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Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (and compatible systems) knavish adventure in Acheron Games' Brancalonia.
Bundle of Holding: Brancalonia (from 2024)
An all-new bundle of recent Brancalonia supplements.
Bundle of Holding: Brancalonia Bounty
Whether actively harmful or simply inept, certain mentors seem to do more harm than good...
Five Terrible or Useless Mentors in SF and Fantasy
June 2026 Patreon Boost
Jun. 1st, 2026 10:03 am
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May 2026 in Review
May. 31st, 2026 09:20 am
22 works reviewed. 11 by women (50%), 11 by men (50%), 0 by non-binary authors (0%), 0 by authors whose gender is unknown (0%), and 9 by POC (41%).
May 2026 in Review
Books Received, May 23 — May 29
May. 30th, 2026 09:12 am
Just three new books this week. One fantasy, one horror, and one science fiction. All appear to be stand-alone.
Books Received, May 23 — May 29
Poll #34666 Books Received, May 23 — May 29
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 42
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan (July 2026)
16 (38.1%)
Every Room a Hunger by Nino Cipri (February 2027)
8 (19.0%)
Radiant Star by Ann Leckie (May 2026)
31 (73.8%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
26 (61.9%)
Anequs' heroism in the previous volume attracts undesired scrutiny for her community. Far worse is to come.
To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, volume 2) by Moniquill Blackgoose
The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe
May. 28th, 2026 08:00 am
A young woman's bid to escape Nicolae Ceaușescu’s Romania is complicated by apocalypse.
The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe
How much species transfer would have happened between it and Australia?
Bundle of Holding: Undying Corruption 5E
May. 27th, 2026 02:24 pm
The 128-page PLAYER'S GUIDE and the 504-page for Nine Heavens Press' Undying Corruption campaign. Based on Korean history and folklore for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and compatible systems.
Bundle of Holding: Undying Corruption 5E
A misunderstanding leads relentlessly responsible Wakana Gojo to embrace an impossible workload, lest he disappoint those who depend on him.
My Dress-Up Darling, volume 2 by Shinichi Fukuda
Helping young protagonists fulfill their destiny... if they can keep them alive long enough.
Five Mostly Helpful Mentors in SF and Fantasy
Short stories from Walter Jon Williams.
Frankensteins and Foreign Devils By Walter Jon Williams (Edited by Timothy P. Szczesuil)
Hundreds of beautiful hand-drawn labyrinths from ZERObarrier
Bundle of Holding: Dyson's Delves (from 2024)
Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard-Boiled Egg!
Another foray into a long cancelled, fondly remembered magazine of my teen years.
Spring 1980 Destinies (Destinies, volume 7) edited by Jim Baen
Books Received, May 16 — 22
May. 23rd, 2026 08:48 am
A dozen books new to me: eight fantasy, three science fiction, one historical, at least four of which are series.
Books Received, May 16 — 22
Poll #34638 Books Received, May 16 — 22
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 52
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
A Dance of Burning Blades by M. H. Ayinde (April 2026)
9 (17.3%)
Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon (September 2026)
11 (21.2%)
To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose (January 2026)
23 (44.2%)
Blade of Two Faces by Blake Blessing (November 2026)
4 (7.7%)
The Silver Hand by Shawn Carpenter (August 2026)
7 (13.5%)
Like the Moon We Rise by Annabelle Cormack (January 2027)
4 (7.7%)
Little Necromancers by Emma Devlin (March 2027)
13 (25.0%)
Eyes of Kings by Chloe Gong (August 2026)
1 (1.9%)
What Haunts the Ice by S. Hati (January 2027)
7 (13.5%)
The Curve of the World by Vonda N. McIntyre (March 2026)
36 (69.2%)
The Unfolding: Mairee by S. Nyland (April 2026)
6 (11.5%)
Project V by Park Seolyeon (April 2026)
10 (19.2%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (1.9%)
Cats!
33 (63.5%)
Today's stupid idea
May. 22nd, 2026 10:25 amA Gun For Godzilla, which is along the lines of de Camp's A Gun for Dinosaur or Drake's Time Safari, except the excessively optimistic rich people are hunting Kaiju.
The hunters have .600 Nitro Express rifles while their prey can melt steel with their body heat.
The hunters have .600 Nitro Express rifles while their prey can melt steel with their body heat.
