Category: Books
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Book Review: HOF8 – MurderHoboCon Primer
HOF8 – MurderHoboCon Primer by Frank Schmidt is a book published by Adventures in Filbar. Unlike most of their line, this is a factual book. The book is available as a 15-page PDF for free from DriveThruRPG. One page is the front cover and one the Table of Contents. 1 Introduction & Disclaimer explains that…
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Book Review: HOF6 – RPG Writer’s Primer
Book: HOF6 – RPG Writer’s Primer Author: Frank Schmidt HOF6 – RPG Writer’s Primer by Frank Schmidt is a short book published by Adventures in Filbar. Though it’s published by an RPG publisher, it’s about publishing, not am RPG or supplement. The supplement is available for free from DriveThruRPG and one page is the front…
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Book Review: The Two Georges
Book: The Two Georges Authors: Richard Dreyfuss, Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0-340-62826-X The Two Georges by Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove is a science fiction tale of an alternate past. Richard Dreyfuss is an actor, and Harry Turtledove is now well known for his alternate history novels. The book is set in the late 20th century,…
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Book Review: Off Armageddon Reef
Book: Off Armageddon Reef Author: David Weber ISBN: 978-0-330-452182 Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber is the first novel in the Safehold series. The Terran Federation knew of the alien Gbaba for a decade before they actually met them, after discovering the remains of a civilisation that the Gbaba had already annihilated. When they actually…
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Book Review: Hitman: Damnation
Book: Hitman: Damnation Author: Raymond Benson ISBN: 978-0-7553-9736-5 If you’ve played the Hitman games but haven’t heard of Hitman: Damnation, that’s because is not an unknown game in the series, but is rather a book. It’s a prequel to Hitman: Absolution and a sequel to Hitman: Blood Money. If you haven’t played the series it…
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Book Review: The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling
Book: The Peshawar Lancers Author: S.M. Stirling ISBN: 0-451-45873-7 S.M. Stirling‘s The Peshawar Lancers is set in the not too distant future, 2025, although a completely different one due to an alternate history. In 1878 Europe, the North Atlantic and North America were hit by a large number of meteorites of unknown origin. Most European…