Louise Cooper
The Initiate
ISBN: 1594260842
Publication Date: 1985
The Outcast
ISBN: 1594264155
Publication Date: 1986
The Master
ISBN: 1594261385
Publication Date: 1987
Louise Cooper's 1977 Lord of No Time was reworked into this trilogy. The story covers the epic battle of law vs. chaos, with Cyllan and Tarod as pawns of the gods.
Not only is the story captivating, I found the cover art to be fascinating.
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Showing posts with label Appendix N. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Appendix N. Show all posts
Monday, July 1, 2019
Appendix N+ Terry Brook's Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold Series.
I have decided to reformat the Appendix N+, so the first 3 entries show a post date of July 1, 2019.
The first offering for Appendix N+ is the Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold Series.
Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold!
ISBN: 0-345-31758-0
Publication Date: 1986
Follow Ben Holiday on an adventure to an impossible magic kingdom where none is as they seem. The series includes 6 books spanning two generations of heroes.
The Black Unicorn
ISBN: 0-345-33528-7
Publication Date: 1987
Dirk the prism cat's introduction to the series, as unicorns race through Chicago! Seriously, the best damn non-sequitur ever!
Wizard at Large ISBN: 0-345-36227-6
Publication Date: 1988
If I had magic, I'd want it to be like powers of Questor Thews. Unsure, uncertain but always on the right side.
The Tangle Box ISBN: 0-345-38700-7
Publication Date: 1994
Squick results when The Tangle Box opens.
Witches' Brew ISBN: 0-345-38702-3
Publication Date: 1995
Brookes explores Fey magic with the introduction of Mistaya, Willow and Ben's daughter.
A Princess of Landover
ISBN: 0-345-45852-4
Publication Date: 2009
Mistaya is loaded with charm and magic, but being Ben's daughter means this story isn't going where you think. It's a horrible ending to a great series, but an excellent reason to write one more book.
The first offering for Appendix N+ is the Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold Series.
Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold!
ISBN: 0-345-31758-0
Publication Date: 1986
Follow Ben Holiday on an adventure to an impossible magic kingdom where none is as they seem. The series includes 6 books spanning two generations of heroes.
ISBN: 0-345-33528-7
Publication Date: 1987
Dirk the prism cat's introduction to the series, as unicorns race through Chicago! Seriously, the best damn non-sequitur ever!
Wizard at Large ISBN: 0-345-36227-6
Publication Date: 1988
If I had magic, I'd want it to be like powers of Questor Thews. Unsure, uncertain but always on the right side.
The Tangle Box ISBN: 0-345-38700-7
Publication Date: 1994
Squick results when The Tangle Box opens.
Witches' Brew ISBN: 0-345-38702-3
Publication Date: 1995
Brookes explores Fey magic with the introduction of Mistaya, Willow and Ben's daughter.
A Princess of Landover
ISBN: 0-345-45852-4
Publication Date: 2009
Mistaya is loaded with charm and magic, but being Ben's daughter means this story isn't going where you think. It's a horrible ending to a great series, but an excellent reason to write one more book.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Book Review - A Brief Study of TSR Book Design
Title: A Brief Study of TSR Book Design
Code: N/A
Author: Kevin Crawford
Rule Set: D&D
Year: 2015
Pages: 26
Number of characters: N/A
Levels: N/A
Rating: ★★★★★
A Brief Study of TSR Book Design is one of those excellent finds for any game master or would be B/X author. In just 26 pages, Mr. Crawford covers the design element of decades of publications for Dungeons and Dragons books. He covers the ins and outs of fonts, margins and styles used in games from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Get your game on!
Mr. Crawford also gives sage advice on direct copying of styles for a variety of reasons such as technological updates, copyright issues and creativity. This is a surprising and useful find for the would be module author and at its price of free is unbeatable. Easily a five star rating.
Code: N/A
Author: Kevin Crawford
Rule Set: D&D
Year: 2015
Pages: 26
Number of characters: N/A
Levels: N/A
Rating: ★★★★★
A Brief Study of TSR Book Design is one of those excellent finds for any game master or would be B/X author. In just 26 pages, Mr. Crawford covers the design element of decades of publications for Dungeons and Dragons books. He covers the ins and outs of fonts, margins and styles used in games from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Get your game on!
Mr. Crawford also gives sage advice on direct copying of styles for a variety of reasons such as technological updates, copyright issues and creativity. This is a surprising and useful find for the would be module author and at its price of free is unbeatable. Easily a five star rating.
Monday, January 18, 2016
The Martian by Andy Weir
Title: The Martian
Author: Andy Weir
Author: Andy Weir
Year: 2014
Pages: 384
Rating: ★★★★★
This review is a reworking of a 2016 post.
No one back home knows Watney is alive, there is no rescue coming. He has supplies for a 50+ day mission for six, machinery that isn't designed to last more than 30 days and no hope. Watney has to make his own way, with only his know-how and the equipment left behind.
Watney comes to us via logs and down to Mars first person narratives, which are heart pounding, humorous and chilling by turns. No hands are waved on this techno-thriller, the story is pack full of details and observations that could right from NASA. No surprise here, Andy Weir is a lifelong programmer for a national laboratory and space enthusiast.
This was a very interesting read as the premise was to build an engrossing story through the lens of engineering, failure and success. It is very much like the works of Robert Forward however Watney's character is in the driver's seat of the feats of engineering and not the math or the physics. All of the characters live and breathe in the novel where problem solving and engineering are a significant feature and purpose, but not the only one. There is a perfect tagline spoken by the hero: "Let's science the shit out of this", which is very apt.
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