James Davis Nicoll

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There Is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm

How can one defeat an enemy when being aware of that enemy means you have already lost?

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Bundle of Holding: Rider

This all-new Rider Bundle presents Rider, the Old West tabletop roleplaying game from Independence Games (Clement Sector) that adapts the Cepheus Engine rules to cinematic gunslinging adventures in the Wild West.

Rider Bundle

Adventurer! This all-new Rider Bundle presents Rider, the Old West tabletop roleplaying game from Independence Games (Clement Sector) that a

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The Nito Exorcists, volume 1 by Hiromi Ichikawa

A dour swordsman and a snarky bunny-costume-wearing hostess fight evil in modern Japan.

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Five Very Different Science Fictional Takes on Space Habitats

Imagining life among the stars, from space stations in crisis to a planet-sized shopping mall...

Five Very Different Science Fictional Takes on Space Habitats - Reactor

Imagining life among the stars, from space stations in crisis to a planet-sized shopping mall...

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The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn

A pair of time-travelling researchers investigating Jane Austen explore the consequences of two cardinal sins: getting personally involved with their research subject and getting personally involved with each other.

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Bundle of Holding: C&S New Lands

Recent historical sourcebooks, fantasy gazeteers, and full-length campaign adventures for 5th Edition Chivalry and Sorcery (Not to be confused with other TTRPGs currently in their 5th edition).

C&S New Lands Bundle

Look sharp, adventurer! This all-new C&S New Lands Bundle is the second of two offers in progress featuring the Chivalry and Sorcery tableto

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Bundle of Holding: Chivalry and Rising Sun (from 2024) A Chivalry and Rising Sun Bundle featuring the 5th edition Chivalry and Sorcery TTRPG along with the 2021 version of the Land of the Rising Sun campaign setting.

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Pied Piper by Nevil Shute

France 1940: an elderly British man struggles to transport an ever-growing number of children--and a kitten!--out of the war-zone and far from the tender mercies of the Luftwaffe, the Heer, and the Gestapo.

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Books Received, June 6 — June 12

Ten books new to me. Eight fantasy (of which three are rpgs), one science fiction, and one non-fiction. At least three are series.

Books Received, June 6 — June 12

When Life Gives You Corpses by Lene D. Buttner (March 2027) In this delightfully cozy and creepy YA romp, a cave monster masquerading as a s

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Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

Generic Asian Man Willis Wu dreams of becoming Kung Fu Guy. If he's not careful, he might become Dead Asian Guy instead.

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Safer Driving Through Science Fiction

Surely, issues like traffic jams, speeding, and road rage can be solved through these creative strategies...

Safer Driving Through Science Fiction - Reactor

Surely, issues like traffic jams, speeding, and road rage can be solved through these creative strategies...

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Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Ada Palmer & Jo Walton

Ada Palmer & Jo Walton converse about Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Of Many Things

Jo Walton & Ada Palmer’s 2026 Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a collection of essays abou

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Bundle of Holding: Dungeononomicon

Jump-start your tabletop fantasy roleplaying campaign with the hundreds of pages of system-neutral tools and tables in this all-new Dungeononomicon Bundle from Raging Swan Press.

Dungeononomicon Bundle

Gamemaster! Jump-start your tabletop fantasy roleplaying campaign with the hundreds of pages of system-neutral tools and tables in this all-

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Project V by Park Seolyeon

Two things stand between Kim Wooram and victory: rival contestants and institutional misogyny so entrenched women aren't allowed to compete at all. For the first, Wooram has exemplary skills. For the second, a cunning plan.

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Street Candles (Stardrifter, volume 2) by David Collins-Rivera

Ship's gunner Ejoq Dosantos waives prudence for one quick off-ship errand that proves neither quick, nor easy, and quite possibly not survivable.

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A quarter century ago, I wrote my very first paid SF review. The book wasn't great but I got paid to read it! I revisited it in 2021.

The Precipice (Asteroid Wars) by Ben Bova

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Bundle of Holding: Top Cow Digital science fiction and fantasy graphic albums from comics publisher Top Cow Productions.

Top Cow Bundle

Adventurer! This all-new Top Cow Bundle presents digital science fiction and fantasy graphic albums from comics publisher Top Cow Production