Saturday, December 14, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Appendix N: Christmas 2013 Edition
Since we are vacationing in San Francisco, we thought we'd take a few minutes to poke our heads into Gamescape, a gaming store, and Kayo Books, a used bookstore.
Here are a couple of shots of Gamescape, located at 333 Divisadero.
Gamescape is a nice enough gaming store, but it doesn't hold a candle to Mission: Fun & Games in St. Albert and The Sentry Box in Calgary. The staff at Gamescape were pleasant and professional, and sold us a 50th Anniversary Tardis Model for our son (who recently discovered Dr. Who).
Here are a couple of shots of Kayo Books, at 814 Post, a few blocks north and west of our hotel.
Kayo Books' fantasy and science fiction section is on the second floor (see picture above), accessed by a narrow, steep and creaky set of stairs. The main floor is dominated by gay and erotic pulp fiction. Honest injun, we spent no time on that floor.
I managed to come away from Kayo Books with a king's ransom in Appendix N titles, including three Robert E. Howard books, six books by Gardner Fox, six E.C. Tubb "Dumarest of Earth" books, the first three of Burroughs' "Venus" titles, a 1957 printing of Matheson's "I am Legend", Jack Vance's "Servants of the Wankh", "The Virgin & The Wheels" by de Camp, Hannes Bok's "Beyond The Golden Stair", "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft, "The Unholy City" by Charles Finney, and H. Beam Piper's "Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen."
Christmas Score!
Abbey, Lynn: Daughter of the Bright Moon; The Black Flame
Adams, Richard: Watership Down; Shardik
Alexander, Lloyd: The Book of Three 1; The Black Cauldron 2; The Castle of Llyr 3; Taran Wanderer 4; The High King 5
Anderson, Poul: Ensign Flandry; Flandry Of Terra; Agent of the Terran Empire; The Long Night; Three Hearts and Three Lions; The Broken Sword; The High Crusade; A Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows; The Last Viking 1
Anthony, Piers: A Spell for Chameleon; Split Infinity; On A Pale Horse; Ogre, Ogre
Ariosto, Ludovico: Orlando Furioso
Asimov, Isaac: I, Robot; Foundation
Asprin, Robert A.: Thieves World I; Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn II; Shadows of Sanctuary III; Storm Season IV; The Face of Chaos V; Another Fine Myth
Barker, M.A.R.: The Man Of Gold; Flamesong
Baum, L. Frank: The Wizard Of Oz, Emerald City Of Oz, Land of Oz
Beagle, Peter S.: The Last Unicorn; A Fine And Private Place
Bellairs, John: The Face In The Frost
Bellamy, Francis R : Atta
Bester, Alfred: The Stars My Destination
Blackwood, Algernon:
Bloodstone, John: Thundar Man Of Two Worlds
Bloch, Robert: Strange Eons
Bok, Hannes: The Sorcerers Ship; Beyond the Golden Stair
Brackett, Leigh: Eric John Stark, Outlaw Of Mars; The Best Of Leigh Brackett; The Sword Of Rhiannon; The Ginger Star 1; The Hounds Of Skaith 2; Reavers of Skaith 3
Bradbury, Ray: The Martian Chronicles
Bradley, Marion Z: Warrior Women; Sword and Sorceress Anthology; Sword And Sorceress II; Sword And Sorceress VII; The Planet Savers 1958; The Sword Of Aldones 1962; The Bloody Sun 1964; Star Of Danger 1965; The Winds Of Darkover 1970; The Forbidden Tower 1977; Stormqueen! 1978; Seven From The Stars;
Brooks, Terry: The Sword of Shannara
Brown, Fredric: The Best Of Fredric Brown; What Mad Universe
Brunner, John: Secret Agent Of Terra; Stand On Zanzibar
Budrys, Algis: Rogue Moon
Burroughs, Edgar R.: Pellucidar; Tanar of Pellucidar; A Princess Of Mars 1; The Gods Of Mars 2; Warlord Of Mars 3; Thuvia, Maid Of Mars 4; Chessmen of Mars 5; The Mastermind of Mars 6; A Fighting Man of Mars 7; The Moon Maid; Out of Time’s Abyss; Jungle Girl, Land of Hidden Men; Pirates Of Venus; Lost On Venus; Carson Of Venus; Escape On Venus; Tarzan Of The Apes 1; The Return Of Tarzan 2; The Beasts of Tarzan 3; The Son Of Tarzan 4; Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar 5; Tarzan and the Lost Empire 10; At The Earth's Core
Cabell, James Branch: Figures Of Earth; Domnei; Cream Of The Jest; The Silver Stallion; Jurgen, A Comedy Of Justice; Something About Eve;
Campbell, J Ramsey: Demons by Daylight
Carter, Lin: Thongor and the Dragon City; Thongor and the Wizards of Lemuria; Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus; Thongor and the End of Time; Zanathon; Tower at the Edge of Time; The Black Star; Beyond The Gates Of Dream; Down To A Sunless Sea; Journey to the Underground World; Warrior of World’s End; Flashing Swords 1; Flashing Swords 2; Flashing Swords 3; Flashing Swords 4; Flashing Swords 5; Dragons, Elves and Heroes; Golden Cities, Far; The Spawn of Cthuhlu; Discoveries In Fantasy; New Worlds For Old; The Young Magicians; Lost Worlds;
Cervantes, Miguel: Don Quixote
Chalker, Jack L.: Midnight at the Well of Souls 1; Exiles at the Well of Souls 2; Quest For the Well Of Souls 3; The Return of Nathan Brazil 4, Twilight at the Well of Souls 5
Chandler, A. Bertram: The Road To The Rim; The Hard Way; The Wild Ones; The Inheritors; The Gateway To Never; Star Courier; To Keep The Ship; Matilda's Stepchildren; The Rim Of Space;
Chant, Joy: Red Moon And Black Mountain
Cherryh, C.J.:
Chesterton, G.K.: The Man Who Was Thursday
Clarke, Arthur: Rendezvous With Rama
Cook, Glen: The Black Company
Cooper, Edmund: Double Phoenix
Daley, Brian: Han Solo At Star’s End; Han Solo’s Revenge; Han Solo And The Lost Legacy
Davidson, Avram: The Phoenix And The Mirror; The Island Under the Earth
deCamp, L. Sprague: The Virgin & The Wheels; The Tritonian Ring; The Complete Compleat Enchanter; The Compleat Enchanter; Lovecraft, A Biography; Swords And Sorcery; Spell of Seven; The Fantastic Swordsmen; Warlocks and Warriors; The Fallible Fiend; Conan The Barbarian; Conan And The Spider God; Lest Darkness Fall; The Carnelian Cube; The Emperors Fan; The Reluctant King; The Unbeheaded King; The Goblin Tower; The Clocks Of Iraz; The Queen Of Zamba; The Hand Of Zei
Derleth, August: The Trail of Cthuhlu
Dick, Phillip K: Eye In The Sky, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Dickson, Gordon R.: Dorsai!; The Dragon and the George
Donaldson, Stephen: Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan: The Lost World
Drake, David: Hammer's Slammers
Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers
Dunsany, Lord: The King Of Elfland’s Daughter; Over the Hills and Far Away; The Charwoman's Shadow
Eco, Umberto: The Name Of The Rose
Eddings, David: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen Of Sorcery, Magician’s Gambit, Castle of Wizardry, Enchanter’s Endgame
Eddison, E. R.: The Worm Ouroboros; Mistress of Mistresses; A Fish Dinner In Memison
Ende, Michael: The Neverending Story
Farmer, Philip Jose: The Maker Of Universes 1; The Gates Of Creation 2; A Private Cosmos 3; Hadon Of Ancient Opar
Fiest, Raymond: Magician
Finney, Charles: The Unholy City; The Circus of Dr. Lao
Foster, Alan Dean: Nor Crystal Tears, Splinter of the Minds Eye; The End of the Matter; The Tar-Aiym Krang; Bloodhype; Orphan Star; For Love Of Mother-Not; The Time Of The Transference
Fox, Gardner: Kothar Barbarian Swordsman; Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse; Kothar and the Wizard Slayer; Kothar and the Magic Sword; Kothar And The Demon Queen; Kyrik Warlock Warrior; Kyrik Fights The Demon World; Kyrik and the Lost Queen; Kyrik and the Wizards Sword; Warrior Of Llarn; Thief Of Llarn
Funke, Cornelia: Inkheart
Gardner, Craig Shaw: A Malady Of Magicks
Garner, Alan: Elidor; The Moon Of Gomrath; The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Gemmell, David: Legend
Goldman, William: The Princess Bride
Glut, Donald F: The Empire Strikes Back
Gygax, Gary: City Of Hawks; The Samarkand Solution; The Anubis Murders; Infernal Sorceress; Death In Delhi; City Of Hawks
Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon's Mines; The People Of The Mist; The World's Desire; When The World Shook; She And Allan; She; The Return Of She Ayesha
Haldeman, Joe: The Forever War
Hambly, Barbara: The Time of the Dark; The Walls Of Air, The Armies of Daylight; The Ladies of Mandrigyn, Dragonsbane
Harrison, Harry: The Adventures Of The Stainless Street Rat; The Stainless Steel Rat
Harrison, M. John: The Pastel City; A Storm Of Wings; In Viriconium; The Centauri Device; The Machine In Shaft 10
Heinlein, Robert: Glory Road; The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress; Starship Troopers
Herbert, Frank: Dune
Hickman, Tracy:
Hodgson, W.H.: The House On The Borderland; The Night Land
Holmes, John Eric: Mahars of Pellucidar
Howard, Robert E.: Cthulhu; Sword Woman; Almuric; The People Of The Black Circle; Red Nails; Shadow Kingdoms; People Of The Dark; Beyond The Black River; The Hour Of The Dragon; Black Hounds Of Death; Conan 1; Conan Of Cimmeria 2; Conan the Freebooter 3; Conan the Wanderer 4; Conan the Adventurer 5; Conan the Buccaneer 6; Conan The Warrior 7; Conan The Usurper 8; Conan The Conqueror 9; Conan The Avenger 10; Conan Of Aquilonia 11; Conan of The Isles 12; Solomon Kane, The Hills Of The Dead; Skull-Face; Black Canaan; Swords Of Shahrazar; Marchers Of Valhalla, The Book Of Robert E. Howard; The Second Book Of Robert E. Howard; Tigers Of The Sea; Bran Mak Morn; Son Of The White Wolf; The Last Ride; The Lost Valley Of Iskander; Black Vulmea's Vengeance; The Vultures Of Whapeton; Pigeons From Hell; The Sowers Of The Thunder
Hyne, C J Cutliffe: The Lost Continent
Jakes, John: The Last Magicians; Brak The Barbarian; Mark of Demons; The Sorceress; The Fortunes Of Brak
Jackson, Steve: Fighting Fantasy; The Warlock of Firetop Mountain 1; The Citadel of Chaos 2; The Forest Of Doom 3; Deathtrap Dungeon 6; Curse Of The Mummy 27; Armies Of Death 36
Kline, Otis Adelbert: Swordsman Of Mars; Outlaw Of Mars; Planet of Peril; Port of Peril, Prince of Peril
Kuttner, Henry: Fury; The Mask Of Circe; Elak Of Atlantis, The Dark World, Robots Have No Tails
Kurtz, Katherine: Deryni Rising; Deryni Checkmate; High Deryni
Lanier, Sterling: Hiero’s Journey; The Unforsaken Hiero
Laumer, Keith: Envoy To New Worlds; A Plague Of Demons
L’Engle, Madeleine: A Wrinkle In Time
Le Guin, Ursula: A Wizard Of Earthsea; The Left Hand Of Darkness; Tehanu; The Farthest Shore
Lee, Tanith: The Book Of The Damned I; The Book Of The Beast II; The Birthgrave; The Dragon Hoard; The Storm Lord, Night’s Master, Death’s Master
Leiber, Fritz: Swords and Deviltry 1; Swords Against Death 2; Swords In The Mist 3; Swords And Wizardry 4; The Swords of Lankhmar 5; Swords and Ice Magic 6; The Knight and Knave of Swords; Heroes And Horrors
Lem, Stanislaw: Solaris
Lewis, C.S.: The Voyage Of The Dawntreader; The Silver Chair
Lindsay, David: A Voyage To Arcturus
Livingston, Ian: The Forest Of Doom3, Deathtrap Dungeon 3; Armies Of Death 36; Curse Of The Mummy 27;
Lovecraft, H.P.: The Doom That Came To Sarnath; The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath; The Shadow Over Innsmouth; At The Mountains Of Madness; The Lurker At The Threshold; The Tomb; The Watchers Out Of Time; At the Mountains of Madness Omnibus 1; Waking Up Screaming; The Dunwich Horror
Lumley, Brian: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition Of Titus Crow; Spawn of the Winds; The Clock of Dreams; In The Moons Of Borea; Khai of Ancient Khem; Hero Of Dreams
MacDonald, George: Lilith; Phantastes
Machen, Arthur: The Three Imposters
MacLiesh, Roderick: Prince Ombra
Martin, George R.R.: Dying Of The Light; A Song Of Ice And Fire
Matheson, Richard: I Am Legend
McCaffery, Anne: The Ship Who Sang; Dinosaur Planet; Dragonflight 1
Merritt, A.: The Ship Of Ishtar; The Seven Footprints Of Satan; The Moon Pool; The Metal Monsters; The Face In The Abyss; Dwellers In the Mirage; Creep Shadow Creep
Miller, Walter: A Canticle For Leibowitz
Mirrlees, Hope: Lud-in-the Mist
Moorcock, Michael: Legends From The End Of Time; The Jewel In The Skull; The Mad God’s Amulet; The Sleeping Sorceress; The Runestaff; The Lord of the Spiders; The Masters of the Pit; The City of the Beast; The Warlord of the Air; Stealer Of Souls; Stormbringer; Elric of Melnibone; Elric At The End Of Time; The Vanishing Tower; The King Of Swords 3; Sword of the Dawn; The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate; The Sword Of The Dawn
Moore, C.L.: Northwest Smith; Jirel Of Joiry
Morris, Janet: High Couch of Silistra
Morris, William: The Well At Worlds End I; The Well At Worlds End II; The Wood Beyond the World; The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Mundy, Talbot: Tros Of Samothrace; Avenging Liafail 2; Liafail3; The Praetor's Dungeon 3; The Purple Pirate 6
Niven, Larry: The Man-Kzin Wars; A World Out Of Time; A Gift From Earth; Tales of Known Space; Neutron Star; The Magic May Return; The Magic Goes Away; The Flight of the Horse; Ringworld; World Of Ptavvs
Norman, John: Tarnsman Of Gor 1; Outlaw Of Gor 2; Priest-Kings Of Gor 3; Nomads Of Gor 4; Assassin Of Gor 5; Raiders Of Gor 6; Captive Of Gor 7; Hunters Of Gor 8; Marauders Of Gor 9, Tribesmen Of Gor 10, Slave Girl of Gor 11; Time Slave
Norton, Andre: Quag Keep; Exiles of the Stars; Warlock of Witch World; High Sorcery; Witch World; Sargasso Of Space; Lord Of Thunder
Nowlan, Philip F.: Armageddon 2419 A.D.
