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[AnRoinnUltra]

Here's my review of our very own @AnRoinnUltra's audio book - The Third Prophesy of Hybobolus Clune.

I've been banging on about it on the thread already, and anywhere else I can (my wife's comment: 'he listened to the story?', 'yes', 'what -all of it!?!'). Thanks, it's a big deal, and has sparked a bit of interest locally. Above and beyond the call of duty, fair play.

 

[Fiberglass Cyborg]

An illustrated post about making a Fox and Geese game.

Army of Geese

Making a Fox and Geese set. I spent my free time last winter making a board for the medieval game of Fox and Geese. Disclaimer: I am not in the least bit skilled at crafts. I just do it anyway. Whi…

davidbreslin.wordpress.com

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

An illustrated post about making a Fox and Geese game.

Army of Geese

Making a Fox and Geese set. I spent my free time last winter making a board for the medieval game of Fox and Geese. Disclaimer: I am not in the least bit skilled at crafts. I just do it anyway. Whi…

davidbreslin.wordpress.com

Nice one, gonna give this a rattle tonight (not the craft part, just the game); seems like it'd be good over a beer or two -is it always 24 v 1 or 2?, and is it always one move per player per turn?
Cool thing to have dug up ...Car-Gonu looks like it came straight outta Buck Rodgers!

 

[Fiberglass Cyborg]

Nice one, gonna give this a rattle tonight (not the craft part, just the game); seems like it'd be good over a beer or two -is it always 24 v 1 or 2?, and is it always one move per player per turn?
Cool thing to have dug up ...Car-Gonu looks like it came straight outta Buck Rodgers!

One move per turn, but the fox can make a string of captures like in checkers. Probably shoild have put that in the post... 15 v 1 seems to be a good way to play.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Today I'm with our very own @Juliana...
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[AnRoinnUltra]

A quick review of @Jo Zebedee 's latest book.

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

An Interview with Zork Muckelberg, CEO of Friendbook

 

[Dan Jones]

Catching up with a couple of posts, in case anyone's missed them, as I've not found the time to post them up here before now.

@Stephen Palmer dropped by to my place to talk about narcissism with respect to his new novel Monique Orphan last week...

...and, from yesterday, Lady Luck Likes A Target. A Big One.

 

[The Big Peat]

Stephen Palmer guest posts you say?

Here's Stephen's post on my blog, talking about his influences

Also some other recent posts

The Great Hunt Readthrough: Chapters Twenty-Three to Chapter Thirty-Five

Among the many things I think Robert Jordan did very well is the use of alternate world and dream sequences. They’re the sort of thing that can feel cheap, tension killing, irrelevant, but Jo…

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Influences of British Fantasy Authors of the 60s to 80s

So I did a post about the influences of the authors in the early wave of Epic Fantasy that went big commercially in the 70s to 90s, and it got me thinking about the influences of other waves of fan…

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[bretbernhoft]

I'm presently writing an article/post about the inherent spirituality of the Cyberpunk genre. It's not published yet, and likely will not be for a couple of months. As I'm taking my time to prepare for and then author the "real deal". I'm interested in producing a thought-provoking piece, something that can be respected for it's quality alone.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Today I'm with author Andrew Leon Hudson.

Guest post – Stephen Palmer

Long ago in the misty depths of time, I think during my teens, I read a couple of strange science fiction novels named Memory Seed and Glass. They were probably my first experience of ecological sf…

cartesiantheatre.wordpress.com

 

[AE35Unit]

2s and 3s
2s and 3s

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

2s and 3s

Unusual blog and a nice idea, fair play

 

[AE35Unit]

Unusual blog and a nice idea, fair play

Thanks, I love trees

 

[The Big Peat]

The Ancient and Fraternal Order: An Essay on Pratchett’s Men (Colour of Magic, Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery)

One of the joys of being a Discworld fan is how Pratchett changed his conception of the Disc over his career. It was ever a vehicle for his interests, not some set and unchanging place, and a vehic…

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Mazirian the Magician (The Dying Earth) by Jack Vance

(Mild spoilers) Like many reading this, I’ve played Dungeons & Dragons. Like some of you, I’ve mused on just how different D&D is to the average fantasy book I read. It’s …

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[Jo Zebedee]

I’m joined by author Stephen Palmer talking about writing locations he loves Writing about the place we know and love - a guest post from Stephen Palmer - Jo Zebedee #fantasy #books #Shrewsbury #writingcommunity

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Thanks Jo! And thanks to all my hosts during this blog tour, especially Chrons folk. Much appreciated. Will be interesting to see if my publicity efforts have any consequence when it comes to visibility and sales.

 

[The Big Peat]

Friday Five: Taking Life As It Comes Edition

I was about to write a long spiel about how this is the last Friday before Christmas then I remembered that’s not true. Which doesn’t leave me with a lot to say other than, for everyone…

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Mini-Reviews: Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather, Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente, The Labyrinth’s Archivist by Day Al-Mohamed

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather – This novella is a treat. The prose sits in my sweet spot – elegant, clear as a summer sky, subtly poetic, mindful of its characters’ tho…

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[Dan Jones]

Literature Long Read: There’ll Always Be An England in Mythago Wood

Dame Vera Lynn’s version of the unabashedly patriotic 1939 song There’ll Always Be An England would no doubt have helped bolster the spirits of the British Tommys during the unending days of sloggi…

danjonesbooks.club

Last blog post before Christmas!

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

The Twelve Robots of Christmas
Very happy with this, got some big names involved (@Dan Jones , @Fiberglass Cyborg & @Bren G ). It's a bit of robotic holiday messing. One robot a day by a different SF writer.
Am testing the water to find a good format this time round, but the long term plan'd be to have an illustrated book with any proceeds going to charity -will see how it goes this year, worst case scenario is a few people enjoy a blast of Science Fiction