Book Description
Critically acclaimed as a master of adventure writing for Death in the Long Grass and Death in the Silent Places, former professional hunter Peter Capstick takes us back to Africa to encounter the world's most dangerous big-game animals. After consulting African game experts and recalling his own experiences and those of his colleagues, Capstick has written chilling, authoritative accounts of hunting the five most dangerous killers on the African continent-- lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo and rhinoceros.
The classic big-game animals are unmatched as a test of a hunter's skill and courage. With a command of exciting prose, Capstick brings us along on the chase. The warning snarl of a crouching lion, the swish of grass that reveals a leopard, the enraged scream of a wounded elephant, the cloud of dust that marks a herd of Cape buffalo, the earthshaking charge of a rhino are recreated in heart-stopping, nerve-racking detail. In Death in the Dark Continent, Capstick brings to life all the suspense, fear and exhilaration of stalking ferocious killers under primitive, savage conditions, with the ever present threat of death.
Customer Reviews:
Tales about the dangers of hunting the Big Five in Africa.......2006-11-05
Originally published in 1983, this book describes big game hunting in Africa. After a brief introduction, each subsequent chapter contains details and anecdotes about hunting each of the Big Five game animals of Africa (Cape Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Leopard, and Lion). In particular, this book is largely about the dangers of hunting each of the Big Five. All I can say is that being a safari guide/hunter must be an incredible life. I purchased this after reading Hemingway's `Green Hills of Africa' and Robert Ruark's `Robert Ruark's Africa' and was not disappointed. There isn't really a single narrative through this book, it is written in a more of a conversational style, almost as if you are sitting with Capstick in camp in the evening after a day of hunting and he is recounting various tales, `urban legands', and historical anecdotes about hunting each of the big five over a Scotch whiskey. If you don't know who he was, Peter Capstick was a hunter, guide, and prolific author who passed away in 1996. Capstick writes about a much later era than Ruark or Hemingway, things have clearly changed. There are more people about (farming, grazing animals, etc.), and the game is heavily controlled by the national authorities. Overall this is a very good, if not uniquely outstanding, read. Capstick writes with an easy prose, and the pages just sail by. After working through this book, you're quite likely to get the urge to pack up a few of your shootin' irons and buy an airline ticket to Nairobi (I know I did!). I give it only four stars though as much of the ground covered by Capstick has been well tread by others (e.g. everyone seems to feel the need to give their opinion about which of the big five is the most dangerous). I also liked Ruark's writing style more, and there was something more romantic and dangerous about safari hunting in Ruark's era (this is no fault of PC though) - they really were out in Indian territory. The more modern safari isn't quite so wild. In any case, if you love the outdoors, hunting, and testing your mettle against some of the world most dangerous game (or at least reading about it!), I would highly recommend this book. A little different than hunting white-tailed deer!
Not bad.......2006-04-18
Reading books by authors like Capstick is a very good alternative to reading fiction. When you are reading fiction, however scary, thrilling and realistic it may be, at the back of your mind you know that it is fiction. Some of it may not even be plausible. When you are reading true adventure, it is then that you can realise the closeness of death to life, you can identify with the characters more closely, and you can feel their fear of something as primeval and primitive as claws, fangs and horns. You can also feel their elation at escaping injury.
This book is not meant only for hunters and any one reading it will learn something new on practically every second page.On the whole I did not like it as much as much as "death in the long grass". Still, the book has its chilling moments. It also has its share of dark humor. The author does not defend hunting and "cropping" of elephants as much as he does in death in the long grass.
Halfway through the chapter on leopards, I lost touch with what the author was trying to say.
Not just for Hunters.......2005-05-04
Many other reviewers have characterized "Death in the Dark Continent" very, very well. It is a bit more graphic than Capstick's earlier "Death in the Long Grass", but not much.
But you definitely do NOT have to be a hunter to thoroughly enjoy Capstick. I think, though, there are a lot of non-hunters who simply haven't discovered how good Capstick really is at "grabbing you, making you sweat blood, and not releasing you until you've died three times, passed Elvis and Hoffa twice, and are coming around for heart attack number 4. Capstick is not just " a hunter with a typewriter". He is Hannibal Lecter mixed with Edgar Allen Poe and Stephen King multiplied by Norman Bates and home-schooled by JAWS. If you thought Amityville and Elm Street were scary, you were wrong. Peter Capstick will show you Scary in "Death in the Dark Continent". If you thought "The Pit and the Pendulum" was mind-wrecking, you were wrong. "Mind-wrecking" starts on page 152 of Death in the Silent Places. Read it early in the day.
