Not really a Prince of Amber, but rather an ex-pat New Yorker that has found himself living in Minnesota, Paul Weimer has been reading SF and Fantasy for over 30 years and exploring the world of roleplaying games for over 25 years. Almost as long as he has been reading and watching movies, he has enjoyed telling people what he has thought of them. In addition to SF Signal, he can be found at his own blog, Blog Jvstin Style, Skiffy and Fanty, SFF Audio, Twitter, and many other places on the Internet!
MY RATING: MY REVIEW PROS: Strong attention to historical detail; Interesting reworking of familiar myths and tropes. CONS: The third person omniscient POV of the book [...]
MY RATING: THE SKINNY: Six stories that show the sociological changes wrought by a mysterious genetic mutation. PROS: The format allows Gilman to deftly display [...]
Welcome back to Roll Perception Plus Awareness, my column to introduce the world of modern roleplaying games to you. On this outing, I am going to tell you about the 800 [...]
MY RATING: PROS: A rich new world with unique geography and inhabitants. CONS: “Fish out of water” plot feels a bit familiar; a major plot twist in the narrative [...]
Roll Perception Plus Awareness is a new column by Paul Weimer designed to introduce modern Role Playing Games to the readers of SF Signal. Many readers, perhaps like you, [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: Jon C. Grimwood convincingly branches into alternate history fantasy with the first of a series set in and around 15th Century Venice. MY RATING: THE SKINNY: [...]