Offutt, Andrew J.: Demon In The Mirror 1; Eyes Of Sarsis 2; Web Of The Spider 3; Conan, The Sword of Skelos; Conan The Mercenary; Swords Against Darkness I; Swords Against Darkness II; Swords Against Darkness III; Swords Against Darkness IV; Swords Against Darkness V; The Iron Lords 1; Shadows Out Of Hell 2; The Lady Of The Snowmist 3; Sword of the Gael 1; The Undying Wizard 2; The Sign of the Moonbow 3; The Mists Of Doom 4;
Peake, Mervyn: Ghormenghast; Titus Groan; Titus Alone
Piper, H. Beam: Space Viking; Little Fuzzy; Fuzzy Sapiens; Lord Kalvan Of Otherwhen
Poe, Edgar Allan: Collected Stories
Powers, Tim: On Stranger Tides; The Anubis Gates
Pratchett, Terry: The Colour Of Magic; The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort
Pratt, Fletcher: Land Of Unreason; The Blue Star; The Well of the Unicorn; The Carnelian Cube
Saberhagen, Fred: The First Book Of Swords; Second Book Of Swords; Third Book Of Swords; Empire Of The East
Salmonson, Jessica: Amazons!
Schmitz, James: The Witches of Karres; The Demon Breed
Shackleford, Jack D.: Tanith
Shea, Michael: Color Out Of Time; A Quest For Simbilis; Nifft The Lean; The Incompleat Nifft; The Mines of Behemoth; The A`Rak
Sims, John:
Sirota, Mike: Master Of Boranga
Smith, Clark Ashton: Lost Worlds Volume 1; Lost Worlds Volume 2; Out Of Space And Time 1; Out Of Space And Time 2; The Abominations of Yondo; Genius Loci; Poseidonis; Zothique; Hyperborea; Xiccarph; Tales Of Science And Sorcery; Other Dimensions 1; Other Dimensions 2
Smith, David: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonya 2, Demon Knight; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs; Black Vulmea, The Witch of the Indes
Smith, L. Neil: Lando Calrissian and the Midharp of Sharu; Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka; Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Osean
Smith, E.E. ‘Doc’: Triplanetary
Springer, Nancy: The White Hart; The Silver Sun
St. Clair, Margaret: The Shadow People; Sign of the Labrys
Stapledon, Olaf: Last And First Men; Starmaker
Stasheff, Christopher: The Warlock Wandering; The Warlock Rock; A Warlock's Blade; Warlock And Son; The Warlock Is Missing; Her Majesty's Wizard; King Kobold
Stewart, Mary: The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills; The Last Enchantment
Swann, Thomas: Green Phoenix; The Goat Without Horns; The Forest Of Forever; Day Of The Minotaur; Cry Silver Bells; Moondust; The Gods Abide
Tierney, Richard: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonya 2, Demon Knight; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs;
Tolkien, J.R.R.: The Hobbit; The Lord Of The Rings
Twain, Mark: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Tubb, E.C.: The Winds Of Gath 1; Derai 2; Toyman 3; Kalin 4; Jester Of Scar 5; Lallia 6; Technos 7; Veruchia 8; Mayenne 9; Jondelle 10; Zenya 11; Eloise 12; Eye Of The Zodiac 13; Jack Of Swords 14; Spectrum Of A Forgotten Sun 15; Haven Of Darkness 16; Prison Of Night 17; Incident of Ath 18; The Quillian Sector 19; Web Of Sand 20;
Van Arnam, Dave: Star Barbarian
Van Vogt, A.E.: The Voyage Of The Space Beagle; Quest For The Future
Vance, Jack: The Languages Of The Pao; The Dragon Masters; The Best of Jack Vance; The Dying Earth; The Eyes of the Overworld; Cugel’s Saga; Rhialto The Marvelous; Trullion, Alastor 2262; Wyst, Alastor 1716; Marune, Alastor 933; The Faceless Man 1; The Brave Free Men 2; The Astura 3; Lyonesse 1; The Green Pearl 2; Madouc 3; The Face 4; The Blue World; Galactic Effectuator; Big Planet; City Of The Chasch 1; Servants of the Wankh 2; The Dirdir 3; The Pnume 4; The Last Castle; The Palace of Love; The Book of Dreams
Verne, Jules: The Mysterious Island; A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth;
Voltaire: Candide
Wagner, Karl E: Bloodstone, Death Angel’s Shadow, Dark Crusade
Weinbaum, Stanley; The Black Flame; A Martian Odyssey
Wellman, Manly Wade: The Old Gods Waken; The Hanging Stones; The Lost And The Lurking; After Dark; Silver John; Who Fears The Devil?
White, Theodore: The Once and Future King
Williams, Robert M.: Return of Jongor
Williamson, Jack: The Trial Of Terra; The Legion Of Space
Wolfe, Gene: The Shadow of the Torturer 1; The Citadel Of The Autarch 4
Here are a couple of shots of Gamescape, located at 333 Divisadero.
Here are a couple of shots of Kayo Books, at 814 Post, a few blocks north and west of our hotel.
Kayo Books' fantasy and science fiction section is on the second floor (see picture above), accessed by a narrow, steep and creaky set of stairs. The main floor is dominated by gay and erotic pulp fiction. Honest injun, we spent no time on that floor.
I managed to come away from Kayo Books with a king's ransom in Appendix N titles, including three Robert E. Howard books, six books by Gardner Fox, six E.C. Tubb "Dumarest of Earth" books, the first three of Burroughs' "Venus" titles, a 1957 printing of Matheson's "I am Legend", Jack Vance's "Servants of the Wankh", "The Virgin & The Wheels" by de Camp, Hannes Bok's "Beyond The Golden Stair", "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft, "The Unholy City" by Charles Finney, and H. Beam Piper's "Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen."
Christmas Score!
Abbey, Lynn: Daughter of the Bright Moon; The Black Flame
Adams, Richard: Watership Down; Shardik
Alexander, Lloyd: The Book of Three 1; The Black Cauldron 2; The Castle of Llyr 3; Taran Wanderer 4; The High King 5
Anderson, Poul: Ensign Flandry; Flandry Of Terra; Agent of the Terran Empire; The Long Night; Three Hearts and Three Lions; The Broken Sword; The High Crusade; A Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows; The Last Viking 1
Anthony, Piers: A Spell for Chameleon; Split Infinity; On A Pale Horse; Ogre, Ogre
Ariosto, Ludovico: Orlando Furioso
Asimov, Isaac: I, Robot; Foundation
Asprin, Robert A.: Thieves World I; Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn II; Shadows of Sanctuary III; Storm Season IV; The Face of Chaos V; Another Fine Myth
Barker, M.A.R.: The Man Of Gold; Flamesong
Baum, L. Frank: The Wizard Of Oz, Emerald City Of Oz, Land of Oz
Beagle, Peter S.: The Last Unicorn; A Fine And Private Place
Bellairs, John: The Face In The Frost
Bellamy, Francis R : Atta
Bester, Alfred: The Stars My Destination
Blackwood, Algernon:
Bloodstone, John: Thundar Man Of Two Worlds
Bloch, Robert: Strange Eons
Bok, Hannes: The Sorcerers Ship; Beyond the Golden Stair
Brackett, Leigh: Eric John Stark, Outlaw Of Mars; The Best Of Leigh Brackett; The Sword Of Rhiannon; The Ginger Star 1; The Hounds Of Skaith 2; Reavers of Skaith 3
Bradbury, Ray: The Martian Chronicles
Bradley, Marion Z: Warrior Women; Sword and Sorceress Anthology; Sword And Sorceress II; Sword And Sorceress VII; The Planet Savers 1958; The Sword Of Aldones 1962; The Bloody Sun 1964; Star Of Danger 1965; The Winds Of Darkover 1970; The Forbidden Tower 1977; Stormqueen! 1978; Seven From The Stars;
Brooks, Terry: The Sword of Shannara
Brown, Fredric: The Best Of Fredric Brown; What Mad Universe
Brunner, John: Secret Agent Of Terra; Stand On Zanzibar
Budrys, Algis: Rogue Moon
Burroughs, Edgar R.: Pellucidar; Tanar of Pellucidar; A Princess Of Mars 1; The Gods Of Mars 2; Warlord Of Mars 3; Thuvia, Maid Of Mars 4; Chessmen of Mars 5; The Mastermind of Mars 6; A Fighting Man of Mars 7; The Moon Maid; Out of Time’s Abyss; Jungle Girl, Land of Hidden Men; Pirates Of Venus; Lost On Venus; Carson Of Venus; Escape On Venus; Tarzan Of The Apes 1; The Return Of Tarzan 2; The Beasts of Tarzan 3; The Son Of Tarzan 4; Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar 5; Tarzan and the Lost Empire 10; At The Earth's Core
Cabell, James Branch: Figures Of Earth; Domnei; Cream Of The Jest; The Silver Stallion; Jurgen, A Comedy Of Justice; Something About Eve;
Campbell, J Ramsey: Demons by Daylight
Carter, Lin: Thongor and the Dragon City; Thongor and the Wizards of Lemuria; Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus; Thongor and the End of Time; Zanathon; Tower at the Edge of Time; The Black Star; Beyond The Gates Of Dream; Down To A Sunless Sea; Journey to the Underground World; Warrior of World’s End; Flashing Swords 1; Flashing Swords 2; Flashing Swords 3; Flashing Swords 4; Flashing Swords 5; Dragons, Elves and Heroes; Golden Cities, Far; The Spawn of Cthuhlu; Discoveries In Fantasy; New Worlds For Old; The Young Magicians; Lost Worlds;
Cervantes, Miguel: Don Quixote
Chalker, Jack L.: Midnight at the Well of Souls 1; Exiles at the Well of Souls 2; Quest For the Well Of Souls 3; The Return of Nathan Brazil 4, Twilight at the Well of Souls 5
Chandler, A. Bertram: The Road To The Rim; The Hard Way; The Wild Ones; The Inheritors; The Gateway To Never; Star Courier; To Keep The Ship; Matilda's Stepchildren; The Rim Of Space;
Chant, Joy: Red Moon And Black Mountain
Cherryh, C.J.:
Chesterton, G.K.: The Man Who Was Thursday
Clarke, Arthur: Rendezvous With Rama