Capsticks as good as ever........2002-12-26
If you havent read Capstick, you are missing out on a treat. Not only are his stories, graphic, exciting and compelling, his style of writing is nothing short of superb. Genuinly exciting, and often laugh out loud funny, all of his books are fantastic. When talking about the turn of the century past-time of "galloping lions" (described as "dangerous as typhoid") he writes:" THe elements recquired for the monotony breaking past time were a fast horse, a good rifle, a few lions and not much concern about the future".
Not for the faint of heart, there is a number of gory stories about the fatal encouters that people have, and some well placed warnings about taking any dangerous animal lightly.
A lot like his first book, "death in the long grass" Capstick writes about individual animals- with a chapter on the "big five", Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Leopard ( the best chapter in the book- beatifully written) and Lion. As before he relates his own experinces, plus encouters as described by his friends.
I would recommend Death in the LOng Grass as a first Capstick book, but this is still most highly recommended.
Death in the Dark Continent - The BIG 5.......2002-07-24
Peter Capstick once again gives his readers what they want. This book is full of hair raising stories of hunteres and the hunted.
Read how Capstick's tracker is nearly gored by a rhino, actually holding onto the horn to save himself.
See how a cape buffalo in a bad mood can turn a man into something even a big city coroner will never forget.
Discover why smoking may be good for your health, if you track wounded leopards into the long grass at night.
The BIG 5 are considered the most dangerous animals on the continent of Africa for good reason. Capstick will be more than happy to fill you in on the reasons, and leave no doubt that they are all dangerous and deadly.
Book Description
Cutbacks have forced Sarah out of the asylum in which she was raisedand into a strange new place where the Head Wolf rules the beautiful and the doomed. But Sarah can never truly assimilate, for she possesses wild talents. Walls tell her their secrets. Safes tell her their combinations. And a favorite toy dragon whispers dire warnings about those who would exploit her for their own malevolent purposes. Theres no place Sarah can hide, from her pursuers or from her past.
Customer Reviews:
Disappointed.......2007-08-05
Apparently I am in the minority of disliking this book, but here my honest review of it regardless.
This book was such a disappointment to me. At first glance - the premise of the plot seems really intriguing. A 30 year old woman named Sarah lives in a Home for mentally handicapped people. (she is autistic) However, she can communicate by repeating quotes from literature. She carries with her a two-headed toy dragon that is named Betwixt and Between. Sarah has an unusual gift - she can talk with her dragon, and is able to communicate with other inanimate objects. When budgets are cut, Sarah is more or less kicked out of the Home to wonder the streets alone. This is where the story becomes disappointing for me. Sarah is found by Abalone, a shirtless young girl with a wolfhead tattoo between her breasts - and takes her to "the jungle" to meet the "head wolf" and learn the "jungle laws." Sarah becomes a part of this underground society where Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" is the basis of how they rule.
As a reader I was not interested in the story of the "the jungle" and the people in it. I am interested in Sarah, in her gift, in her unique ability to communicate. Unfortunately, the author does not explore that very much. The book had an amazing idea but it just fell flat. I kept reading because it was compelling - however, I ended up exchanging the book for something else, cause quite frankly, I was so disappointed in it.
Perhaps you may enjoy the story of the "headwolf" and `the jungle' - I however could care less. This book didn't seem to have depth or heart to it. Just an interesting little premise that wasn't nurtured into a proper story.
Weirdly beautiful, strangely compelling.......2007-02-06
The sheer creativity of this book just blows my mind. It dances around genre, at turns resembling science fiction, fantasy, and cyberpunk, and ultimately transcends them all. The idea of a gang of streetkids - thieves, thugs and prostitutes - who draw their pride and identity from Kipling's Jungle Book is such an amazingly bizarre concept, but when encountered it seems completely natural - or at least no stranger than anything else in the world seen through our protagonist's eyes.
