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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

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A turtle. Original image by Hoffryan, released into Public Domain by the original author.

Gods & Monsters: Discworld

Dec 15, 2023Dec 16, 2023 J.B. Norman1 Comment

Gods & Monsters & Space Turtles.

Posted in Story, Writing ExerciseTagged 2000s, 2010s, 80s, 90s, Book Series, Books, British Books, British Humour, Comedy, Discworld, Fantasy, Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Satire, terry-pratchett, Turtle, UK, UK Writers
A purple-blue twenty-sided die.

Recommendation: Game Wizards

Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Fittingly, Baldur's Gate is the Big Thing in video games for the back half of 2023, and my post about Game Wizards has come around again.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 70s, 80s, 90s, Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, History, Nerd Culture, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
A seascape at Cape Horn.

Music to Write Realmgard to: Ghosts of Cape Horn

Oct 21, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

RIP in Peace, Gordon Lightfoot.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 70s, 80s, Canada, CanCon, Chile, Folk Music, Music, Ocean, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Sailing
A turtle. Original image by Hoffryan, released into Public Domain by the original author.

Recommendation: Discworld

Oct 11, 2023Oct 10, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Turtles all the way down, and along at least most of the diagonals.

Posted in Story, Writing ExerciseTagged 2000s, 2010s, 80s, 90s, Book Series, British Books, British Humour, Comedy, Discworld, Fantasy, Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Satire, Turtle, UK, UK Writers

Recommendation: Redwall

Sep 22, 2023Sep 21, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

If you didn't think a series about rats and badgers could emotionally destroy you, think again...

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, 80s, 90s, Animals, Book Series, British Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Kids' Books, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, UK
A purple-blue twenty-sided die.

Recommendation: Game Wizards

Sep 7, 2023Sep 6, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Gary Gygax vs. Dave Arneson vs. Managing a Business. TL;DR: It's a tragedy.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 70s, 80s, 90s, Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, History, Nerd Culture, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
A purple-blue twenty-sided die.

Recommendation: Game Wizards

Aug 28, 2023Aug 27, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Gary Gygax vs. Dave Arneson vs. Everybody. TL;DR: It's a tragedy.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 70s, 80s, 90s, Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, History, Nerd Culture, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
A turtle. Original image by Hoffryan, released into Public Domain by the original author.

Recommendation: Discworld

Aug 16, 2023Aug 15, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Turtles all the way down, and along at least most of the diagonals.

Posted in Story, Writing ExerciseTagged 2000s, 2010s, 80s, 90s, Book Series, British Books, British Humour, Comedy, Discworld, Fantasy, Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Satire, Turtle, UK, UK Writers

Recommendation: Redwall

Jul 29, 2023Jul 26, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

If you didn't think a series about rats and badgers could emotionally destroy you, think again...

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, 80s, 90s, Animals, Book Series, British Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Kids' Books, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, UK
A purple-blue twenty-sided die.

Recommendation: Game Wizards

Jul 15, 2023Jul 13, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Game Wizards: a history of the Gary Gygax era of the game and the company founded to publish the game: TSR, Inc. TL;DR: It's a tragedy.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 70s, 80s, 90s, Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, History, Nerd Culture, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming

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