Cook, Glen: The Black Company
Cooper, Edmund: Double Phoenix
Daley, Brian: Han Solo At Star’s End; Han Solo’s Revenge; Han Solo And The Lost Legacy
Davidson, Avram: The Phoenix And The Mirror; The Island Under the Earth
deCamp, L. Sprague: The Virgin & The Wheels; The Tritonian Ring; The Complete Compleat Enchanter; The Compleat Enchanter; Lovecraft, A Biography; Swords And Sorcery; Spell of Seven; The Fantastic Swordsmen; Warlocks and Warriors; The Fallible Fiend; Conan The Barbarian; Conan And The Spider God; Lest Darkness Fall; The Carnelian Cube; The Emperors Fan; The Reluctant King; The Unbeheaded King; The Goblin Tower; The Clocks Of Iraz; The Queen Of Zamba; The Hand Of Zei
Derleth, August: The Trail of Cthuhlu
Dick, Phillip K: Eye In The Sky, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Dickson, Gordon R.: Dorsai!; The Dragon and the George
Donaldson, Stephen: Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan: The Lost World
Drake, David: Hammer's Slammers
Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers
Dunsany, Lord: The King Of Elfland’s Daughter; Over the Hills and Far Away; The Charwoman's Shadow
Eco, Umberto: The Name Of The Rose
Eddings, David: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen Of Sorcery, Magician’s Gambit, Castle of Wizardry, Enchanter’s Endgame
Eddison, E. R.: The Worm Ouroboros; Mistress of Mistresses; A Fish Dinner In Memison
Ende, Michael: The Neverending Story
Farmer, Philip Jose: The Maker Of Universes 1; The Gates Of Creation 2; A Private Cosmos 3; Hadon Of Ancient Opar
Fiest, Raymond: Magician
Finney, Charles: The Unholy City; The Circus of Dr. Lao
Foster, Alan Dean: Nor Crystal Tears, Splinter of the Minds Eye; The End of the Matter; The Tar-Aiym Krang; Bloodhype; Orphan Star; For Love Of Mother-Not; The Time Of The Transference
Fox, Gardner: Kothar Barbarian Swordsman; Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse; Kothar and the Wizard Slayer; Kothar and the Magic Sword; Kothar And The Demon Queen; Kyrik Warlock Warrior; Kyrik Fights The Demon World; Kyrik and the Lost Queen; Kyrik and the Wizards Sword; Warrior Of Llarn; Thief Of Llarn
Funke, Cornelia: Inkheart
Gardner, Craig Shaw: A Malady Of Magicks
Garner, Alan: Elidor; The Moon Of Gomrath; The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Gemmell, David: Legend
Goldman, William: The Princess Bride
Glut, Donald F: The Empire Strikes Back
Gygax, Gary: City Of Hawks; The Samarkand Solution; The Anubis Murders; Infernal Sorceress; Death In Delhi; City Of Hawks
Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon's Mines; The People Of The Mist; The World's Desire; When The World Shook; She And Allan; She; The Return Of She Ayesha
Haldeman, Joe: The Forever War
Hambly, Barbara: The Time of the Dark; The Walls Of Air, The Armies of Daylight; The Ladies of Mandrigyn, Dragonsbane
Harrison, Harry: The Adventures Of The Stainless Street Rat; The Stainless Steel Rat
Harrison, M. John: The Pastel City; A Storm Of Wings; In Viriconium; The Centauri Device; The Machine In Shaft 10
Heinlein, Robert: Glory Road; The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress; Starship Troopers
Herbert, Frank: Dune
Hickman, Tracy:
Hodgson, W.H.: The House On The Borderland; The Night Land
Holmes, John Eric: Mahars of Pellucidar
Howard, Robert E.: Cthulhu; Sword Woman; Almuric; The People Of The Black Circle; Red Nails; Shadow Kingdoms; People Of The Dark; Beyond The Black River; The Hour Of The Dragon; Black Hounds Of Death; Conan 1; Conan Of Cimmeria 2; Conan the Freebooter 3; Conan the Wanderer 4; Conan the Adventurer 5; Conan the Buccaneer 6; Conan The Warrior 7; Conan The Usurper 8; Conan The Conqueror 9; Conan The Avenger 10; Conan Of Aquilonia 11; Conan of The Isles 12; Solomon Kane, The Hills Of The Dead; Skull-Face; Black Canaan; Swords Of Shahrazar; Marchers Of Valhalla, The Book Of Robert E. Howard; The Second Book Of Robert E. Howard; Tigers Of The Sea; Bran Mak Morn; Son Of The White Wolf; The Last Ride; The Lost Valley Of Iskander; Black Vulmea's Vengeance; The Vultures Of Whapeton; Pigeons From Hell; The Sowers Of The Thunder
Hyne, C J Cutliffe: The Lost Continent
Jakes, John: The Last Magicians; Brak The Barbarian; Mark of Demons; The Sorceress; The Fortunes Of Brak
Jackson, Steve: Fighting Fantasy; The Warlock of Firetop Mountain 1; The Citadel of Chaos 2; The Forest Of Doom 3; Deathtrap Dungeon 6; Curse Of The Mummy 27; Armies Of Death 36
Kline, Otis Adelbert: Swordsman Of Mars; Outlaw Of Mars; Planet of Peril; Port of Peril, Prince of Peril
Kuttner, Henry: Fury; The Mask Of Circe; Elak Of Atlantis, The Dark World, Robots Have No Tails
Kurtz, Katherine: Deryni Rising; Deryni Checkmate; High Deryni
Lanier, Sterling: Hiero’s Journey; The Unforsaken Hiero
Laumer, Keith: Envoy To New Worlds; A Plague Of Demons
L’Engle, Madeleine: A Wrinkle In Time
Le Guin, Ursula: A Wizard Of Earthsea; The Left Hand Of Darkness; Tehanu; The Farthest Shore
Lee, Tanith: The Book Of The Damned I; The Book Of The Beast II; The Birthgrave; The Dragon Hoard; The Storm Lord, Night’s Master, Death’s Master
Leiber, Fritz: Swords and Deviltry 1; Swords Against Death 2; Swords In The Mist 3; Swords And Wizardry 4; The Swords of Lankhmar 5; Swords and Ice Magic 6; The Knight and Knave of Swords; Heroes And Horrors
Lem, Stanislaw: Solaris
Lewis, C.S.: The Voyage Of The Dawntreader; The Silver Chair
Lindsay, David: A Voyage To Arcturus
Livingston, Ian: The Forest Of Doom3, Deathtrap Dungeon 3; Armies Of Death 36; Curse Of The Mummy 27;
Lovecraft, H.P.: The Doom That Came To Sarnath; The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath; The Shadow Over Innsmouth; At The Mountains Of Madness; The Lurker At The Threshold; The Tomb; The Watchers Out Of Time; At the Mountains of Madness Omnibus 1; Waking Up Screaming; The Dunwich Horror
Lumley, Brian: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition Of Titus Crow; Spawn of the Winds; The Clock of Dreams; In The Moons Of Borea; Khai of Ancient Khem; Hero Of Dreams
MacDonald, George: Lilith; Phantastes
Machen, Arthur: The Three Imposters
MacLiesh, Roderick: Prince Ombra
Martin, George R.R.: Dying Of The Light; A Song Of Ice And Fire
Matheson, Richard: I Am Legend
McCaffery, Anne: The Ship Who Sang; Dinosaur Planet; Dragonflight 1
Merritt, A.: The Ship Of Ishtar; The Seven Footprints Of Satan; The Moon Pool; The Metal Monsters; The Face In The Abyss; Dwellers In the Mirage; Creep Shadow Creep
Miller, Walter: A Canticle For Leibowitz
Mirrlees, Hope: Lud-in-the Mist
Moorcock, Michael: Legends From The End Of Time; The Jewel In The Skull; The Mad God’s Amulet; The Sleeping Sorceress; The Runestaff; The Lord of the Spiders; The Masters of the Pit; The City of the Beast; The Warlord of the Air; Stealer Of Souls; Stormbringer; Elric of Melnibone; Elric At The End Of Time; The Vanishing Tower; The King Of Swords 3; Sword of the Dawn; The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate; The Sword Of The Dawn
Moore, C.L.: Northwest Smith; Jirel Of Joiry
Morris, Janet: High Couch of Silistra
Morris, William: The Well At Worlds End I; The Well At Worlds End II; The Wood Beyond the World; The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Mundy, Talbot: Tros Of Samothrace; Avenging Liafail 2; Liafail3; The Praetor's Dungeon 3; The Purple Pirate 6
Niven, Larry: The Man-Kzin Wars; A World Out Of Time; A Gift From Earth; Tales of Known Space; Neutron Star; The Magic May Return; The Magic Goes Away; The Flight of the Horse; Ringworld; World Of Ptavvs
Norman, John: Tarnsman Of Gor 1; Outlaw Of Gor 2; Priest-Kings Of Gor 3; Nomads Of Gor 4; Assassin Of Gor 5; Raiders Of Gor 6; Captive Of Gor 7; Hunters Of Gor 8; Marauders Of Gor 9, Tribesmen Of Gor 10, Slave Girl of Gor 11; Time Slave
Norton, Andre: Quag Keep; Exiles of the Stars; Warlock of Witch World; High Sorcery; Witch World; Sargasso Of Space; Lord Of Thunder
Nowlan, Philip F.: Armageddon 2419 A.D.
Offutt, Andrew J.: Demon In The Mirror 1; Eyes Of Sarsis 2; Web Of The Spider 3; Conan, The Sword of Skelos; Conan The Mercenary; Swords Against Darkness I; Swords Against Darkness II; Swords Against Darkness III; Swords Against Darkness IV; Swords Against Darkness V; The Iron Lords 1; Shadows Out Of Hell 2; The Lady Of The Snowmist 3; Sword of the Gael 1; The Undying Wizard 2; The Sign of the Moonbow 3; The Mists Of Doom 4;
Peake, Mervyn: Ghormenghast; Titus Groan; Titus Alone
Piper, H. Beam: Space Viking; Little Fuzzy; Fuzzy Sapiens; Lord Kalvan Of Otherwhen
Poe, Edgar Allan: Collected Stories
Powers, Tim: On Stranger Tides; The Anubis Gates
Pratchett, Terry: The Colour Of Magic; The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort
Pratt, Fletcher: Land Of Unreason; The Blue Star; The Well of the Unicorn; The Carnelian Cube
Saberhagen, Fred: The First Book Of Swords; Second Book Of Swords; Third Book Of Swords; Empire Of The East
Salmonson, Jessica: Amazons!
