Just when I was about to lose hope it looks like there is a possibility for some new fiction (at least in eBook form) for the Shadowrun universe. Check out: Spells & Chrome on the Kindle or your Kindle App for your device of choice. I compare shadowrun books to romance novels. They scratch an [&hellip
Author Archive
Who the heck is W.T. Quick and why haven’t I heard of him before?
What I am Reading: WWW: Wake
Obituary: JG Ballard, the original cyberpunk
David Arneson, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons game, dies at 61
I cannot believe another D&D creator has failed his savings throw. Having just started Dungeon Mastering for my sons and his friends – I cannot help but think that the time may have finally ended for pencil and paper games for me. Just 3 hours of play with them leaves me exhausted. I am guessing [&hellip
TINAG – This is not a Game
I just finished (demolished/devoured) reading the latest book from Walter Jon Williams – THIS IS NOT A GAME (TINAG) and I enjoyed sufficiently that after a long hiatus from Shadowrunning I had to make a post to reccomend this book. For those of you who don’t know Walter Jon Williams – his book Hardwired (1986) [&hellip
an Anathem… Neal Stephenson
Haven’t had the opportunity to post in a while but I hope to do so more regulary as things in Real Life calm down. Wanted to give some quick insight into Neal Stephenson’s new book Anathem which I have been reading since it came out in September. Neal Stephenson is one my favorite authors but [&hellip
Kelly McCullough puts out 2 new books…
I have already read Kelly’s first book WebMage (book 1 in her Ravirn series) and I will have to say I enjoyed it. I particularly like the way she combines technology and magic. There is always the problem of too much Deus Ex Machina though and not enough clever writing but I think that goes [&hellip
Jeff Somers strikes again…
Richard Morgan Rant – and justifiably so..
I have read Richard Morgan’s books and find him to be a good writer though I always put down his books feeling somewhat depressed and craving a shaft of light to sit and try to rewarm my soul again. He wrote and interesting editorial on SF/Fantasy Fans and Writers and their reaction to the genre [&hellip