Sarah is, as she flatly states in the first chapter, insane. Not stupid - she's highly intelligent. But with a mild form of autism that manifests as the inability to speak in her own words. Instead, she must rely on an (impressive) array of quotes drawn primarily from classic literature (most of the ones I recognized came from Shakespeare and the Bible, but I'm sure there were others I missed.) She can communicate, with those who have the desire and the patience to listen, but her frustration with her own inability to form her own sentences and with the tendency of others, even her friends, to unconsciously underestimate her because of that, is palpable.
The book opens with Sarah's expulsion from the Home, the asylum in which she has spent her entire adult life. For the first time in her life, she's forced to interact with the completely unfamiliar real world, without anyone to take care of her or tell her what to do, equipped with one change of clothes, enough money to feed her for maybe a week, and some skill in the kind of manual labor that's been done by machines for years.
And one thing more: Betwixt and Between, a two-headed rubber dragon that speaks to Sarah, and that no one else can hear.
Sarah is found and adopted by the Pack, brought to live in the Jungle. It's not an idyllic existence, this world of graceful ritual and merciless justice, of children earning their living by prostitution, but it has a savage grandeur to it. Sarah finds a home there, under the watchful eyes of her Baloo, the thief Abalone, and of the mad, frightening, loving Head Wolf. But then word reaches her that the Home wants her back - just her.
Why can't Sarah talk? Does it have anything to do with the fact that she can hear inanimate objects talking? Why can't she remember anything but the fuzziest memories of her childhood - and why are her dragons so reluctant to discuss it with her? Why would an asylum short on funds go to such effort and expense to find one autistic woman? And how far will Sarah go to find out the answers?
And more importantly, when push comes to shove, will her newfound Pack stand with her, or will they turn on the strangest, most troublesome of their Wolves?
It's a beautiful story, beautifully written. I usually hate stories told in the present tense, but from Sarah's first-person perspective it sets an interesting mood, at once keenly observant and somewhat detached. The language of Sarah's quotes and of the Jungle Book sayings adopted by the Pack lends an otherworldly feel to the story.
Yay! Search over!.......2006-12-23
I read this book when I was in middle school and have looked for it a couple of times since. It has an interesting premise, the writing is superb and the characters are interesting. All in all a beautiful read but lacking in substance. I wanted more depth on the society that Sarah finds herself in and a more thought provoking foundation to the book. This will always have a special place on my bookcase however because it was the first book I read that dealt with mental illness not as a destructive force but a trade off or just a different way of being.
"We be of one blood, ye and I".......2006-09-06
Have you ever read a book that was so good that, as soon as you finish it, you actually find yourself missing the characters as if they were real people? That's how I feel about Sarah, Betwixt and Between, and Abalone. Jane Lindskold is right up there with Roger Zelazny, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Robin McKinley as my favorite fantasists. Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls is her 1994 debut novel and one which I have read over and over, much like the works of the other above-mentioned authors. Believe me, I'm so glad this book has been newly republished (thank you, Orb Books); my old copy is in tatters. The mood-setting black and white art on the cover (check out the back cover for a more detailed version) is very evocative and should, hopefully, lure in the casual reader; with respect to Rowena Morrill, Patrick Arrasmith's cover art here improves on the original Avon Books publication.
Set in the very near future, Lindskold's rookie effort tells the story of 30-year-old Sarah, an autistic girl who cannot form her own words and must thus speak by repeating literary quotes (Shakespeare, Bacon, the Bible, etc.). She is often seen conversing with her rubber dragon with two heads, whom she calls Betwixt and Between. But what people don't realize is that the dragon talks back to her. In fact, inanimate objects talk to her and tell her things.
When the mental home in which Sarah resides suffers budget cuts, she is forced out into the streets. She is found by a young hacker girl named Abalone, who takes her to her street gang, the Pack, which is run by the insane, strict yet fair Head Wolf. Adopted by the Pack, Sarah is placed under Abalone's care, who soon has Sarah helping her run automobile scams.
Everything is gravy until Abalone finds out that the Home wants Sarah back. Abalone and Sarah investigate and discover something nefarious behind the Home's surface good intentions. Before too long, Sarah and the rest of the Pack find themselves in terrifying danger, as amoral and powerful forces, somehow tied in to Sarah's enigmatic past, attempt to gain control of Sarah by any means. Sarah, with the help of the ferocious Pack and her faithful, invaluable rubber dragon, must attempt to use her powers to save herself and her friends.
