Inside GMT Dyson’s Dodecahedron Quest for Fun! CRRPG Addict Fantasy Cafe Lynn’s Book Blog Sitrep Hex and Violence Desperation Morale Banzai!! Dungeon Fantastic Let’s GURPS The Collaborative GamerR.A. MacAvoy’s Damiano alternates between philosophy and travelogue. Set in a fantasy version of the Italian Renaissance, Damiano receives the call to adventure when his city/town is taken by condottiere with ambitions. As, basically, the leading citizen, he attempts to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first Temeraire book had one big question that was never answered. China had sent a dragon egg to Napoleon. The reason why highly isolationist China should do this was wondered at a couple times in the first novel, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like White Mare’s Daughter, this is a… not-quite-historical novel, that explores how some of what we know of prehistoric societies might have worked. In this case, we’re around 3300 BCE, with the beginnings of the Bronze Age, and the invention[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Napoleonic naval adventure plus dragons. That does pretty well sum it up. Of course, there’s more to it than that. I’ve gotten lots of recommendations for this book, but have put off trying out for a long time as while[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…