Schmitz, James: The Witches of Karres; The Demon Breed
Shackleford, Jack D.: Tanith
Shea, Michael: Color Out Of Time; A Quest For Simbilis; Nifft The Lean; The Incompleat Nifft; The Mines of Behemoth; The A`Rak
Sims, John:
Sirota, Mike: Master Of Boranga
Smith, Clark Ashton: Lost Worlds Volume 1; Lost Worlds Volume 2; Out Of Space And Time 1; Out Of Space And Time 2; The Abominations of Yondo; Genius Loci; Poseidonis; Zothique; Hyperborea; Xiccarph; Tales Of Science And Sorcery; Other Dimensions 1; Other Dimensions 2
Smith, David: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonya 2, Demon Knight; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs; Black Vulmea, The Witch of the Indes
Smith, L. Neil: Lando Calrissian and the Midharp of Sharu; Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka; Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Osean
Smith, E.E. ‘Doc’: Triplanetary
Springer, Nancy: The White Hart; The Silver Sun
St. Clair, Margaret: The Shadow People; Sign of the Labrys
Stapledon, Olaf: Last And First Men; Starmaker
Stasheff, Christopher: The Warlock Wandering; The Warlock Rock; A Warlock's Blade; Warlock And Son; The Warlock Is Missing; Her Majesty's Wizard; King Kobold
Stewart, Mary: The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills; The Last Enchantment
Swann, Thomas: Green Phoenix; The Goat Without Horns; The Forest Of Forever; Day Of The Minotaur; Cry Silver Bells; Moondust; The Gods Abide
Tierney, Richard: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonya 2, Demon Knight; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs;
Tolkien, J.R.R.: The Hobbit; The Lord Of The Rings
Twain, Mark: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Tubb, E.C.: The Winds Of Gath 1; Derai 2; Toyman 3; Kalin 4; Jester Of Scar 5; Lallia 6; Technos 7; Veruchia 8; Mayenne 9; Jondelle 10; Zenya 11; Eloise 12; Eye Of The Zodiac 13; Jack Of Swords 14; Spectrum Of A Forgotten Sun 15; Haven Of Darkness 16; Prison Of Night 17; Incident of Ath 18; The Quillian Sector 19; Web Of Sand 20;
Van Arnam, Dave: Star Barbarian
Van Vogt, A.E.: The Voyage Of The Space Beagle; Quest For The Future
Vance, Jack: The Languages Of The Pao; The Dragon Masters; The Best of Jack Vance; The Dying Earth; The Eyes of the Overworld; Cugel’s Saga; Rhialto The Marvelous; Trullion, Alastor 2262; Wyst, Alastor 1716; Marune, Alastor 933; The Faceless Man 1; The Brave Free Men 2; The Astura 3; Lyonesse 1; The Green Pearl 2; Madouc 3; The Face 4; The Blue World; Galactic Effectuator; Big Planet; City Of The Chasch 1; Servants of the Wankh 2; The Dirdir 3; The Pnume 4; The Last Castle; The Palace of Love; The Book of Dreams
Verne, Jules: The Mysterious Island; A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth;
Voltaire: Candide
Wagner, Karl E: Bloodstone, Death Angel’s Shadow, Dark Crusade
Weinbaum, Stanley; The Black Flame; A Martian Odyssey
Wellman, Manly Wade: The Old Gods Waken; The Hanging Stones; The Lost And The Lurking; After Dark; Silver John; Who Fears The Devil?
White, Theodore: The Once and Future King
Williams, Robert M.: Return of Jongor
Williamson, Jack: The Trial Of Terra; The Legion Of Space
Wolfe, Gene: The Shadow of the Torturer 1; The Citadel Of The Autarch 4
Zelazny, Roger: Nine Princes In Amber; The Guns of Avalon; Sign of the Unicorn; The Hand of Oberon; The Courts of Chaos; Jack Of Shadows; Dilvish, The Damned; The Changing Land; Isle of the Dead; Trumps of Doom; Blood Of Amber; Sign Of Chaos; Knight Of Shadows; Prince of Chaos, The Chronicles Of Amber 1
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Planet Claire
I'm on holidays in San Francisco at the moment, soaking up the ambience and enjoying a great Chinese meal.
In the spirit of this fabulous city, i'll leave you with some 80's psychedelia, in the form of B-52's song, Planet Claire.
She came from Planet Claire
I know she came from there
She drove a Plymouth Satellite
A-faster the speed of light
And let's not forget Rock Lobster!
In the spirit of this fabulous city, i'll leave you with some 80's psychedelia, in the form of B-52's song, Planet Claire.
She came from Planet Claire
I know she came from there
She drove a Plymouth Satellite
A-faster the speed of light
And let's not forget Rock Lobster!
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
In Search Of Canon
WOTC's November 19, 2013 release of the re-mastered Original Dungeons and Dragons white box has been on my mind of late.
Two books, which some consider so-called OD&D canon, were casualties in that release, having never made the final cut: Chainmail and Swords & Spells. Tis a shame, since Chainmail germinated, and provided the original mass and heroic combat rules to, Dungeons and Dragons, and Swords & Spells was the progeny of Chainmail, filling the same role in OD&D, in updated fashion.
It may be that Chainmail's omission from the re-mastered release resulted from lingering doubts over copyright ownership. But that rejection hardly seems plausible in the case of Swords & Spells, coming after the original LBB's and first four supplements, and undeniably a property of Gygax and TSR.
Few would argue S&S is as useful as Chainmail, or, for that matter, the other supplements that were included in the re-master and release. Still, the omission of both Chainmail and S&S reminds me of the scene from The Da Vinci Code, where, at the Council Of Nicea, the Christians debate and resolve which of the theological positions and gospels will be included in the Bible. S&S should have been included, despite its lesser popularity and questionable rules-heft, if, for nothing else, historical value.
I'm no slave to so-called canon, of course. I consider most any publication released during that initial blossoming of role-playing creativity a worthy addition to the game, just as I see modern attempts to graft to and restyle the original and reimagined rule-sets laudable.
But there is, you must admit, something particularly charming and magical about the earliest D&D-esque publications, unstructured and divergent and un-self conscious. Publications like the Arduin Grimoires. Or the Little Soldier Games booklets.
LSG's 1977 The Book Of Sorcery, authored by Dan Bress and Ed Konstant, was one of several non-canon OD&D sources that were whole-heartedly adopted as canon, at least among the role-players with whom I was acquainted.
In the modern nomenclature, The BOS would be styled as fluff, rather than crunch, since BOS was rules-light, but flavour and idea-heavy. There were rules, like the one below, enumerating the consequences of mis-cast spells, but much of The BOS was like the passage above, providing interesting flavour to the dangerous art of spell casting.
The early days of D&D were punctuated by the promotion of all manner of magical items and role-playing approaches. The BOS pitched its own brand of magic item creation, as evidenced by the following passages, for communing instruments, rings of invisibility and enchanted swords.
I liked The BOS, Arduin Grimoires, and other non-canon D&D books as much for the art as the text. Even now, I find the art in The BOS particularly creepy, and because it was by artists other than those in the TSR stable, the art brought a different esthetic to our game.
The BOS, and it's sister book, the Book Of Demons, contained quite a few images of demons and undead in unlikely situations and poses. That art fostered a rather grim mood and lent itself to gritty, horror-filled D&D games.
Two books, which some consider so-called OD&D canon, were casualties in that release, having never made the final cut: Chainmail and Swords & Spells. Tis a shame, since Chainmail germinated, and provided the original mass and heroic combat rules to, Dungeons and Dragons, and Swords & Spells was the progeny of Chainmail, filling the same role in OD&D, in updated fashion.
It may be that Chainmail's omission from the re-mastered release resulted from lingering doubts over copyright ownership. But that rejection hardly seems plausible in the case of Swords & Spells, coming after the original LBB's and first four supplements, and undeniably a property of Gygax and TSR.
Few would argue S&S is as useful as Chainmail, or, for that matter, the other supplements that were included in the re-master and release. Still, the omission of both Chainmail and S&S reminds me of the scene from The Da Vinci Code, where, at the Council Of Nicea, the Christians debate and resolve which of the theological positions and gospels will be included in the Bible. S&S should have been included, despite its lesser popularity and questionable rules-heft, if, for nothing else, historical value.
I'm no slave to so-called canon, of course. I consider most any publication released during that initial blossoming of role-playing creativity a worthy addition to the game, just as I see modern attempts to graft to and restyle the original and reimagined rule-sets laudable.
But there is, you must admit, something particularly charming and magical about the earliest D&D-esque publications, unstructured and divergent and un-self conscious. Publications like the Arduin Grimoires. Or the Little Soldier Games booklets.
LSG's 1977 The Book Of Sorcery, authored by Dan Bress and Ed Konstant, was one of several non-canon OD&D sources that were whole-heartedly adopted as canon, at least among the role-players with whom I was acquainted.
In the modern nomenclature, The BOS would be styled as fluff, rather than crunch, since BOS was rules-light, but flavour and idea-heavy. There were rules, like the one below, enumerating the consequences of mis-cast spells, but much of The BOS was like the passage above, providing interesting flavour to the dangerous art of spell casting.
The early days of D&D were punctuated by the promotion of all manner of magical items and role-playing approaches. The BOS pitched its own brand of magic item creation, as evidenced by the following passages, for communing instruments, rings of invisibility and enchanted swords.
I liked The BOS, Arduin Grimoires, and other non-canon D&D books as much for the art as the text. Even now, I find the art in The BOS particularly creepy, and because it was by artists other than those in the TSR stable, the art brought a different esthetic to our game.
The BOS, and it's sister book, the Book Of Demons, contained quite a few images of demons and undead in unlikely situations and poses. That art fostered a rather grim mood and lent itself to gritty, horror-filled D&D games.
One of the features of those old, non-canon D&D books was their similar shape and binding to that of the TSR publications. The Arduin Grimoires and Little Soldier Games books were the same size as the TSR books, and fit conveniently within the White Box. All the more reason to use all of them in your D&D games.
It's encouraging to see WOTC's issuance of re-mastered copies of the original D&D books, despite the regrettable absence of Chainmail and S&S. And doubly encouraging is the recent, parallel re-publication of some of the non-canon third-party materials. Hopefully modern and nostalgic gamers will discover those third-party materials and incorporate them into their re-discovery of Original D&D.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
A Paladin In Earnest
Here's the Paladin and the Squire clearing the snow from the driveway. The snow is coming down in earnest now. We've had roughly a foot of snow so far with more to come before the weekend.
The driveway in Pineview is half again as large as the prior driveway in Citadel, so putting our son to work on helping clear the snow just makes sense.
The driveway in Pineview is half again as large as the prior driveway in Citadel, so putting our son to work on helping clear the snow just makes sense.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Mayor On Crack: Rob Ford Mix
God bless the people of Toronto, in electing Mayor McCheese, whose term does not end until the fall of 2014.
Another year of free entertainment!
Monday, November 4, 2013
First Blast Of Winter Weather
It didn't take long for winter to arrive, after we settled into our new place in St. Albert. Brrrrrr!
Our new neighbours and nearby relatives assure us that, while the St. Albert winters will be a little longer than the ones weve been accustomed to in Calgary, the summers, here, are also a little longer. Promises, promises.
We have to make it through the winter, first, before their prognostications can be proven!
Finally found time to start unpacking my RPG and Appendix N collections over the weekend. I've been working on plans for three sets of built-in bookshelves Until those are built everything goes into the old bookcases. Found a custom bookcase website that has some great-looking custom bookcase examples. I'll need to wait until springtime to get working on versions of my own. Here's a sample from the website that I particularly liked, it needs at least two more shelves to accommodate all of my books.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Settling Into The New House
I intended to publish this post several weeks ago, but things have been extraordinarily busy. There's no particular value in subjecting you to the mundane details behind the posting delay, and we have not yet fully unpacked, but let me share a few pictures of the new house, now that we have finally moved from Calgary to Edmonton (well, to St. Albert, more precisely).
Everyone's settling in nicely, the kids are enjoying their new schools, making friends, and looking forward to Halloween. Now comes the hard part, making gamers of our neighbors!
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| The front entrance, as seen from the second floor |
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| The back deck and back yard |
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| The family room, with windows facing the back yard |
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| The main floor sitting room, at the front of the house |
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| The dining room, as seen from the sitting room |
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| The kitchen, with a very 80's dropped ceiling |
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| The second floor sitting room and library (Master bedroom to the left) |
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| The master bedroom... |
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| ...and Master bathroom |
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| One of two second floor bedrooms |
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| Part of the basement media room, needs some built-in bookshelves |
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| Basement bedroom |
Everyone's settling in nicely, the kids are enjoying their new schools, making friends, and looking forward to Halloween. Now comes the hard part, making gamers of our neighbors!
Friday, September 6, 2013
Riddick 3
If you are not totally pumped about seeing this movie, I seriously question your dedication to science fiction horror.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Gygax Magazine Issue #2
So this is a real thing? Has anyone actually laid eyes on a dead-tree copy of Gygax Magazine Issue Number 2?
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Appendix N: August 2013
This post is a couple of days early, but I thought I would update my online Appendix N list, as it makes it easier to haunt out-of-the-way used bookstores when I know what books I have and which ones i'm still searching for.
My most recent Appendix N acquisitions include the books pictured below:
I was pleased to locate so many E.C. Tubb titles, as they provide a fascinating window into Traveller.
A few of the titles, above, are already in my collection. Once I get settled in Edmonton and have a chance to unpack my book boxes, I will sell some of my doubles, either to my fellow bloggers or on eBay.
