Ryan Harvey’s Gateways to Sword-and-Sorcery
Ryan Harvey’s Gateways to Sword-and-Sorceryby Ryan HarveyWhen I say I’m a first-generation Dungeons & Dragons kid, I mean the kid part literally. I was eight years old when D&D reached pop culture recognition at the dawn of the ‘80s. My friends and I were fascinated with the funny dice, the splendid bestiary of monsters, the words that seemed like gibberish (“Electrum”? That can’t be a real thing), and the mayhem that...
Where to Start With American Fantasy Series
Where to Start With American Fantasy Seriesby Bill WardWhile J.R.R. Tolkien may be the most famous and ubiquitous of fantasy writers, introducing generations of readers the world over to fantasy fiction through The Hobbit and influencing the way such stories are forever told with his masterwork, The Lord of the Rings, American letters has perhaps contributed more profoundly to the development of the modern secondary world fantasy...