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Foolish Shane
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Owner of Foolish Games (FB store selling miniatures), (non-published) writer, musician, player of rpgs since 1978.
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Book #51 or 2025
2 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#DennisLMcKiernan #TheBregaPath #fantasy #bookskyfantasy
This duology was definitely not as good as the original trilogy. There was no "main villain" until the last fourth of the book and then he wasn't interesting at all. There wasn't really any magic. The "little people can save the world" trope was used again, there just wasn't a whole lot to like here other than Samwise ... I mean Cotton. All that said, I am going to give the series at least one more try. I've read Dragondoom and it was a lot more recently than the others. I remember liking it a lot. I'll probably read "The Eye of the Hunter" because I have that one and it's the next book in chronological order.
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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I’m not sure if Fred Fields did the art for those pregen character pictures. No other artist was listed. That’s it for this book. New one starts tomorrow.

DLE3 – Dragonlance – Dragon Keep
Year: 1989
System: AD&D 2nd Ed
Artist: Fred Fields
Images: 3, 4 & pregens

#fantasyart #d&d #dragonlance
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Invasion Season 3 was pretty good. I'm glad they introduced new aliens. It's no Alien: Earth or Foundation, but it definitely holds up as a cool sci-fi drama, that's not campy and has some interesting sci-fi elements rather than just action.

#invasion #appletv #sci-fitv
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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This book only has 4 pieces of art in it, but then there’s a cover and the tiny color portraits of the pregen characters.

DLE3 – Dragonlance – Dragon Keep

Year: 1989

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Jack Pennington (Cover), Fred Fields

Images: Cover, 1, 2

#fantasyart #d&d #dragonlance
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Graphic Novel #39 for 2025
Inhumanity Marvel Event
2.5 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#marvel #inhumanity #comicreview #inhumans
This event didn't really seem to have an ending, which is surprising because it includes about 18 comic issues. It was more like, "the whole world is affected here's what happened with Spider-Man, and here's what happened with the Might Avengers, and here's what happened etc..." It probably didn't help that I read a couple graphic novels simultaneously that were connected to the event. But I do like the idea of random people with powers popping up and certain factions trying to take advantage of them. I'm curious where the rest of this storyline continues.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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I read on the internet that the Lakey’s were looking for work. If you’re a creator looking for art, definitely look them up. This is the last of the art for this book.

Tome of Magic
Year: 1991
System: AD&D 2nd Ed
Artist: John and Laura Lakey (color), Stephen Fabian
Images: 24-28
#fantasyart #d&d
November 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Graphic Novel #38 for 2025
New Avengers: Other Worlds
3.5 out of 5 Stars

Simone Bianchi is now one of my favorite comic book artists, I totally love his style. This book is doing its job, building up a sense of doom, unravelling the mysteries that sound like the end of everything.

#marvel
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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This one I painted is out on RPG Market Miniatures. You have to join the group to bid.

Currently at $25, ends Friday.

#paintedminiatures #minisforsale

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November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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I definitely love some of Caldwell’s work, but this one looks too “stiff” to me. I have always loved that one with the demon silhouette in the background (from Fabian).

Tome of Magic
Year: 1991
System: AD&D 2nd Ed
Artist: Clyde Caldwell (color), Stephen Fabian
Images: 13, 21-23

#fantasyart #d&d
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Tyrant's Throne by Sebastien de Castell
Book #50 for 2025, 5 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#fantasybooksky #FantasyBookReview #Tyrant'sThrone #SebastienDeCastell
I gave every book in this series 5 Stars. I'm stingy with 5-star ratings. I'm old. I'm jaded. These books just did it for me EVERY TIME. I haven't been this emotionally affected by a book since Tigana. I got goosebumps at least once per book, probably more. I didn't actually cry, but I got pretty damn sad. Like Tigana I wanted to throw the book at some point, but I was listening to it on my phone so that might not have been great. I've been writing on and off my whole life and I'm currently writing. This book is inspiring me to be a better writer. It's forced me to think, "What is Mr. Castell doing that I'm not?" and "How can I make my readers feel like his writing is making me feel right now?" So I gave all my characters trenchcoats and named my 3 main characters: Kalcio, Best, and Frasti. Totally kidding (maybe). Definitely looking forward to the other books set in this world, even if they don't have the characters I've come to know and love in them (I'm not sure if they do, haven't looked into them yet). Also will be checking out the rest of Castell's catalog ASAP.
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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RPG #14 for 2025
2.5 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#one-shotwonders #rpgreview #fantasyrpg
This is a sample of the 100 "session ideas for fantasy rpgs" that come in the full book. The format was nice and very intuitive, the art was not really my thing, but wasn't bad, the plots were simple/standard and the details were sparse, but I think that's what they were going for. The adventure pictured on the cover was definitely the "stand-out" in the originality department, it reminded me of something you might see in a Dungeon Magazine "Side-Treks" section.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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I know this (color) pic is on the front of the Priest Spell Cards boxed set from 2nd ed. Makes me wonder how often they would use a piece of artwork.