Abbey, Lynn: Daughter of the Bright Moon; The Black Flame
Adams, Richard: Watership Down; Shardik
Alexander, Lloyd: The Book of Three 1; The Black Cauldron 2; The Castle of Llyr 3; Taran Wanderer 4; The High King 5
Anderson, Poul: Ensign Flandry; Flandry Of Terra; Agent of the Terran Empire; The Long Night; Three Hearts and Three Lions; The Broken Sword; The High Crusade; A Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows; The Last Viking 1
Anthony, Piers: A Spell for Chameleon; Split Infinity; On A Pale Horse; Ogre, Ogre
Ariosto, Ludovico: Orlando Furioso
Asimov, Isaac: I, Robot; Foundation
Asprin, Robert A.: Thieves World I; Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn II; Shadows of Sanctuary III; Storm Season IV; The Face of Chaos V; Another Fine Myth
Barker, M.A.R.: The Man Of Gold; Flamesong
Baum, L. Frank: The Wizard Of Oz, Emerald City Of Oz, Land of Oz
Beagle, Peter S.: The Last Unicorn; A Fine And Private Place
Bellairs, John: The Face In The Frost
Bellamy, Francis R : Atta
Bester, Alfred: The Stars My Destination
Blackwood, Algernon:
Bloodstone, John: Thundar Man Of Two Worlds
Bloch, Robert: Strange Eons
Bok, Hannes: The Sorcerers Ship; Beyond the Golden Stair
Brackett, Leigh: Eric John Stark, Outlaw Of Mars; The Best Of Leigh Brackett; The Sword Of Rhiannon; The Ginger Star 1; The Hounds Of Skaith 2; Reavers of Skaith 3
Bradbury, Ray: The Martian Chronicles
Bradley, Marion Z: Warrior Women; Sword and Sorceress Anthology; Sword And Sorceress II; Sword And Sorceress VII; The Planet Savers 1958; The Sword Of Aldones 1962; The Bloody Sun 1964; Star Of Danger 1965; The Winds Of Darkover 1970; The Forbidden Tower 1977; Stormqueen! 1978; Seven From The Stars;
Brooks, Terry: The Sword of Shannara
Brown, Fredric: The Best Of Fredric Brown; What Mad Universe
Brunner, John: Secret Agent Of Terra; Stand On Zanzibar
Budrys, Algis: Rogue Moon
Burroughs, Edgar R.: Pellucidar; Tanar of Pellucidar; A Princess Of Mars 1; The Gods Of Mars 2; Warlord Of Mars 3; Thuvia, Maid Of Mars 4; Chessmen of Mars 5; The Mastermind of Mars 6; A Fighting Man of Mars 7; The Moon Maid; Out of Time’s Abyss; Jungle Girl, Land of Hidden Men; Pirates Of Venus; Lost On Venus; Carson Of Venus; Escape On Venus; Tarzan Of The Apes 1; The Return Of Tarzan 2; The Beasts of Tarzan 3; The Son Of Tarzan 4; Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar 5; Tarzan and the Lost Empire 10; At The Earth's Core
Cabell, James Branch: Figures Of Earth; Domnei; Cream Of The Jest; The Silver Stallion; Jurgen, A Comedy Of Justice; Something About Eve;
Campbell, J Ramsey: Demons by Daylight
Carter, Lin: Thongor and the Dragon City; Thongor and the Wizards of Lemuria; Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus; Thongor and the End of Time; Zanathon; Tower at the Edge of Time; The Black Star; Beyond The Gates Of Dream; Down To A Sunless Sea; Journey to the Underground World; Warrior of World’s End; Flashing Swords 1; Flashing Swords 2; Flashing Swords 3; Flashing Swords 4; Flashing Swords 5; Dragons, Elves and Heroes; Golden Cities, Far; The Spawn of Cthuhlu; Discoveries In Fantasy; New Worlds For Old; The Young Magicians; Lost Worlds;
Cervantes, Miguel: Don Quixote
Chalker, Jack L.: Midnight at the Well of Souls 1; Exiles at the Well of Souls 2; Quest For the Well Of Souls 3; The Return of Nathan Brazil 4, Twilight at the Well of Souls 5
Chandler, A. Bertram: The Road To The Rim; The Hard Way; The Wild Ones; The Inheritors; The Gateway To Never; Star Courier; To Keep The Ship; Matilda's Stepchildren; The Rim Of Space;
Chant, Joy: Red Moon And Black Mountain
Cherryh, C.J.:
Chesterton, G.K.: The Man Who Was Thursday
Clarke, Arthur: Rendezvous With Rama
Cook, Glen: The Black Company
Cooper, Edmund: Double Phoenix
Daley, Brian: Han Solo At Star’s End; Han Solo’s Revenge; Han Solo And The Lost Legacy
Davidson, Avram: The Phoenix And The Mirror; The Island Under the Earth
deCamp, L. Sprague: The Tritonian Ring; The Complete Compleat Enchanter; The Compleat Enchanter; Lovecraft, A Biography; Swords And Sorcery; Spell of Seven; The Fantastic Swordsmen; Warlocks and Warriors; The Fallible Fiend; Conan The Barbarian; Conan And The Spider God; Lest Darkness Fall; The Carnelian Cube; The Emperors Fan; The Reluctant King; The Unbeheaded King; The Goblin Tower; The Clocks Of Iraz; The Queen Of Zamba; The Hand Of Zei
Derleth, August: The Trail of Cthuhlu
Dick, Phillip K: Eye In The Sky, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Dickson, Gordon R.: Dorsai!; The Dragon and the George
Donaldson, Stephen: Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan: The Lost World
Drake, David: Hammer's Slammers
Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers
Dunsany, Lord: The King Of Elfland’s Daughter; Over the Hills and Far Away; The Charwoman's Shadow
Eco, Umberto: The Name Of The Rose
Eddings, David: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen Of Sorcery, Magician’s Gambit, Castle of Wizardry, Enchanter’s Endgame
Eddison, E. R.: The Worm Ouroboros; Mistress of Mistresses; A Fish Dinner In Memison
Ende, Michael: The Neverending Story
Farmer, Philip Jose: The Maker Of Universes 1; The Gates Of Creation 2; A Private Cosmos 3; Hadon Of Ancient Opar
Fiest, Raymond: Magician
Finney, Charles: The Unholy City; The Circus of Dr. Lao
Foster, Alan Dean: Nor Crystal Tears, Splinter of the Minds Eye; The End of the Matter; The Tar-Aiym Krang; Bloodhype; Orphan Star; For Love Of Mother-Not; The Time Of The Transference
Fox, Gardner: Kothar Barbarian Swordsman; Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse; Kothar and the Wizard Slayer; Kothar and the Magic Sword; Kothar And The Demon Queen; Kyrik Warlock Warrior; Kyrik Fights The Demon World; Kyrik and the Lost Queen; Kyrik and the Wizards Sword; Warrior Of Llarn
Funke, Cornelia: Inkheart
Gardner, Craig Shaw: A Malady Of Magicks
Garner, Alan: Elidor; The Moon Of Gomrath; The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Gemmell, David: Legend
Goldman, William: The Princess Bride
Glut, Donald F: The Empire Strikes Back
Gygax, Gary: City Of Hawks; The Samarkand Solution; The Anubis Murders; Infernal Sorceress; Death In Delhi; City Of Hawks
Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon's Mines; The People Of The Mist; The World's Desire; When The World Shook; She And Allan; She; The Return Of She Ayesha
Haldeman, Joe: The Forever War
Hambly, Barbara: The Time of the Dark; The Walls Of Air, The Armies of Daylight; The Ladies of Mandrigyn, Dragonsbane
Harrison, Harry: The Adventures Of The Stainless Street Rat; The Stainless Steel Rat
Harrison, M. John: The Pastel City; A Storm Of Wings; In Viriconium; The Centauri Device; The Machine In Shaft 10
Heinlein, Robert: Glory Road; The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress; Starship Troopers
Herbert, Frank: Dune
Hickman, Tracy:
Hodgson, W.H.: The House On The Borderland; The Night Land
Holmes, John Eric: Mahars of Pellucidar
Howard, Robert E.: Cthulhu; Sword Woman; Almuric; The People Of The Black Circle; Red Nails; Shadow Kingdoms; People Of The Dark; Beyond The Black River; The Hour Of The Dragon; Black Hounds Of Death; Conan 1; Conan Of Cimmeria 2; Conan the Freebooter 3; Conan the Wanderer 4; Conan the Adventurer 5; Conan the Buccaneer 6; Conan The Warrior 7; Conan The Usurper 8; Conan The Conqueror 9; Conan The Avenger 10; Conan Of Aquilonia 11; Conan of The Isles 12; Solomon Kane, The Hills Of The Dead; Skull-Face; Black Canaan; Swords Of Shahrazar; Marchers Of Valhalla, The Book Of Robert E. Howard; The Second Book Of Robert E. Howard; Tigers Of The Sea; Bran Mak Morn; Son Of The White Wolf; The Last Ride; The Lost Valley Of Iskander; Black Vulmea's Vengeance; The Vultures Of Whapeton
Hyne, C J Cutliffe: The Lost Continent
Jakes, John: The Last Magicians; Brak The Barbarian; Mark of Demons; The Sorceress; The Fortunes Of Brak
Jackson, Steve: Fighting Fantasy; The Warlock of Firetop Mountain 1; The Citadel of Chaos 2; The Forest Of Doom 3; Deathtrap Dungeon 6; Curse Of The Mummy 27; Armies Of Death 36
Kline, Otis Adelbert: Swordsman Of Mars, Outlaw Of Mars, Planet of Peril, Port of Peril, Prince of Peril
Kuttner, Henry: Fury; The Mask Of Circe; Elak Of Atlantis, The Dark World, Robots Have No Tails
Kurtz, Katherine: Deryni Rising; Deryni Checkmate; High Deryni
Lanier, Sterling: Hiero’s Journey; The Unforsaken Hiero
Laumer, Keith: Envoy To New Worlds; A Plague Of Demons
L’Engle, Madeleine: A Wrinkle In Time
Le Guin, Ursula: A Wizard Of Earthsea; The Left Hand Of Darkness; Tehanu; The Farthest Shore
Lee, Tanith: The Book Of The Damned I; The Book Of The Beast II; The Storm Lord, The Birthgrave, The Dragon Hoard, Night’s Master, Death’s Master
Leiber, Fritz: Swords and Deviltry 1; Swords Against Death 2; Swords In The Mist 3; Swords And Wizardry 4; The Swords of Lankhmar 5; Swords and Ice Magic 6; The Knight and Knave of Swords; Heroes And Horrors
Lem, Stanislaw: Solaris
Lewis, C.S.: The Voyage Of The Dawntreader; The Silver Chair
Lindsay, David: A Voyage To Arcturus
Livingston, Ian: The Forest Of Doom3, Deathtrap Dungeon 3; Armies Of Death 36; Curse Of The Mummy 27;
Lovecraft, H.P.: The Doom That Came To Sarnath; The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath; The Shadow Over Innsmouth; At The Mountains Of Madness; The Lurker At The Threshold; The Tomb; The Watchers Out Of Time; At the Mountains of Madness Omnibus 1; Waking Up Screaming; The Dunwich Horror
Lumley, Brian: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition Of Titus Crow; Hero Of Dreams
MacDonald, George: Lilith; Phantastes
Machen, Arthur: The Three Imposters
MacLiesh, Roderick: Prince Ombra
Martin, George R.R.: Dying Of The Light; A Song Of Ice And Fire
Matheson, Richard: I Am Legend
McCaffery, Anne: The Ship Who Sang; Dinosaur Planet; Dragonflight 1
Merritt, A.: The Ship Of Ishtar; The Seven Footprints Of Satan; The Moon Pool; The Metal Monsters; The Face In The Abyss; Dwellers In the Mirage; Creep Shadow Creep
Miller, Walter: A Canticle For Leibowitz
Moorcock, Michael: Legends From The End Of Time; The Jewel In The Skull; The Mad God’s Amulet; The Sleeping Sorceress; The Runestaff; The Lord of the Spiders; The Masters of the Pit; The City of the Beast; The Warlord of the Air; Stealer Of Souls; Stormbringer; Elric of Melnibone; Elric At The End Of Time; The Vanishing Tower; The King Of Swords 3; Sword of the Dawn; The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate; The Sword Of The Dawn
Moore, C.L.: Northwest Smith; Jirel Of Joiry
Morris, Janet: High Couch of Silistra
Morris, William: The Well At Worlds End I; The Well At Worlds End II; The Wood Beyond the World; The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Mundy, Talbot: Tros Of Samothrace; Avenging Liafail 2; Liafail3; The Praetor's Dungeon 3; The Purple Pirate 6
Niven, Larry: The Man-Kzin Wars; A World Out Of Time; A Gift From Earth; Tales of Known Space; Neutron Star; The Magic May Return; The Magic Goes Away; The Flight of the Horse; Ringworld; World Of Ptavvs
Norman, John: Tarnsman Of Gor 1; Outlaw Of Gor 2; Priest-Kings Of Gor 3; Nomads Of Gor 4; Assassin Of Gor 5; Raiders Of Gor 6; Captive Of Gor 7; Hunters Of Gor 8; Marauders Of Gor 9, Tribesmen Of Gor 10, Slave Girl of Gor 11; Time Slave
Norton, Andre: Quag Keep; Exiles of the Stars; Warlock of Witch World; High Sorcery; Witch World; Sargasso Of Space; Lord Of Thunder
Nowlan, Philip F.: Armageddon 2419 A.D.
Offutt, Andrew J.: Demon In The Mirror 1; Eyes Of Sarsis 2; Web Of The Spider 3; Conan, The Sword of Skelos; Conan The Mercenary; Swords Against Darkness I; Swords Against Darkness II; Swords Against Darkness III; Swords Against Darkness IV; Swords Against Darkness V; The Iron Lords 1; Shadows Out Of Hell 2; The Lady Of The Snowmist 3; Sword of the Gael 1; The Undying Wizard 2; The Sign of the Moonbow 3; The Mists Of Doom 4;
Peak, Mrvyn: Ghormenghast; Titus Groan
Piper, H. Beam: Space Viking; Little Fuzzy; Fuzzy Sapiens
Poe, Edgar Allan: Collected Stories
Powers, Tim: On Stranger Tides; The Anubis Gates
Pratchett, Terry: The Colour Of Magic; The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort
Pratt, Fletcher: Land Of Unreason; The Blue Star; The Well of the Unicorn; The Carnelian Cube
Saberhagen, Fred: The First Book Of Swords; Second Book Of Swords; Third Book Of Swords; Empire Of The East
Salmonson, Jessica: Amazons!
Schmitz, James: The Witches of Karres; The Demon Breed
Shackleford, Jack D.: Tanith
Shea, Michael: Color Out Of Time; A Quest For Simbilis; Nifft The Lean; The Incompleat Nifft; The Mines of Behemoth; The A`Rak
Sims, John:
Sirota, Mike: Master Of Boranga
Smith, Clark Ashton: Lost Worlds Volume 1; Lost Worlds Volume 2; Out Of Space And Time 1; Out Of Space And Time 2; The Abominations of Yondo; Genius Loci; Poseidonis; Zothique; Hyperborea; Xiccarph; Tales Of Science And Sorcery; Other Dimensions 1; Other Dimensions 2
Smith, David: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonya 2, Demon Knight; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs; Black Vulmea, The Witch of the Indes
Smith, L. Neil: Lando Calrissian and the Midharp of Sharu; Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka; Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Osean
Smith, E.E. ‘Doc’: Triplanetary
Springer, Nancy: The White Hart; The Silver Sun
St. Clair, Margaret: The Shadow People; Sign of the Labrys
Stapledon, Olaf: Last And First Men; Starmaker
Stasheff, Christopher: The Warlock Wandering; The Warlock Rock; A Warlock's Blade; Warlock And Son; The Warlock Is Missing; Her Majesty's Wizard; King Kobold
Stewart, Mary: The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills; The Last Enchantment
Swann, Thomas: Green Phoenix; The Goat Without Horns; The Forest Of Forever; Day Of The Minotaur; Cry Silver Bells; Moondust; The Gods Abide
Tierney, Richard: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs;
Tolkien, J.R.R.: The Hobbit; The Lord Of The Rings
Twain, Mark: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Tubb, E.C.: The Winds Of Gath 1; Derai 2; Toyman 3; Kalin 4; Jester Of Scar 5; Lallia 6; Technos 7; Veruchia 8; Mayenne 9; Jondelle 10; Zenya 11; Eloise 12; Eye Of The Zodiac 13; Jack Of Swords 14; Spectrum Of A Forgotten Sun 15; Haven Of Darkness 16; Prison Of Night 17; Incident of Ath 18; The Quillian Sector 19; Web Of Sand 20;
Van Arnam, Dave: Star Barbarian
Van Vogt, A.E.: The Voyage Of The Space Beagle; Quest For The Future
Vance, Jack: The Languages Of The Pao; The Dragon Masters; The Best of Jack Vance; The Dying Earth; The Eyes of the Overworld; Cugel’s Saga; Rhialto The Marvelous; Trullion, Alastor 2262; Wyst, Alastor 1716; Marune, Alastor 933; The Faceless Man 1; The Brave Free Men 2; The Astura 3; Lyonesse 1; The Green Pearl 2; Madouc 3; The Face 4; The Blue World; Galactic Effectuator; Big Planet; City Of The Chasch 1; Servants of the Wanek 2; The Dirdir 3; The Pnume 4; Suldrun's Garden; The Last Castle; The Palace of Love; The Book of Dreams
Verne, Jules: The Mysterious Island; A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth;
Voltaire: Candide
Wagner, Karl E: Bloodstone, Death Angel’s Shadow, Dark Crusade
Weinbaum, Stanley; The Black Flame; A Martian Odyssey
Wellman, Manly Wade: The Old Gods Waken; The Hanging Stones; The Lost And The Lurking; After Dark; Silver John; Who Fears The Devil?
White, Theodore: The Once and Future King
Williams, Robert M.: Return of Jongor
Williamson, Jack: The Trial Of Terra; The Legion Of Space
Wolfe, Gene: The Shadow of the Torturer 1; The Citadel Of The Autarch 4
My most recent Appendix N acquisitions include the books pictured below:
I was pleased to locate so many E.C. Tubb titles, as they provide a fascinating window into Traveller.
A few of the titles, above, are already in my collection. Once I get settled in Edmonton and have a chance to unpack my book boxes, I will sell some of my doubles, either to my fellow bloggers or on eBay.
Abbey, Lynn: Daughter of the Bright Moon; The Black Flame
Adams, Richard: Watership Down; Shardik
Alexander, Lloyd: The Book of Three 1; The Black Cauldron 2; The Castle of Llyr 3; Taran Wanderer 4; The High King 5
Anderson, Poul: Ensign Flandry; Flandry Of Terra; Agent of the Terran Empire; The Long Night; Three Hearts and Three Lions; The Broken Sword; The High Crusade; A Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows; The Last Viking 1
Anthony, Piers: A Spell for Chameleon; Split Infinity; On A Pale Horse; Ogre, Ogre
Ariosto, Ludovico: Orlando Furioso
Asimov, Isaac: I, Robot; Foundation
Asprin, Robert A.: Thieves World I; Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn II; Shadows of Sanctuary III; Storm Season IV; The Face of Chaos V; Another Fine Myth
Barker, M.A.R.: The Man Of Gold; Flamesong
Baum, L. Frank: The Wizard Of Oz, Emerald City Of Oz, Land of Oz
Beagle, Peter S.: The Last Unicorn; A Fine And Private Place
Bellairs, John: The Face In The Frost
Bellamy, Francis R : Atta
Bester, Alfred: The Stars My Destination
Blackwood, Algernon:
Bloodstone, John: Thundar Man Of Two Worlds
Bloch, Robert: Strange Eons
Bok, Hannes: The Sorcerers Ship; Beyond the Golden Stair
Brackett, Leigh: Eric John Stark, Outlaw Of Mars; The Best Of Leigh Brackett; The Sword Of Rhiannon; The Ginger Star 1; The Hounds Of Skaith 2; Reavers of Skaith 3
Bradbury, Ray: The Martian Chronicles
Bradley, Marion Z: Warrior Women; Sword and Sorceress Anthology; Sword And Sorceress II; Sword And Sorceress VII; The Planet Savers 1958; The Sword Of Aldones 1962; The Bloody Sun 1964; Star Of Danger 1965; The Winds Of Darkover 1970; The Forbidden Tower 1977; Stormqueen! 1978; Seven From The Stars;
Brooks, Terry: The Sword of Shannara
Brown, Fredric: The Best Of Fredric Brown; What Mad Universe
Brunner, John: Secret Agent Of Terra; Stand On Zanzibar
Budrys, Algis: Rogue Moon
Burroughs, Edgar R.: Pellucidar; Tanar of Pellucidar; A Princess Of Mars 1; The Gods Of Mars 2; Warlord Of Mars 3; Thuvia, Maid Of Mars 4; Chessmen of Mars 5; The Mastermind of Mars 6; A Fighting Man of Mars 7; The Moon Maid; Out of Time’s Abyss; Jungle Girl, Land of Hidden Men; Pirates Of Venus; Lost On Venus; Carson Of Venus; Escape On Venus; Tarzan Of The Apes 1; The Return Of Tarzan 2; The Beasts of Tarzan 3; The Son Of Tarzan 4; Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar 5; Tarzan and the Lost Empire 10; At The Earth's Core
Cabell, James Branch: Figures Of Earth; Domnei; Cream Of The Jest; The Silver Stallion; Jurgen, A Comedy Of Justice; Something About Eve;
Campbell, J Ramsey: Demons by Daylight
Carter, Lin: Thongor and the Dragon City; Thongor and the Wizards of Lemuria; Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus; Thongor and the End of Time; Zanathon; Tower at the Edge of Time; The Black Star; Beyond The Gates Of Dream; Down To A Sunless Sea; Journey to the Underground World; Warrior of World’s End; Flashing Swords 1; Flashing Swords 2; Flashing Swords 3; Flashing Swords 4; Flashing Swords 5; Dragons, Elves and Heroes; Golden Cities, Far; The Spawn of Cthuhlu; Discoveries In Fantasy; New Worlds For Old; The Young Magicians; Lost Worlds;
Cervantes, Miguel: Don Quixote
Chalker, Jack L.: Midnight at the Well of Souls 1; Exiles at the Well of Souls 2; Quest For the Well Of Souls 3; The Return of Nathan Brazil 4, Twilight at the Well of Souls 5
Chandler, A. Bertram: The Road To The Rim; The Hard Way; The Wild Ones; The Inheritors; The Gateway To Never; Star Courier; To Keep The Ship; Matilda's Stepchildren; The Rim Of Space;
Chant, Joy: Red Moon And Black Mountain
Cherryh, C.J.:
Chesterton, G.K.: The Man Who Was Thursday
Clarke, Arthur: Rendezvous With Rama
Cook, Glen: The Black Company
Cooper, Edmund: Double Phoenix
Daley, Brian: Han Solo At Star’s End; Han Solo’s Revenge; Han Solo And The Lost Legacy
Davidson, Avram: The Phoenix And The Mirror; The Island Under the Earth
deCamp, L. Sprague: The Tritonian Ring; The Complete Compleat Enchanter; The Compleat Enchanter; Lovecraft, A Biography; Swords And Sorcery; Spell of Seven; The Fantastic Swordsmen; Warlocks and Warriors; The Fallible Fiend; Conan The Barbarian; Conan And The Spider God; Lest Darkness Fall; The Carnelian Cube; The Emperors Fan; The Reluctant King; The Unbeheaded King; The Goblin Tower; The Clocks Of Iraz; The Queen Of Zamba; The Hand Of Zei
Derleth, August: The Trail of Cthuhlu
Dick, Phillip K: Eye In The Sky, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Dickson, Gordon R.: Dorsai!; The Dragon and the George
Donaldson, Stephen: Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan: The Lost World
Drake, David: Hammer's Slammers
Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers
Dunsany, Lord: The King Of Elfland’s Daughter; Over the Hills and Far Away; The Charwoman's Shadow
Eco, Umberto: The Name Of The Rose
Eddings, David: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen Of Sorcery, Magician’s Gambit, Castle of Wizardry, Enchanter’s Endgame
Eddison, E. R.: The Worm Ouroboros; Mistress of Mistresses; A Fish Dinner In Memison
Ende, Michael: The Neverending Story
Farmer, Philip Jose: The Maker Of Universes 1; The Gates Of Creation 2; A Private Cosmos 3; Hadon Of Ancient Opar
Fiest, Raymond: Magician
Finney, Charles: The Unholy City; The Circus of Dr. Lao
Foster, Alan Dean: Nor Crystal Tears, Splinter of the Minds Eye; The End of the Matter; The Tar-Aiym Krang; Bloodhype; Orphan Star; For Love Of Mother-Not; The Time Of The Transference
Fox, Gardner: Kothar Barbarian Swordsman; Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse; Kothar and the Wizard Slayer; Kothar and the Magic Sword; Kothar And The Demon Queen; Kyrik Warlock Warrior; Kyrik Fights The Demon World; Kyrik and the Lost Queen; Kyrik and the Wizards Sword; Warrior Of Llarn
Funke, Cornelia: Inkheart
Gardner, Craig Shaw: A Malady Of Magicks
