck. Pretty good, gritty fantasy, about a son of a noble forced to serve as man-at-arms to another when his inheritance vanishes, more to the point in a land which is starting to come apart at the seams and descend into civil war (and possibly something far worse).
ShadowDenizen
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Currently, I'm reading "Havemercy"; it's a science-fantasy tale, a quick read told from the POV of the each of the four main characters.
On the backburner, I have:
1) The Other Boleyn Girl: My friend recommended the movie, but I want to read the book first to compare the two.
2) The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson.
3) Acacia, by David Anthony Durham. (I may wait 'til the series finishes to start reading it, though.)
4) An Evil Guest, by Gene Wolfe.
5) HP Lovecraft collection (Impulse buy from Barnes and Noble; for $15, at 1,100 this seems to have most all of his stories in one place, including the fascinating "Supernatural Horror in Literature" essay.
6) The Horus Heresy series (for Warhammer 40K).
On the backburner, I have:
1) The Other Boleyn Girl: My friend recommended the movie, but I want to read the book first to compare the two.
2) The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson.
3) Acacia, by David Anthony Durham. (I may wait 'til the series finishes to start reading it, though.)
4) An Evil Guest, by Gene Wolfe.
5) HP Lovecraft collection (Impulse buy from Barnes and Noble; for $15, at 1,100 this seems to have most all of his stories in one place, including the fascinating "Supernatural Horror in Literature" essay.
6) The Horus Heresy series (for Warhammer 40K).
frankthedm
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frankthedm
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[IMaGel]http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/27470000/27470723.JPG[/IMaGel] The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island: A must read for any Game Master planning on sending the players to a lost world.
"The World Of Kong: A Natural History Of Skull Island is an art book filled with design and concept work from the people at Weta Workshop for Peter Jackson's film King Kong. Presented as if Skull Island really existed, the book shows dozens of animals created for the Skull Island sequences, few of which actually appeared in the final film. Each creature has a name (usually given in Latin), a translation of its name, a general size listing, and a few paragraphs of descriptive text. Material perfect for adaptation into the game system of your choice!"
Quote taken from this website. It converted the critters to the Hero system. Creatures from The World of Kong
Also listening to these. I'm giving Cussler another chance though I was not happy with "Sacred Stone" other than the Viking prologue. The abridged version of the Congo audiobook is ok, though now being 1/2 way through, I think I might actually prefer the cheesier movie version.
"The World Of Kong: A Natural History Of Skull Island is an art book filled with design and concept work from the people at Weta Workshop for Peter Jackson's film King Kong. Presented as if Skull Island really existed, the book shows dozens of animals created for the Skull Island sequences, few of which actually appeared in the final film. Each creature has a name (usually given in Latin), a translation of its name, a general size listing, and a few paragraphs of descriptive text. Material perfect for adaptation into the game system of your choice!"
Quote taken from this website. It converted the critters to the Hero system. Creatures from The World of Kong
Also listening to these. I'm giving Cussler another chance though I was not happy with "Sacred Stone" other than the Viking prologue. The abridged version of the Congo audiobook is ok, though now being 1/2 way through, I think I might actually prefer the cheesier movie version.
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megamania
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Finished Wambaugh's Hollywood Crows and now have started Don Bassingthwaite's "The Doom of Kings". It is an Eberron book about how the current ruler of the Gobliniod nation is struggling to maintain it. Only one chapter in. Too early to give much of a rating.
Bought a bunch of novels to put into my stocking for X-mas. Looking forward to getting those.
Bought a bunch of novels to put into my stocking for X-mas. Looking forward to getting those.
el-remmen
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
So far, I love it. The voice is so raw and the language a pastiche of geeky pop culture fantasy/sci-fi/anime references, urban crudity and spanglish.
The titular character should be familiar in type to long-term gamers/fan-boys - though he is more developed than just two-dimensional caricature of a dorky gamer virgin.
So far, I love it. The voice is so raw and the language a pastiche of geeky pop culture fantasy/sci-fi/anime references, urban crudity and spanglish.
The titular character should be familiar in type to long-term gamers/fan-boys - though he is more developed than just two-dimensional caricature of a dorky gamer virgin.
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