Warriors of the Unknown
Warriors of the Unknown is an animated series featuring gamers whose characters jump from server to server in pursuit of a mysterious hacker while mixing up game genres. You can sample the first episode here.
Where Are All the Female Science Fiction Writers?
The Guardian wonders about the absence of female science fiction and fantasy authors in its recent readers poll of favorites. Is publishing sexist? Are fans? (Beware the comments thread).
Journey to the Centre of a Terrible Cover Idea
Good Show, Sir, offers you, the reader, only the worst and most ill-conceived science fiction and fantasy book covers. And if you have some terrible cover art in your collection, you can submit to their gallery.
Runes and Elvish Fonts for all your Typographic Needs
Needs some nice lettering for your tabletop gaming, LARPing, epic fantasy, Sindarin memoirs or sinister rings? DaFont has a whole section devoted to Elvish and Runic fonts.
Publishing the Unpublishable
Kaiju Shakedown‘s Grady Hendrix has a new ebook out, Satan Loves You, combining Satan, crappy jobs and professional wrestling. Hendrix writes: “Sometimes I don’t want to think about what readers are looking for right now. Sometimes I don’t want to worry about what the marketing department needs or […]
Unboxing the Past
The Gamer Hermit reminisces about his first experience with D&D and unboxes a mint set. ” My sojourn into the magical world of fantasy role playing games began back in the summer of 1981. My brother had just returned home from his enlistment in the Air Force and…out […]
The Cultural Gutter 