September 29, 2019 Sail Hull-up There is a comfortable pleasure in revisiting books. This is especially true in the case of the Aubrey and Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian. Each book is an immersive wallow in a warm bath. And when you consider the length of the series, you realize what an indulgence awaits. Perhaps… Continue reading Sail Hull-up. Resurrected Post.
Category: Authors
Appendix N in Retrospect. Resurrected Post.
July 7, 2019 Appendix N in Retrospect After this web log’s sporadic (perhaps, from your perspective, interminable) consideration of the authors listed in the Dungeon Masters Guide Appendix N, perhaps some sort of summation is required. What do I think of the list? What do I think of its application to the Dungeons and Dragons… Continue reading Appendix N in Retrospect. Resurrected Post.
Roger Zelazny, Appendix N’s Master of the Multiverse. Resurrected Post.
June 30, 2019 Roger Zelazny, Appendix N’s Master of the Multiverse As it inevitably must, this series on Appendix N reaches its end. At least we go out on a high note, with that nonpareil, Roger Zelazny. Roger Zelazny is best known for his Amber novels. Amber is the city of which all other cities are… Continue reading Roger Zelazny, Appendix N’s Master of the Multiverse. Resurrected Post.
Jack Williamson, Appendix N’s Master of Adventure. Resurrected Post.
May 19, 2019 Jack Williamson, Appendix N’s Master of Adventure Jack Williamson on the shelf. We reach at last Jack Williamson, the penultimate entry in this slapdash consideration of Appendix N. Considering how prolific Jack Williamson was during his lengthy, exemplary career, I’m surprised I’ve read so little of his work. The man nearly reached… Continue reading Jack Williamson, Appendix N’s Master of Adventure. Resurrected Post.
Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? Resurrected Post.
April 7, 2019 Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? My series on Appendix N of the Dungeon Masters Guide nears its conclusion. Two more entries remain after this. This one presents a bit of a challenge for me. I come to praise Manly Wade Wellman, but I’m finding it difficult. Not Margaret St.… Continue reading Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? Resurrected Post.
New Shelf Space. Resurrected Post.
February 3, 2019 New Shelf Space With any luck on eBay I’ll be opening up a stretch of space on one my bookshelves. Fingers crossed. It has taken me a number of years, but at last I collected a complete run of all eighteen Horseclans novels. Why? A legitimate question. Primarily because I am… Continue reading New Shelf Space. Resurrected Post.
Recent Reading. Resurrected Post.
January 20, 2019 Recent Reading “What have you been reading?” the imaginary voices in my head — those of the imagined readers of this web log — ask. Well, I’ll tell you, phantoms and figments. As usual I have several books going at any given time, books for different locations and portions of my day.… Continue reading Recent Reading. Resurrected Post.
Tolkien Birthday Celebration 2019. Resurrected Post.
January 13, 2019 Tolkien Birthday Celebration 2019 January rolled around again and with it came another opportunity to celebrate the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien at the Kennedy School. The event added a new wrinkle this year with a room dedicated to Lord of the Rings tabletop games. I hadn’t realized there were so many of them. I’d be… Continue reading Tolkien Birthday Celebration 2019. Resurrected Post.
Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary. Resurrected Post.
January 6, 2019 Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary Stanley G. Weinbaum tantalizes we later generations. What else could his fertile mind have produced had cancer not taken him at the age of 33? Weinbaum’s enshrinement in Appendix N is another head-scratcher for those who remain incredulous that Dungeons and Dragons’ influences include science… Continue reading Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary. Resurrected Post.