I was having a tidy up the other day and came across the oddest little book I own... The Life and Times of Saddam Hussein Part of the Parrag...

I never knew that playthroughs of old Fighting Fantasy books were a thing until I stumbled upon the excellent video below.  Enjoy... .

Today is author, William Gibson's birthday. William Gibson If you have never read one of his cyberpunk novels then you are really missi...

Once again the Fans of Dead Games Society came up trumps.  A member pointed me in the direction of the Tunnels and Trolls Adventures app (a...

... and other popular types of government. Anarchy - A society without a publicly enforced government or political authority.  This c...

Stainless Steel Rat author Harry Harrison has passed away aged 87.  He will be sorely missed. Stainless Steel Rat for President 2000AD...

In the Gygaxian tradition here is my Appendix N for Cyberpunk, a list of the books, movies and anime which have inspired my cyberpunk adv...

Roger Zelany's "Damnation Alley" Savethescifi.com is a great sounding startup which aims to preserve out of print vintage...

F is for... Fighting Fantasy Flying Buffalo not Fighting Fantasy My first exposure to the world of Adventure Gamebooks was actually a ...

E is for Elric of Melniboné (it's mel-nib-o-nay not mel-ni-bone) Stormbringer RPG on eBay Michael Moorcock was de rigeur reading ...

One of the joys of parenthood is passing on your bad habits to your kids and I have been hopeing that I can pass on my love of Sci-Fi and Fa...

Auntie Beeb has revealed that their eagerly awaited ( well, by me anyways ) TV adaptation of Dirk Gently will air on BBC HD (and BBC4) at 9...

Stephen Mangan Sadly there will be no new adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel on the telly this Christmas.  Instead I'll have to en...