Garner, Alan: Elidor; The Moon Of Gomrath; The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Gemmell, David: Legend
Goldman, William: The Princess Bride
Glut, Donald F: The Empire Strikes Back
Gygax, Gary: City Of Hawks; The Samarkand Solution; The Anubis Murders; Infernal Sorceress; Death In Delhi; City Of Hawks
Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon's Mines; The People Of The Mist; The World's Desire; When The World Shook; She And Allan; She; The Return Of She Ayesha
Haldeman, Joe: The Forever War
Hambly, Barbara: The Time of the Dark; The Walls Of Air, The Armies of Daylight; The Ladies of Mandrigyn, Dragonsbane
Harrison, Harry: The Adventures Of The Stainless Street Rat; The Stainless Steel Rat
Harrison, M. John: The Pastel City; A Storm Of Wings; In Viriconium; The Centauri Device; The Machine In Shaft 10
Heinlein, Robert: Glory Road; The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress; Starship Troopers
Herbert, Frank: Dune
Hickman, Tracy:
Hodgson, W.H.: The House On The Borderland; The Night Land
Holmes, John Eric: Mahars of Pellucidar
Howard, Robert E.: Cthulhu; Sword Woman; Almuric; The People Of The Black Circle; Red Nails; Shadow Kingdoms; People Of The Dark; Beyond The Black River; The Hour Of The Dragon; Black Hounds Of Death; Conan 1; Conan Of Cimmeria 2; Conan the Freebooter 3; Conan the Wanderer 4; Conan the Adventurer 5; Conan the Buccaneer 6; Conan The Warrior 7; Conan The Usurper 8; Conan The Conqueror 9; Conan The Avenger 10; Conan Of Aquilonia 11; Conan of The Isles 12; Solomon Kane, The Hills Of The Dead; Skull-Face; Black Canaan; Swords Of Shahrazar; Marchers Of Valhalla, The Book Of Robert E. Howard; The Second Book Of Robert E. Howard; Tigers Of The Sea; Bran Mak Morn; Son Of The White Wolf; The Last Ride; The Lost Valley Of Iskander; Black Vulmea's Vengeance; The Vultures Of Whapeton
Hyne, C J Cutliffe: The Lost Continent
Jakes, John: The Last Magicians; Brak The Barbarian; Mark of Demons; The Sorceress; The Fortunes Of Brak
Jackson, Steve: Fighting Fantasy; The Warlock of Firetop Mountain 1; The Citadel of Chaos 2; The Forest Of Doom 3; Deathtrap Dungeon 6; Curse Of The Mummy 27; Armies Of Death 36
Kline, Otis Adelbert: Swordsman Of Mars, Outlaw Of Mars, Planet of Peril, Port of Peril, Prince of Peril
Kuttner, Henry: Fury; The Mask Of Circe; Elak Of Atlantis, The Dark World, Robots Have No Tails
Kurtz, Katherine: Deryni Rising; Deryni Checkmate; High Deryni
Lanier, Sterling: Hiero’s Journey; The Unforsaken Hiero
Laumer, Keith: Envoy To New Worlds; A Plague Of Demons
L’Engle, Madeleine: A Wrinkle In Time
Le Guin, Ursula: A Wizard Of Earthsea; The Left Hand Of Darkness; Tehanu; The Farthest Shore
Lee, Tanith: The Book Of The Damned I; The Book Of The Beast II; The Storm Lord, The Birthgrave, The Dragon Hoard, Night’s Master, Death’s Master
Leiber, Fritz: Swords and Deviltry 1; Swords Against Death 2; Swords In The Mist 3; Swords And Wizardry 4; The Swords of Lankhmar 5; Swords and Ice Magic 6; The Knight and Knave of Swords; Heroes And Horrors
Lem, Stanislaw: Solaris
Lewis, C.S.: The Voyage Of The Dawntreader; The Silver Chair
Lindsay, David: A Voyage To Arcturus
Livingston, Ian: The Forest Of Doom3, Deathtrap Dungeon 3; Armies Of Death 36; Curse Of The Mummy 27;
Lovecraft, H.P.: The Doom That Came To Sarnath; The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath; The Shadow Over Innsmouth; At The Mountains Of Madness; The Lurker At The Threshold; The Tomb; The Watchers Out Of Time; At the Mountains of Madness Omnibus 1; Waking Up Screaming; The Dunwich Horror
Lumley, Brian: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition Of Titus Crow; Hero Of Dreams
MacDonald, George: Lilith; Phantastes
Machen, Arthur: The Three Imposters
MacLiesh, Roderick: Prince Ombra
Martin, George R.R.: Dying Of The Light; A Song Of Ice And Fire
Matheson, Richard: I Am Legend
McCaffery, Anne: The Ship Who Sang; Dinosaur Planet; Dragonflight 1
Merritt, A.: The Ship Of Ishtar; The Seven Footprints Of Satan; The Moon Pool; The Metal Monsters; The Face In The Abyss; Dwellers In the Mirage; Creep Shadow Creep
Miller, Walter: A Canticle For Leibowitz
Moorcock, Michael: Legends From The End Of Time; The Jewel In The Skull; The Mad God’s Amulet; The Sleeping Sorceress; The Runestaff; The Lord of the Spiders; The Masters of the Pit; The City of the Beast; The Warlord of the Air; Stealer Of Souls; Stormbringer; Elric of Melnibone; Elric At The End Of Time; The Vanishing Tower; The King Of Swords 3; Sword of the Dawn; The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate; The Sword Of The Dawn
Moore, C.L.: Northwest Smith; Jirel Of Joiry
Morris, Janet: High Couch of Silistra
Morris, William: The Well At Worlds End I; The Well At Worlds End II; The Wood Beyond the World; The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Mundy, Talbot: Tros Of Samothrace; Avenging Liafail 2; Liafail3; The Praetor's Dungeon 3; The Purple Pirate 6
Niven, Larry: The Man-Kzin Wars; A World Out Of Time; A Gift From Earth; Tales of Known Space; Neutron Star; The Magic May Return; The Magic Goes Away; The Flight of the Horse; Ringworld; World Of Ptavvs
Norman, John: Tarnsman Of Gor 1; Outlaw Of Gor 2; Priest-Kings Of Gor 3; Nomads Of Gor 4; Assassin Of Gor 5; Raiders Of Gor 6; Captive Of Gor 7; Hunters Of Gor 8; Marauders Of Gor 9, Tribesmen Of Gor 10, Slave Girl of Gor 11; Time Slave
Norton, Andre: Quag Keep; Exiles of the Stars; Warlock of Witch World; High Sorcery; Witch World; Sargasso Of Space; Lord Of Thunder
Nowlan, Philip F.: Armageddon 2419 A.D.
Offutt, Andrew J.: Demon In The Mirror 1; Eyes Of Sarsis 2; Web Of The Spider 3; Conan, The Sword of Skelos; Conan The Mercenary; Swords Against Darkness I; Swords Against Darkness II; Swords Against Darkness III; Swords Against Darkness IV; Swords Against Darkness V; The Iron Lords 1; Shadows Out Of Hell 2; The Lady Of The Snowmist 3; Sword of the Gael 1; The Undying Wizard 2; The Sign of the Moonbow 3; The Mists Of Doom 4;
Peak, Mrvyn: Ghormenghast; Titus Groan
Piper, H. Beam: Space Viking; Little Fuzzy; Fuzzy Sapiens
Poe, Edgar Allan: Collected Stories
Powers, Tim: On Stranger Tides; The Anubis Gates
Pratchett, Terry: The Colour Of Magic; The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort
Pratt, Fletcher: Land Of Unreason; The Blue Star; The Well of the Unicorn; The Carnelian Cube
Saberhagen, Fred: The First Book Of Swords; Second Book Of Swords; Third Book Of Swords; Empire Of The East
Salmonson, Jessica: Amazons!
Schmitz, James: The Witches of Karres; The Demon Breed
Shackleford, Jack D.: Tanith
Shea, Michael: Color Out Of Time; A Quest For Simbilis; Nifft The Lean; The Incompleat Nifft; The Mines of Behemoth; The A`Rak
Sims, John:
Sirota, Mike: Master Of Boranga
Smith, Clark Ashton: Lost Worlds Volume 1; Lost Worlds Volume 2; Out Of Space And Time 1; Out Of Space And Time 2; The Abominations of Yondo; Genius Loci; Poseidonis; Zothique; Hyperborea; Xiccarph; Tales Of Science And Sorcery; Other Dimensions 1; Other Dimensions 2
Smith, David: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonya 2, Demon Knight; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs; Black Vulmea, The Witch of the Indes
Smith, L. Neil: Lando Calrissian and the Midharp of Sharu; Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka; Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Osean
Smith, E.E. ‘Doc’: Triplanetary
Springer, Nancy: The White Hart; The Silver Sun
St. Clair, Margaret: The Shadow People; Sign of the Labrys
Stapledon, Olaf: Last And First Men; Starmaker
Stasheff, Christopher: The Warlock Wandering; The Warlock Rock; A Warlock's Blade; Warlock And Son; The Warlock Is Missing; Her Majesty's Wizard; King Kobold
Stewart, Mary: The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills; The Last Enchantment
Swann, Thomas: Green Phoenix; The Goat Without Horns; The Forest Of Forever; Day Of The Minotaur; Cry Silver Bells; Moondust; The Gods Abide
Tierney, Richard: Red Sonja 1; Red Sonja 3, When Hell Laughs;
Tolkien, J.R.R.: The Hobbit; The Lord Of The Rings
Twain, Mark: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Tubb, E.C.: The Winds Of Gath 1; Derai 2; Toyman 3; Kalin 4; Jester Of Scar 5; Lallia 6; Technos 7; Veruchia 8; Mayenne 9; Jondelle 10; Zenya 11; Eloise 12; Eye Of The Zodiac 13; Jack Of Swords 14; Spectrum Of A Forgotten Sun 15; Haven Of Darkness 16; Prison Of Night 17; Incident of Ath 18; The Quillian Sector 19; Web Of Sand 20;
Van Arnam, Dave: Star Barbarian
Van Vogt, A.E.: The Voyage Of The Space Beagle; Quest For The Future
Vance, Jack: The Languages Of The Pao; The Dragon Masters; The Best of Jack Vance; The Dying Earth; The Eyes of the Overworld; Cugel’s Saga; Rhialto The Marvelous; Trullion, Alastor 2262; Wyst, Alastor 1716; Marune, Alastor 933; The Faceless Man 1; The Brave Free Men 2; The Astura 3; Lyonesse 1; The Green Pearl 2; Madouc 3; The Face 4; The Blue World; Galactic Effectuator; Big Planet; City Of The Chasch 1; Servants of the Wanek 2; The Dirdir 3; The Pnume 4; Suldrun's Garden; The Last Castle; The Palace of Love; The Book of Dreams
Verne, Jules: The Mysterious Island; A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth;
Voltaire: Candide
Wagner, Karl E: Bloodstone, Death Angel’s Shadow, Dark Crusade
Weinbaum, Stanley; The Black Flame; A Martian Odyssey
Wellman, Manly Wade: The Old Gods Waken; The Hanging Stones; The Lost And The Lurking; After Dark; Silver John; Who Fears The Devil?
White, Theodore: The Once and Future King
Williams, Robert M.: Return of Jongor
Williamson, Jack: The Trial Of Terra; The Legion Of Space
Wolfe, Gene: The Shadow of the Torturer 1; The Citadel Of The Autarch 4
Zelazny, Roger: Nine Princes In Amber; The Guns of Avalon; Sign of the Unicorn; The Hand of Oberon; The Courts of Chaos; Jack Of Shadows; Dilvish, The Damned; The Changing Land; Isle of the Dead; Trumps of Doom; Blood Of Amber; Sign Of Chaos; Knight Of Shadows; Prince of Chaos, The Chronicles Of Amber 1
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Magic Realm: Day 28
We reach day 28, the final day of the Black Knight's adventures in the Magic Realm. As day 28 is the end of a week, another kind of magic permeates the Realm. This time, gold (fairie) magic is abundant. As the Black Knight has no spell-casting abilities, the availability of gold magic is moot.
