Pop Culture – Page 38

Recommendation: Immortals Fenyx Rising

Classical mythology, by way of Zelda, by way of Pixar, by way of pretty much every Ubisoft game since 2011.

Look, I'm not big on mystery fiction, so for me the appeal isn't the *Mysteries* part of the series, is the *Roman* part.

Makes the horribleness of History fun for kids!

Everything, Junior Illustrated Edition.

"Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?"

The Aristotelian Golden Mean between the dour, epic, self-seriousness of Lodoss War and the relentless silliness of Rune Soldier.

The dumb younger cousin Lodoss War doesn't like talking about...

Dungeons & Dragons: the game.

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.

... and Elves, and Owlbears, and those octopus-face guys.