The first 76 pages reads in an almost idyllic manner. Don't get me wrong, these opening pages are great reading, and things are going on, but there isn't that "oomph" that propels the story forward. Until, of course, we get to Pack member Peep's revelation to Sarah that the Home was looking for her, and then you could feel the author step on the gas pedal. From there on, the pace increases and the book becomes more action packed. But, still, Lindskold, narrating thru Sarah's voice, maintains clarity in the tale. It's wonderful story-telling.
I gotta admit: when I first read the book years ago, 75% of Sarah's quotes went over my head; I wasn't much of a Shakespeare guy. Nevertheless, the drive and magic of the book were such that my ignorance never got in the way of my enjoyment. Even though this was her first book, Lindskold already knew how to write fleshed-out characters. Sarah, Abalone, Professor Isabella and the other lesser characters (Head Wolf, Peep...) will make you care about them and draw you into their personal story arcs. Even Betwixt and Between - and, later, Athena the robot owl - seemed to be real people to me.
Not only does the book give us an insight into the world of the high-level autistic, it also unveils the fascinating infrastructure and interpersonal dynamics of the Pack, a street gang which survives by harsh rules, yet whose members are brave, protective, and steadfastly loyal. Throughout the book Pack members resolutely state their credo: "We be of one blood, ye and I." You can't ask more from friends. Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls is one of the best first novels I've ever read, and, from this, you can tell why Jane Lindskold is considered to be one of the best fantasy writers out there.
Please read this book :).......2004-06-05
Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls has been my favorite book for years. I was enticed by the cover picture when I saw it, thought the plotline seemed interesting, and was blown away by the book. I've read it a good twenty times now, and refuse to lend it out--except to my fiance before we lived together, and I nagged him for days to finish it because I wanted it back to read again! It's a very comfortable read that sucks you in so you can't put it down. I wish I lived in the Jungle, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is even remotely intrigued by the blurb on the back cover... because my expectations were vastly exceeded when I actually read the book.
Book Description
Every great hero needs a companion. The Blue Rose Companion expands upon the game systems and options for the Blue Rose fantasy roleplaying game. The Companion offers more options for creating your heroes, from heroic paths to new feats and arcane abilities. It provides game systems for arcane rituals, places of power, and creating arcane items. It also offers a selection of new arcane items and an expanded bestiary of monsters for your heroes to fight. With the Blue Rose Companion you can take your adventures in the world of Aldea to the next level.
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- Good book if you are a first time fantasy reader
- Don't expect much from Companion
- Interesting and fun Book for everyone
- Excellent, the first fantasy book I've read...
- Fun Fantasy for anyone
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Dragon Companion
Don Callander
Manufacturer: Mundania Press LLC
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1594261911 |
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Human Seeks Employment. Former Librarian with Dragonriding Skills. Thomas Whitehead, a mild mannered librarian from Iowa becomes magically transported to the magical kingdom of Carolna. Tom soon discoveres his new home has knights and castles, magic, and talking dragons. Tom has a chance meeting with the dragon, Retruance Constable, who finds him interesting enough to "adopt" him as his Dragon Companion. Tom's life becomes even more complicated when he must take part in driving invaders out of the castle, rescuing a fair princess, and capturing a traitor to the king. Not exactly in a normal librarian's job description...
Customer Reviews:
Good book if you are a first time fantasy reader.......2006-11-26
Reviewed by Kornelia Longoria for Reader Views (11/06)
Thomas Whitehead is just a regular, down-to-earth librarian, living an ordinary life in Iowa. One day, he suddenly finds himself in a magical world of dragons, dwarves and knights. At first confused, Tom quickly adapts himself to new circumstances and quickly becomes the Dragon Companion, which is a very honorable title in this strange new world. He also soon proves that the title is very well deserved. Going from one adventure to another, Tom soon becomes very comfortable among his new friends but also becomes more and more involved in exciting but sometimes dangerous escapades.
In his first book in the Companion Series, the author introduces us to the world of talking dragons and exciting adventures. Magic is an everyday thing and dragons become your best friends. The language of the book is quite simple but very descriptive and vivid, and the readers can easily assimilate themselves with the story. The main characters are very likable. The only complaint that I might have is that the adventures could have been a little more dramatic, with more danger elements. I would love to see more evil characters and the way Tom and his friends deal with them. It looked like Thomas did everything too easily, like it was his everyday job back in the normal world in Iowa.
