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Book 2 – Son of Khyber, by Keith Baker
If you followed the development of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons in the past several years, you probably know the name Keith Baker. In 2002, he won a contest in which D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast sought for a new original RPG setting. In 2004, the new Eberron Campaign Setting was published and since then spawned several other related books.
Of course, WotC expanded on this new and relatively successful...
If you followed the development of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons in the past several years, you probably know the name Keith Baker. In 2002, he won a contest in which D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast sought for a new original RPG setting. In 2004, the new Eberron Campaign Setting was published and since then spawned several other related books.
Of course, WotC expanded on this new and relatively successful...
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German Lesson, by Siegfried Lenz
This book was on my to-read list for a long time. I even started reading, but couldn't bring myself to finish it. Not because it's not good. In fact, it's excellent. But it is also quite complex, and I hadn't the stamina to finish it. It turns out that the Cannonball Read is a great motivator.
German Lesson is a true German classic of post-war literature. The novel belongs to the canon of books read in schools, and gets quite...
This book was on my to-read list for a long time. I even started reading, but couldn't bring myself to finish it. Not because it's not good. In fact, it's excellent. But it is also quite complex, and I hadn't the stamina to finish it. It turns out that the Cannonball Read is a great motivator.
German Lesson is a true German classic of post-war literature. The novel belongs to the canon of books read in schools, and gets quite...
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All right. Here goes nothing.
This is my first attempt at blogging. I'll probably only use this blog to post reviews of books I read for the annual Pajiba Cannonball Read, but you'll never know.
What is the Pajiba Cannonball Read, you ask? Well, Pajiba.com is a nice little site run by pop-culture aficionados. It's motto is "Scathing Reviews. Bi*chy People." You might not want to let your kids read the entries. At least not if you don't want them to enhance...
This is my first attempt at blogging. I'll probably only use this blog to post reviews of books I read for the annual Pajiba Cannonball Read, but you'll never know.
What is the Pajiba Cannonball Read, you ask? Well, Pajiba.com is a nice little site run by pop-culture aficionados. It's motto is "Scathing Reviews. Bi*chy People." You might not want to let your kids read the entries. At least not if you don't want them to enhance...
