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Masterful writing. This is a perfect example of Dan Abnett’s skill as an author. Entertaining, grand, and meaningful. The plot and pacing keeps you turning the page, while the characters make you invested in the story. The descriptions he gives of Kislev make me think that this is the closest a Black Library novel has ever come to something like “Blood Meridian.” I couldn’t put it down.

A fascinating look at the role-playing industry's first days, written in a way that's easy and entertaining to follow. If you're at all interested in the history of the games you play and the personalities that were behind the scenes, then this book is worth reading.

Dry, and a little hard to follow all the named people as, because it’s not narrative, they don’t have any distinguishing characteristics, but very interesting. It asks some questions that I didn’t think were this big, despite being in the hobby for almost thirty years. Would recommend if you’re interested in gaming history or design.

Entertaining and quick. Some hokey dialogue and an end scene that kind of dragged on. Not a lot of detail to the characters, and some pretty dull twists. You can see some of Brett’s voice come through the characters if you’ve heard him on podcasts and such.

I’m not certain I know who this book is for, but it wasn’t for me. There is some analysis at the end, but I would’ve liked a bit more. It often just read like a Wikipedia article about influencers. It was a bit boring at the start, got good around the Vine section, then felt rushed at the end. I dunno, if you’re into mainstream online celebrities this might be interesting to see how they moved from one platform to the other, but I couldn’t imagine caring about these people. Well-researched, though. Just imagining compiling this info makes my head spin.