I quite enjoyed the book and I'm very curious what kind of adventures Don Callander offers in the second and third book of the series. I think "Dragon Companion" would be a great book to offer to someone who has never read any fantasy books so they can familiarize themselves with the genre.
Don't expect much from Companion.......2000-03-31
"Dragon Companion" is a very low-thought fantasy novel. This book would be great for a young child interested in starting in fantasy. The plot is straightforward and simple, but lacks depth. Perhaps the most important question (why the companion got into a new world) is never answered. The companion solves these "problems" using simple logic. Don't expect much tension or page turning suspense. Instead, pass this book on to children in order to increase their reading aptitude.
Interesting and fun Book for everyone.......1999-06-10
Callander used a creative but not too complicated style of writing to keep the reader interested, whether they're an adult or a kid. All in all, a great book to get into and hard to put down!
Excellent, the first fantasy book I've read..........1998-09-04
Callander used a creative style of writing and made it interesting. It was a fun book to read and I enjoyed it.
Fun Fantasy for anyone.......1998-07-22
Dragon Companion is a typical fantasy novel/fairy tale, complete with magic, castles, princesses and dragons, and one ordinary guy who gets tossed into this world where humans are considered to be myths. Callander takes many overused elements and puts a fresh spin on them, making this novel incredibly fun to read. If you have some free time, this book is a good bet for some inexpensive entertainment.
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A Companion to Beowulf
Ruth Johnston Staver
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 031333224X |
Book Description
Perhaps the most important work written in Old English, Beowulf tells of a world very different from our own. While the history and culture behind the poem make it challenging for modern audiences, its story of war, violence, and heroism remains relevant to modern readers. Though largely neglected until the 20th century, Beowulf is now widely studied by high school students and undergraduates. In addition, it continues to shape contemporary popular culture. This companion overviews the poem and its legacy. The first part of the book provides information of interest to a wide range of readers, while the second covers more specialized topics. Thus the initial chapters review the merits of different translations and offer a detailed plot summary, while later chapters discuss the poem's language and style, its treatment of religion, its relation to Anglo-Saxon culture, and its legacy in popular culture. One of the greatest Beowulf scholars was J.R.R. Tolkien, and the book gives special attention to his use of the poem in his own fiction. High school students, undergraduates, and general readers will find this book a valuable guide to one of the most challenging yet enduring works of English literature.
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Table of Contents.......2007-08-13
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the context of Beowulf 1
2 Choosing a translation 17
3 The hero comes to Denmark 23
4 Beowulf versus Grendel 53
5 Beowulf versus Grendel's mother 69
6 Beowulf versus the dragon 89
7 Literary techniques 113
8 Placing Beowulf on a timeline 127
9 Language and poetry 139
10 Religion in Beowulf 149
11 Anglo-Saxon culture 163
12 Modern adaptations of Beowulf 187
13 The Beowulfian world of J. R. R. Tolkien 197
Book Description
Doc Horror's family is looking for new blood in the nighttime war against Evil. Enter the shadows of Dan Brereton's acclaimed monster-noir masterpiece with this essential Nocturnals sourcebook. A Midnight Companion gives you the full story on all your favorite Nocturnals characters. Explore the backgrounds of heroes like Halloween Girl and the Gunwitch, secret societies like the Nation of the Bloodless and the Hideous League, spooky ne'er-do-wells Keera the Bat Queen and her wicked goblin servants, as well as the dreaded, other-dimensional demons known as the Crim. Delve into the haunted legacy of the secreted coastal town of Pacific City, its cursed surroundings, and the subterranean ruined city of the soul-stealing Skerrll. You'll also be introduced to "The Murder," a new group of spectral villains in a never-before-seen 16-page comic story. Want more? How about all the rules you need to run a Nocturnals campaign with the Mutants & Masterminds RPG? Play the Nocturnals themselves or create your own hybrid pulp tough-guys or spectral creatures of the night. Co-written by an award-winning team-up of Dan Brereton and game designer Chris Pramas, A Midnight Companion is perfect for game and comic fans alike.
