Kieron Gillen has written some of the finest comic books over the past decade. When I heard that he would be penning a new project that sees D&D and Jumanji come together, I was excited--thrilled, in fact! And when the first few pieces of art were revealed, I was ecstatic. Now, nine months after I... Continue Reading →
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett – Book Review
What you’ll get from a Terry Pratchett novel often corroborates to the work you put into reading it. If you’re looking for witty entertainment and humour, you’ll find them in spades, on the outermost layer of virtually all of his novels. When you dig in, there is so much more. Take Men At Arms, for... Continue Reading →
The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley – Book Review
This is an outtake from my booknest.eu review of Ben Galley's Heart of Stone. Click here for the full post. Ben Galley’s The Heart of Stone matters. It shows that chains can be broken, that stories have a profound effect on how we humans perceive the world and what actions we take, and it has something to... Continue Reading →
Articles Worth Looking At (The Week of 17 June)
Hullo, everyone! Today, I would like to share a few of my favourite articles from across the internet! #EverythingIsContent! I've been reading Gene Wolfe and it's been a beautiful adventure. The Shadow of the Torturer is complex and full of mystery, a world far in our future, dark and hard, subjected to rules and laws... Continue Reading →
Rosamund Pike is Moiraine Damodred in Amazon’s Wheel of Time series!
...And I couldn't be more excited! One of the most formative works of fantasy fiction from my childhood and teenage years is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. I love the series, I've reread the first several books more than once and there are few characters that I loved more... Continue Reading →
Darkest Dungeon In-Depth: Introduction and Overview — Everything is Resource Management
Hullo, everyone, and welcome back to the recurring topic of this blog nowadays, which is indeed nothing less than the much-loved aphorism, #EverythingIsContent. This one is in video form! But if you've got preference for reading, after the embedded link, I'll also drop my script -- which is most of the vid but not all... Continue Reading →
Jim Butcher’s Fool Moon (The Dresden Files #2)
Hullo and welcome to this tiny review, in which I will bitch and moan about Fool Moon for a wee bit! Why? Because #EverythingIsContent ! I listened to James Masters's reading of the first Harry Dresden novel almost two years ago -- my Goodreads shelf tells me I read it on June 29, 2017 --... Continue Reading →
History Hour: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Hullo, friends, frenemies and followers! I've been meaning to post a lot more here -- obviously without much tangible result, so from this point onward I'll be going with the wonderful slogan of #EverythingIsContent! Shocker, I know. Today's content: the gigantic historical novel that is William L. Shirer's masterpiece, the best known history of Nazi... Continue Reading →