Carnage & Consequences Open for Orders

For the second year in a row, the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium authors have assembled an anthology of short stories in time for release at Gen Con Indy. Marc Tassin did all the heavy lifting (and an excellent job) as the editor this year, and Steve Sullivan published the book through his Walkabout Publishing. This year’s volume is called Carnage …

Origins Awards 2011

On a happier note, the winners of the 2011 Origins Awards were announced at the Origins Game Fair last night. Congratulations to all the winners, especially the folks behind the Dresden Files RPG, which swept the roleplaying game section! I had bits in two nominated items this year: Family Games: The 100 Best, edited by Jim Lowder, and Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome, edited by …

Good-Bye, Martin Greenberg

Yesterday I learned that Martin H. Greenberg passed away. He was one of the great anthologists of SF and fantasy, and I cannot tell you how many of his collections I’ve read over the years. As a boy, I discovered him from his work with Isaac Asimov, and I always marveled at how often his name cropped up since then …

Another Fine Vegas Knights Review

Over at The Fringe, Scott Wilson read Vegas Knights and enjoyed it. In his review, he writes: Vegas Knights is populated by a varied, realistic cast, all of whom are fun to read about… The dialogue is crisp and realistic… and Forbeck has created a rather winning ’system’ of magic and how it affects the real world.

Star Wars vs. Star Trek Review, Giveaway, and Podcast

Adam at Jedi News just gave Star Wars vs. Star Trek a solid review. Among other things, he writes: Whether or not you agree with the results of each comparison (and in all honesty, the author appears to have had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek in conjuring up many of the scenarios), the book provides a lighthearted view …

Deadlands Fiction Is Back

Over at Pinnacle, they’re reissuing the Deadlands Dime Novels, a combination of a short story and an adventure for the Deadlands roleplaying game, in PDF format. I wrote a bunch of these back in the day, including Independence Day, Strange Bedfellows, Savage Passage, and Ground Zero. If you’re not a gamer and would just like to read the fiction, Pinnacle’s set …

Danforth on eBay

My son Marty is still posting more things on eBay. This week, he has a couple of gems from the collection of Liz Danforth. These include the rulebook from the Champions 2nd Edition boxed set and the extremely rare City of Carse from Midkemia Press, a generic fantasy sourcebook published in 1980. The current bid is 99¢, but these often …

Star Wars vs. Star Trek Quiz and Twitter Contest

Over at the Adams Media humor blog, I wrote up a 12-question quiz to help you figure out if you’re a bigger supporter of Team Star Wars or Team Star Trek. It’s called “12 Ways to Tell if You’re a Star Wars or Star Trek Fan.” For example: 2. You regularly tell your kids, “Don’t make me destroy you.” To …

Free RPG Day on Saturday

For you gamers out there – or those interested in learning more – be sure to check out Free RPG Day at your local game store tomorrow, June 18. I just posted about it over at Wired.com’s Geek Dad blog. Update: I also posted about it over at Tor.com.

2011 Diana Jones Award Shortlist Announced

I just got my hands on the press release of the shortlist for the Diana Jones Award for this year. Congratulations to all the creators who brought these wonderful games to life.