Tome of Magic
Year: 1991
System: AD&D 2nd Ed
Artist: Carol Heyer (color), Stephen Fabian
Images: 12,18,19,20

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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I met Brom earlier this year at a book signing. He was amazing, talked to the crowd for about an hour. Super friendly and signed about 10 books for me.

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Brom (color), Stephen Fabian

Images: 14,15,16,17

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I also know I’ve seen this (color) picture in other books, just not which one. I think it’s a really cool idea for a picture (a wizard being tormented by fairies).

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Roger Loveless (color), Stephen Fabian

Images: 7,9,10,11

#fantasyart #d&d
November 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The King of the Swords by Michael Moorcock
2025: Book #49
2.5 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.
#MichaelMoorcock #corum #EternalChampion #BookSkyFantasy #Swords&SorceryT
So ends the first Corum trilogy. I didn't like this one as much as the others. It seems like he got lazy with what could have been exciting/interesting battle scenes. I was disappointed that even though some of the other eternal champions incarnations made guest appearances they were treated like minor characters and not given much "personality", they didn't get the "epic-ness" that they deserved.
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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My wife wanted to watch a scary movie because it's the season. I'm not a big horror fan, but this looked cool. It was pretty good. Action and with supernatural stuff, Davinci Code type stuff, but with less intrigue and more horror.

#TheDevilConspiracy #horrormovie
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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I think many of the full-page color paintings in this book were later used as covers for other books/boxed sets. Not sure about this one though.

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Carol Heyer (color), Stephen Fabian

Images: 1,5,6,8

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart
October 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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In the Shadow of Their Dying by Michael R. Fletcher, Anna Smith Spark
Book #48 for 2025
3.5 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#fantasy #grimdark #bookskyfantasy #MichaelRFletcher #AnnaSmithSpark #InTheShadowOfTheirDying
This was fun and gross and sometimes repetitive. I would honestly love to know the number of times the words shit, piss, urine and blood were used in this story. I get that it's grimdark and they want to set a gritty tone, but it was a bit much (for me at least). It was a cool idea and the characters were interesting. The parts with the demon were written in a poetic/stream of consciousness style that imo works better the shorter it is. As it was, it seemed to get very repetitive and if I wasn't listening to it on audio I probably would have skimmed it. I'll definitely be reading more Fletcher and Spark to see if I like their longer work.
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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I liked this one a lot. I was a sucker for anything with new spells and magic items.

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Jeff Easley (Cover), Stephen Fabian

Images: Cover, 2-4

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart
October 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Last 2 pics from this one. Looks like the artist was experimenting with perspective. One’s from the ground looking up and one’s from the sky looking down.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998

System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)

Artist: Mike Vilardi

Images: 16-17

#fantasyart #d&d #dragonlance
October 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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That skull picture seems out of place next to all the other more professional looking art. Some of the other pics make me want to read the book.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998

System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)

Artist: Mike Vilardi

Images: 12-15

#fantasyart #dungeon&dragonsart #dragonlance
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I guess there is a purse full of coins there, but overall, this looks like a pretty disturbing scene. Surprised it made it into the final version of the book.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos
Year: 1998
System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)
Artist: Mike Vilardi
Images: 8-11
#fantasyart #d&d #dragonlance
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Twilight Falling by Paul S. Kemp
3 out of 5 stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#forgottenrealms #paulskemp #fantasy #bookskyfantasy #ereviscale
I really enjoyed the Egil and Nix books from Kemp so I figured I'd give some of his other books a try. First, I read the short stories about this character Erevis Cale in some old Dragon magazines and then started with this book, though it sounds like there are others before this with him in them. When I was young I loved novels set in D&D worlds, but as I got older and older I found them disappointing more often than not. This was pretty good, but definitely didn't blow me away. The characters weren't loveable like Egil and Nix. It's much darker and more serious. I would say this is a step up from the last 4 or 5 D&D/RPG novels I've read in the past 10 years. This first book left things hanging after completing a major part of the story arch, but I'm not sure if I'll ever get back to it to find out what happens.
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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I love city view maps like this so you can just show your players what the city looks like with a single picture.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998

System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)

Artist: Mike Vilardi

Images: 4-7

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeon&dragonsart #dragonlance
October 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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I read & enjoyed the first 5 books as a kid, but never played a campaign set in the world or played the Saga rules.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998
System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)
Artist: Daniel Home (Cover), Mike Vilardi
Images: cover, 1-3

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeon&dragonsart #dragonlance
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM