Sci-Fi bookworm column, with cool robobookworm illustration.
My thoughts on the free science fiction inspiration I find dotted around the interweb is proving popular(ish) and I have promoted it to being a regular part of the Starbright mix of stuff for use as inspiration, illustration and resources for role-playing games.
My latest download is the Concept Sci-Fi Ezine, which is readable with Mobipocket on my Samsung smartphone the way I do most of my reading these days. I’m not reviewing the latest issue however, the issue I’m reading has been hiding in the dark recesses of my hard drive for some time – waiting for me to get round to it.
The art is nice and the thing has a professional-enough look, but what about the content. IT TURNS OUT NOT TO BE TOO BAD. It isn’t a Parker Dozios collection or anything (Parker’s collection is the bench mark for Sci-Fi short stories,
and his round up of science fiction resources is a must have, every year, for any role-playing geek who’s into science fiction) but it is full of cool sci-fi ideas that can easily be cannibalized for role-playing games and it’s fun to read.
The first story is a Blade Runner-like slice of cyberpunk, but if you`re into hard science fiction and space opera like me there are still some nice elements to be mercilessly ripped off for inspire your role-playing games.
That first cyberpunk story comes from Jaine Fenn and a trip to her site is well worth the click. (Though there could be a few more links if you ask me, I love links.)
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