Customer Reviews:
Great Supplement for a Great Game.......2005-07-10
I picked up Dan Brereton's Nocturals the other day because it had additional rules for Mutants & Masterminds in it. I knew it detailed out a supernatural-style setting, but I did not know much more about the book.
The book is definitely much more.
It is more than a role-playing supplement. The book is a guide to the world Dan Brereton uses for his comic books, the Nocturnals and Gunwitch. I delved into the book, and I was absorbed by the artwork, the details about the setting as well as the comic included in the book. I found myself wanting to know more about the Brereton's work. I bought Nocturnals: The Dark Forever from a local comic shop.
I know it sounds like the book does not have as much application to Mutants & Masterminds as one might think. Yeah, you have a number of pages on examples of "replacement Nocturnals" and some new feats. The stats of the comic characters and mooks are also supplied. However, there is more to the book than "how to play a Nocturnals game."
Several pages discuss the facets of the Nocturnals' setting and breaks it down to its key elements. It is rather interesting and helps enrich any gamemaster's sense of setting development. Additionally, variant settings are proposed, providing seeds that one may follow to their own ends.
The book does an excellent job in providing a view of the supernatural/occult genre of comic books. You have an in depth view of Brereton's work, but the view does not end there. I would recommend this book as a worthwhile supplement for Mutants & Masterminds as well as good material for an occult-style campaign. Finally, if you are a Nocturnals fan, it is a must have!
Award winning - and rightly so.......2004-12-28
the 'Midnight Companion' is pretty, it's a valuable gaming resource for gamers, but more importantly, its a lavishly illustrated insiders' view of the world created by author and NOCTURNALS creator Dan Brereton. Its clear Brereton opened up the vault of secrets, without sacrificing the ambiance that captivates fans of the trade paperbacks this companion guide serves. 'A Midnight Companion' won three ENnies last summer- the top gaming industry awards, for best art direction, best licensed gaming product and best interior art.
The Midnight Companion is also a gorgeous art book in its own right. Brereton and a hand-picked group of illustrator peers provided beautiful drawings and paintings to great effect. these never been a gaming sourcebook that looked like this; sketchbook selections, and art on every single page. simply a treat for the eyes.
in addition to all this, Brereton introduces a dozen new characters, a handful of which appear the book's high point, an 18-page comic story called 'Spectres', that finds the Nocturnals facing off with The Murder, a gang of evil spirits who've escaped Hell. Look out for new villian, "Rictus", easily the creepiest Nocturnals villian to date.
I love this book, and have bought several copies for friends desperate to borrow and thumb through my own.
Ugh.......2004-11-19
This is a very pretty book that reads like the worst gamer geek telling you about how cool his character/campaign is. It opens with blow by blow accounts of several Nocturnals books that show why some stories are better as comics than prose.
I'd like to give it the benefit of the doubt and say that Nocturnals fans (I've not ever read them) might enjoy it, but from a straight gaming perspective it was less than useful.
Sink your teeth into Nocturnals.......2004-05-07
Ths sourcebook is filled with great art, intriging settings and a plethora of information on everyone's favorite midnight defenders. The book includes an original story that leaves you with a cliff hanger to run with. Characters in the world of Nocturnals are designed to be a little less powerful than your typical Mutants and Masterminds heroes, which is good for the pulp-style that pervades the beloved comic book series.
Most of the text is statistic free, with the exception of the last section, which is filled with stats on every character in the book. I think the rational is if you are not a gamer you don't have to sift through the rules to get to the story. IN my opinion, the character generation portion was kind of weak (as I was looking forward to getting the skinny on some creepy powers). Unfortunatly that did not happen. Other than that weakness, the book is great for comic and game fans alike.
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Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls
Andrea Jarmai
Manufacturer: Seraphim Editions
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Binding: Paperback
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Winged Words.......2004-05-09
This book is beautiful, poems whose lines stick to your bones and goosepimple your skin. Read it. It is lush, erudite, precise writing in a voice that moves easily from poet to persona, that takes as its form every form, that finds fascination with all the things of this world and the next and the next, from kings to madmen to birds to rocks to warrior women. Grounded in every tradition yet outstripping them all, swim in the thick of these winged words.
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- Die Trying
- Doctored Evidence
- Environmental Policy: New Directions For the Twenty-First Century
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