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Neverwinter By R.A. Salvatore

Overview Neverwinter is the second book in the Neverwinter Saga by R.A. Salvatore.  All of the characters from the first book are back and at the center again is Drizzt Do’Urden and his spinning...

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Deadly Storm

I will readily admit to being a huge fan of ABC’s show Castle. I really enjoyed the show FireFly back in the day and so when I saw Nathan Fillion was going to be on a new show I gave it a shot and have...

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Book Review: The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind

If you want a quick read, the Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind is not for you. This series consists of twelve novels, and one novella, and most of the novels clock in at 700-800 pages; they are...

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Locke & Key Volume 1

I’ve been eyeing Locke & Key for months now on the IDW app on my iPad.  The cover art looks interesting and the blurbs sound like something I would like but I’ve mostly just stuck to reading the...

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Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Classics Volume 1

This first Trade Paperback collection of original Forgotten Realms comics was released early last year.  For those like myself who didn’t have access to an actual comic store in the late 80s/early 90s...

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DnD Player’s Strategy Guide Review

I picked up this 4th edition guide just the other day to see if it could help my game sessions in any way possible.  I haven’t had a chance to use it in a game yet.  It’s not like the strategy guides...

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Review: Abolethic Sovereignty Trilogy

The transition from third edition to fourth edition D&D consisted of many changes in the game. For Forgotten Realms the change in editions also heralded changes in the world of Faerûn mostly in the...

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Review: Dungeons and Dragons Classics Volume 1

I recently reviewed the first volume of the Forgotten Realms Trade Paperback  reprinting by IDW comics which covers the first eight issues of the original comic.  Today I’m reviewing the first volume...

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Book Review: The Kingkiller Chronicle

Let me go ahead and get this out of the way: Patrick Rothfuss is a freaking genius, and The Kingkiller Chronicle is one of the best series of books that I have ever read. If you must only read a...

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Understanding the Abyssal Plague

Over the past year or so I’m sure most of you, like me, have seen new D&D novels coming out marked as part of the Abyssal Plague series of books.  I’ve done a fairly decent job keeping up with...

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The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins from an Adult Fantasy/Sci-Fi...

      The world that Suzanne Collins has created in her Hunger Games series consists of a ruthless, totalitarian government that after years of war has established 12 districts that are each...

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Dad Reviews: Red Dragon Codex

We have been going through a definite dinosaur/dragon fest at my house lately. My son recently brought home a book titled “Bronze Dragon Codex” from his school library and showed it to me.  I flipped...

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Book Review: The Wind Through the Keyhole

Stephen King is a wonderful writer. No doubt of that. He’s sold millions of novels over his long writing career. My personal favorite has been “The Dark Tower” series. I’ve spend many a good hour with...

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Review: IDW’s D&D Forgotten Realms #1

IDW and Wizards of the Coast have been working together lately to churn out a growing number of Dungeons and Dragons related comic books and the latest of these is a new Forgotten Realms series.  Avid...

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D&D Essentials – Rules Compendium

A Game Reference For All Players   Not all of us D&D players feel like carrying around our entire library of players guide books (aren’t there three of them now?) along with all the other base,...

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Preview: Road Rage by Stephen King

Stephen King and his son Joe Hill collaborated for the first time for Throttle, a short story inspired by another classic short story, Duel, by Richard Matheson.  Now IDW is publishing a new comic...

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Preview: Dragon Age Volume 1: The Silent Grove

I would venture to say that anyone that comes to this site has played a Dragon Age game, and if you haven’t, you probably should.  I myself am an admitted serial non-finisher of video games.  It’s very...

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Preview: Prince of Ravens by Richard Baker

Having not read the previous Jack Ravenwild book, City of Ravens, I was not sure what to expect from Prince of Ravens, but being a die-hard fantasy fiction fan, I was excited to embark on a new journey...

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Review: Spinner of Lies

Bruce Cordell‘s sequal to Sword of the Gods released on June 5th and those of us who already knew about Demascus, the deva and erstwhile Sword of the Gods, rejoiced and those who didn’t already know...

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The Dungeon Survival Handbook

Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook is a D&D 4e supplemental guide that goes along with the most recent season of D&D Encounters.  This guide is divided into sections providing...

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