Subject of the Week 3
Hello Everyone, In last week’s subject of the week we we discussed our favorite shared worlds. I thought this week I’d go into a little more depth about why I liked reading shared worlds so much when I was a kid and still enjoys them today. The main reason, I suppose, especially when I was younger and into Dungeons and Dragons, is I liked the idea of being able to play in the same world as my favorite characters. I remember getting really excited when a new supplement would come out with one of my favorite character’s game stats in Read more…
Subject of the Week 2
Hello Everyone, If you read Friday’s book review then you’ve probably guessed what today’s subject of the week is going to be. That’s right, we’re talking about shared worlds in fiction. I suppose I should make sure I’m clear about my definition of a shared world. It’s one where multiple authors write books set in the universe but not using the same characters. I’ll start. My favorite is the Forgotten Realms. I started reading Forgotten Realms books in high school, about the same time I got into D&D. I loved the early stuff. The Drizzt books were my favorite. thought Read more…
Subject of the Week 1
Hello Everyone. It’s time for our first subject of the week post. Since my first book recommendation was Science Fiction I thought I’d keep with that theme. So here it is. What’s your favorite Sci-Fi universe and why? I’ll go first. My favorite, despite what Disney has done to it, is still Star Wars. Not so much the new stuff, especially the movies, but the old expanded universe novels and comics. Personally I think it’s a great playground, if only they’d give creators more of a free hand. There’s so much lore and rich history that could be developed into Read more…
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