Gen Con is coming at us light a freight train charging through a hot summer night. It’s my favorite show of the year, and I’ve once again been named an Industry Insider Guest of Honor. I’m also taking part in the Writer’s Symposium, helping present the latest news on the InSpectres film on Friday evening, and sitting down for a …
Outcast Interview on YouTube
On Tuesday, I took part in the Ask Outcast podcast, hosted by James Jones. We chatted about all sorts of things, ranging from games to novels to Star Wars vs. Star Trek and back. The whole thing lasted nearly an hour. If you missed the live version of it, you can now sit down and watch me babble on with …
Join Me at the ENnies Cocktail Hour
To help support the ENnies – the premiere tabletop roleplaying game awards – I’ve agreed to let them auction off the chance to have a drink or three with me before the ENnies Awards ceremony at Gen Con this year. This is Friday, August 5th, at 5:30pm in the 500 Ballroom. I have an event later in the evening, so I …
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 …