The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham – Series Review
Christopher Keene
There are few epic fantasy series that have risen as high on my list of favorites on a reread as The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham. Along with…
Christopher Keene
Hierarchy by James Islington – Series Review: The Will of the Many & The Strength of a Few
AUDI. VIDE. TACE. The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was…
The Bystander by Rob M. Lastrel – Review
The book’s scenarios, or stories, work for the same reason horror-themed mechanic board games like Betrayal of House on the Hill and Trouble Brewing work, where you are given different…
Iron Prince by Bryce O’Connor and Luke Chmilenko – Review
Reidon was born weak, sickly, and small. Afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents because of it, he has had to fight tooth and nail for every…
Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky – Review
This book is not a cozy read; it is a pessimistic look at the future of humans through the eyes of a creature who doesn’t fit in but desperately wants…
A Brief History of LitRPG
Books set in worlds with RPG (role-playing game) mechanics, be they virtual reality or alternative universes, have been around since before the 90s. I’ll attempt to cover as much as…