The Black Knight is still suffering from a curse laid upon him when he disturbed and looted the Mouldy Skeleton decomposing in the Troll's Vault. The Black Knight must reach the Chapel by the end of the day if he wishes to have the curse removed and benefit from his accumulated Fame.
For day 28, we record a hide action (courtesy of our Cloak Of Mist), three move actions, and a trade action (to relieve ourselves of some unwanted treasures and acquire gold for them instead).
The prowling monster roll results in a 1: Dragons.
This is the end of a week, so not only does the monster roll determine which monsters are prowling, but it also determines which defeated monsters are returned to the game. We killed the Tremendous Dragon protecting the Lair just under two weeks ago. Because we rolled a 1 at the end of a week, any monsters missing from that row are returned to the monster table. Thus another Dragon appears to take the defeated Dragon's place (the Dragon circled in red, above).
Monsters and Denizens only ever appear and move on the Magic Realm map at the end of a player's turn, so the fact that a re-populated Dragon's Lair is in the Deep Woods, where we start day 28, is immaterial.
The Black Knight successfully hides, as we roll a 5 on his hide attempt.
He uses his three move actions to travel to the Chapel and uses his trade action to sell the gold helmet, jade shield, axe and regular helmet to the Order for 59 gold. That leaves the Black Knight with 122 gold, well in excess of the 30 needed to fulfil his gold victory condition.
The Black Knight elected not to sell his other owned items and treasures, including the Cloak Of Mist, Gloves of Strength, Warhorse, and Lucky Charm.
He also kept a couple of extra weapons (the broadsword and Morningstar), the potions (Gripping Dust and Penetrating Grease), and the Dragonfang Necklace (the red dot on that treasure signifies a "Great Treasure" which is worth bonus victory points).
Most Magic Realm players will sell all of their treasure and equipment on day 28, if they end the day in a safe building (where the Denizens are friendly to the character). We could have done the same here, as we merely need to spend 4 gold buying drinks for the Order to ensure their temporary friendship. But unless I absolutely need more gold to win the game, I usually hold on to my special items, the ones that helped in my success.
At the end of the day, we roll on the meeting table to see how the Order reacts to the presence of the Black Knight. With a roll of 1, the Order is thrilled to have him at the Chapel. The Order overlooks the Black Knight's curse, as they are still grateful for his recovery and return of the Sacred Statue. The curse is lifted at midnight, and the game ends.
The Black Knight concludes his foray into the Magic Realm, having collected 1/0 Great Treasures (the Dragonfang Necklace), 67/10 Fame, 143/60 Notoriety (123 notoriety for his kills, plus 20 notoriety for the retained treasures), and 82/30 Gold (he possessed 122 gold, but his starting equipment was worth 40 gold, the value of which is deducted from his final score).
The Black Knight ends the game, having fulfilled his pre-selected victory conditions of 10 fame, 60 notoriety and 30 gold. He in fact collected the equivalent of 16, rather than 5, victory points. All in all a pretty decent game result.
The Black Knight is still suffering from a curse laid upon him when he disturbed and looted the Mouldy Skeleton decomposing in the Troll's Vault. The Black Knight must reach the Chapel by the end of the day if he wishes to have the curse removed and benefit from his accumulated Fame.
For day 28, we record a hide action (courtesy of our Cloak Of Mist), three move actions, and a trade action (to relieve ourselves of some unwanted treasures and acquire gold for them instead).
The prowling monster roll results in a 1: Dragons.
This is the end of a week, so not only does the monster roll determine which monsters are prowling, but it also determines which defeated monsters are returned to the game. We killed the Tremendous Dragon protecting the Lair just under two weeks ago. Because we rolled a 1 at the end of a week, any monsters missing from that row are returned to the monster table. Thus another Dragon appears to take the defeated Dragon's place (the Dragon circled in red, above).
Monsters and Denizens only ever appear and move on the Magic Realm map at the end of a player's turn, so the fact that a re-populated Dragon's Lair is in the Deep Woods, where we start day 28, is immaterial.
The Black Knight successfully hides, as we roll a 5 on his hide attempt.
He uses his three move actions to travel to the Chapel and uses his trade action to sell the gold helmet, jade shield, axe and regular helmet to the Order for 59 gold. That leaves the Black Knight with 122 gold, well in excess of the 30 needed to fulfil his gold victory condition.
The Black Knight elected not to sell his other owned items and treasures, including the Cloak Of Mist, Gloves of Strength, Warhorse, and Lucky Charm.
He also kept a couple of extra weapons (the broadsword and Morningstar), the potions (Gripping Dust and Penetrating Grease), and the Dragonfang Necklace (the red dot on that treasure signifies a "Great Treasure" which is worth bonus victory points).
Most Magic Realm players will sell all of their treasure and equipment on day 28, if they end the day in a safe building (where the Denizens are friendly to the character). We could have done the same here, as we merely need to spend 4 gold buying drinks for the Order to ensure their temporary friendship. But unless I absolutely need more gold to win the game, I usually hold on to my special items, the ones that helped in my success.
At the end of the day, we roll on the meeting table to see how the Order reacts to the presence of the Black Knight. With a roll of 1, the Order is thrilled to have him at the Chapel. The Order overlooks the Black Knight's curse, as they are still grateful for his recovery and return of the Sacred Statue. The curse is lifted at midnight, and the game ends.
The Black Knight concludes his foray into the Magic Realm, having collected 1/0 Great Treasures (the Dragonfang Necklace), 67/10 Fame, 143/60 Notoriety (123 notoriety for his kills, plus 20 notoriety for the retained treasures), and 82/30 Gold (he possessed 122 gold, but his starting equipment was worth 40 gold, the value of which is deducted from his final score).
The Black Knight ends the game, having fulfilled his pre-selected victory conditions of 10 fame, 60 notoriety and 30 gold. He in fact collected the equivalent of 16, rather than 5, victory points. All in all a pretty decent game result.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Magic Realm: Day 27
Only two days remain in our Magic Realm game. The Black Knight has enjoyed a great deal of success during his forays in the Realm, finishing off and looting the Guards and the Patrol, trading with the Order, and looting the Dragon's Lair and Troll Vault.
He also recovered powerful treasures, defeated dangerous Monsters, suffered powerful curses, and satisfied his pre-selected victory conditions.
The Black Knight spent yesterday, and will spend the remaining two days in the Magic Realm heading towards the Chapel to have a Disgust curse removed (that curse prevents the Black Knight from benefiting from his accumulated Fame).
During day 27, the Black Knight will keep traveling towards the Chapel. He will stop at the Enchanted Meadow along the way, briefly searching for the Truesteel Sword, the most powerful weapon in the Magic Realm.
The Black Knight will need a search roll of 2 to discover the Truesteel sword: a 1 provides the magic pony, a 3 provides a wish, a 4 heals all of his fatigue and wounds, a 5 is a curse, and a 6 is no result. Prior to recovering the Lucky Charm, searching at the site of the Enchanted Meadow would have been largely futile. With the Lucky Charm, it is a far more profitable venture.
For day 27, the Black Knight records two moves, a search, another move, and a hide (courtesy of the Cloak Of Mist).
The monster roll for day 27 is a 5: Spiders. The Black Knight can easily dispatch the Large Spider that will appear at the end of the day, using his original weapon, the Mace.
During the day, Black Knight moves twice, to the Enchanted Meadow, and performs a search, obtaining a result of 4, healing all wounds and fatigue.
Therefore, all of the Black Knight's fatigued chits are instantly restored to active status, and he is once again hale and hearty.
The Black Knight moves again, and, with a hide roll of 2, is successfully hidden. We could have used that roll of 2 at the Enchanted Meadow, as it would have provided us with the Truesteel Sword.
At the end of day 27, a Large Spider appears. The Black Knight has no difficulty killing a single Large Spider, as long as he attacks from hiding, which he is doing.
During yesterday's combat with the Giant, the Black Knight employed the Axe to good effect (as he should when facing the Giant). Now, while hidden, the Black Knight activates his Mace, and stows the Axe. He activates the Mace when fighting the Spider, because on the Mace's alerted side, it has a speed of 3, which undercuts the Spider's move speed of 4 (should it flip to it's deadlier attack). And the Black Knight can play a slow, heavy chit with the alerted Mace in round 2 and still benefit from the Mace's speedy attack.
During the first combat round, the Black Knight's surprise attack misses, as he plays a slower FIGHT H6 chit with the unalerted Mace, and does not line up with the Spider's maneuver. Because the Black Knight attacked the Spider while hidden, the Spider did not have the opportunity to counter-attack the Black Knight this round. Since the Black Knight missed during round 1, his Mace is automatically alerted during round 2, so he can now take advantage of that speedier Mace attack.
The Black Knight vanquishes the Spider during combat round 2. The Black Knight's Mace attack speed of 3 undercuts the Spider's move speed of 4. Because the Black Knight wanted to finish off the Spider, he used his FIGHT H4** chit this round, which results in one point of fatigue, but also ensured that if the Black Knight missed, at least one more round of combat would be fought (combat ends after two successive rounds where no one is killed, wounded or fatigued).
As a result of that combat, the Black Knight is awarded another 3 Fame and 3 Notoriety for vanquishing the Large Spider. That increases his total victory points to 67/10 Fame, 123/60 Notoriety, and 63/30 Gold.
He also recovered powerful treasures, defeated dangerous Monsters, suffered powerful curses, and satisfied his pre-selected victory conditions.
The Black Knight spent yesterday, and will spend the remaining two days in the Magic Realm heading towards the Chapel to have a Disgust curse removed (that curse prevents the Black Knight from benefiting from his accumulated Fame).
During day 27, the Black Knight will keep traveling towards the Chapel. He will stop at the Enchanted Meadow along the way, briefly searching for the Truesteel Sword, the most powerful weapon in the Magic Realm.
The Black Knight will need a search roll of 2 to discover the Truesteel sword: a 1 provides the magic pony, a 3 provides a wish, a 4 heals all of his fatigue and wounds, a 5 is a curse, and a 6 is no result. Prior to recovering the Lucky Charm, searching at the site of the Enchanted Meadow would have been largely futile. With the Lucky Charm, it is a far more profitable venture.
For day 27, the Black Knight records two moves, a search, another move, and a hide (courtesy of the Cloak Of Mist).
The monster roll for day 27 is a 5: Spiders. The Black Knight can easily dispatch the Large Spider that will appear at the end of the day, using his original weapon, the Mace.
During the day, Black Knight moves twice, to the Enchanted Meadow, and performs a search, obtaining a result of 4, healing all wounds and fatigue.
Therefore, all of the Black Knight's fatigued chits are instantly restored to active status, and he is once again hale and hearty.
The Black Knight moves again, and, with a hide roll of 2, is successfully hidden. We could have used that roll of 2 at the Enchanted Meadow, as it would have provided us with the Truesteel Sword.
At the end of day 27, a Large Spider appears. The Black Knight has no difficulty killing a single Large Spider, as long as he attacks from hiding, which he is doing.
During yesterday's combat with the Giant, the Black Knight employed the Axe to good effect (as he should when facing the Giant). Now, while hidden, the Black Knight activates his Mace, and stows the Axe. He activates the Mace when fighting the Spider, because on the Mace's alerted side, it has a speed of 3, which undercuts the Spider's move speed of 4 (should it flip to it's deadlier attack). And the Black Knight can play a slow, heavy chit with the alerted Mace in round 2 and still benefit from the Mace's speedy attack.
During the first combat round, the Black Knight's surprise attack misses, as he plays a slower FIGHT H6 chit with the unalerted Mace, and does not line up with the Spider's maneuver. Because the Black Knight attacked the Spider while hidden, the Spider did not have the opportunity to counter-attack the Black Knight this round. Since the Black Knight missed during round 1, his Mace is automatically alerted during round 2, so he can now take advantage of that speedier Mace attack.
The Black Knight vanquishes the Spider during combat round 2. The Black Knight's Mace attack speed of 3 undercuts the Spider's move speed of 4. Because the Black Knight wanted to finish off the Spider, he used his FIGHT H4** chit this round, which results in one point of fatigue, but also ensured that if the Black Knight missed, at least one more round of combat would be fought (combat ends after two successive rounds where no one is killed, wounded or fatigued).
As a result of that combat, the Black Knight is awarded another 3 Fame and 3 Notoriety for vanquishing the Large Spider. That increases his total victory points to 67/10 Fame, 123/60 Notoriety, and 63/30 Gold.
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