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Terminus
Terminus by Peter Cline (Amazon) is the fourth book in his Threshold series. It ups the stacks by shipwrecking its characters on a seemingly deserted island, as a deadly storm approaches. The rain, winds, and high seas are the very least of that storm’s dangers. The Threshold series started with a book called 14. The novel took place in an apartment … Read more
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Dune Messiah
Dune Messiah is the follow-up to Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic Dune. The first book saw Paul Atreides (Muad’dib) conquering of Arrakis, defeating the Emperor, taking the Emperor’s daughter as his political wife, and unleashing his Freman on a holy jihad to conquer the galaxy. The sequel takes place 12 years later and features a galaxy cowed by … Read more
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Age of Ash
Age of Ash (Amazon) by Daniel Abraham (half of The Expanse writing team James S. A. Corey) takes place almost entirely in a medieval city, on a world that is not our own. Magic exists, but it is old, powerful, and dangerous. Most people living on the streets and within the walls of Kithamar never experience it. The … Read more
Eclipse 2024
Burlington, VT was one of the best places to see 2024’s eclipse, and I was there, watching the sky turn dark with my daughter and son. Read the post.
Summer Reading 2024
Nuketown’s 17th Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Summer Reading List is over, but you can still read the book reviews!
Project: Ready Player One Replay
The Ready Player One Replay is an ongoing exploration of the games that inspired the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Love it or hate it, there’s value in revisiting our geeky roots.
- Zork – Ready Player One Video Game Replay
- Dig Dug – Ready Player One Video Game Replay
- Pac-Man – Ready Player One Video Game Replay
Column: Game Day
Nuketown’s Game Day columns focus on running and playing in RPG campaigns, from prep to execution to reflection.
- Farewell to Google Jamboard
- Entering the Matrix of Cyberpunk RED Campaigns
- Meet Ben Bouchard, Spooky Hunter for Monster of the Week
Radiation Cloud
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