The Mad God’s Amulet Book Two

The Mad God's Amulet Book Two Dave (AKA SÖNUS) is back in Derry and Toms to pick up the second and concluding part of our quest for The Mad God's Amulet. Join us as we discover the greatest NWOBHM band to never exist... THE MUTANT WAR JAGUARS OF ASIACOMMUNISTA... and Lord Shark's Ostentatious Couch returns. … Continue reading The Mad God’s Amulet Book Two →

Moorcock and RPGs Part V – Stormbringer Redux!

Moorcock & RPGs V - Stormbringer Redux! Ted AKA @tedankhamen joins me in Derry and Toms for the second leaf of our Summer diptych musing on Moorcock, gaming and whatever else enters our eyeline. Some choice cuts in here including miniature bashing, Tolkien (again), a shock Strongbow appreciation story, chaosium-isms... but mostly some good, chewy … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part V – Stormbringer Redux! →

Entropic State Report 4th September 2022

Well, that's summer just about over. A record-breaking heatwave, some muggy, humid weeks and now into September - rain. And more rain. Feels much more traditional now. Accompanying the change, a good dose of lurgy has landed in this house and every couple of hours I've been alternating between teeth-chatteringly cold and slowly cooking in … Continue reading Entropic State Report 4th September 2022 →

Moorcock and RPGs Part Four – Sandboxing the Multiverse

Moorcock and RPGs Part Four - Sandboxing the Multiverse We're back in Derry and Toms to talk gaming again, this time with CLARKY THE CRUEL. Dave gets shocked by the crap number of TV channels we had in the UK as kids, Clarky tells us about his sandboxing adventures beyond the ultraworld, and I get … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Four – Sandboxing the Multiverse →

Entropic State Report 12th August 2022

The world is on fire. When thermometers in Bradford, up in the hills of West Yorkshire, hit 37 degrees celsius something is definitely way off with the world. The UK is in the midst of democracy spasms as around 150,000 mostly oldsters choose their favoured mannequin to take over the reigns of government. One an … Continue reading Entropic State Report 12th August 2022 →

The Art of Bob Haberfield (1938 – 2021)

The Art of Bob Haberfield After 40 years of obsessing over the Mayflower covers of Bob Haberfield, Dave and I get to wig out and talk to Ben Haberfield about his Dad's life, art and the gestating project to celebrate the breadth of his work in the form of two art books. You can keep … Continue reading The Art of Bob Haberfield (1938 – 2021) →

The Winds of Gath – an Old Pier Bookshop Special

The Winds of Gath - an Old Pier Bookshop Special Phil returns to Derry & Toms as we visit Morecambe's (and perhaps the world's) premier second hand book vendor to select a candidate for the first ever Old Pier Bookshop Special. We choose, or rather are chosen by, The Winds of Gath by EC Tubb … Continue reading The Winds of Gath – an Old Pier Bookshop Special →

Entropic State Report 30th June 2022

We've returned from a wonderful sojourn to one of our Zen places... Morecambe. Morecambe has that perfect blend of urban decay, old Victorian seaside glamour and a perfect bay. Not to mention great boozers, cake and The Old Pier Bookshop. As usual we picked up far too many books, not only from The Old Pier … Continue reading Entropic State Report 30th June 2022 →

The Mad God’s Amulet – Book One

The Mad God's Amulet - Book One Dave AKA SÖNUS returns to Derry and Toms to dive into the fast-paced and very metal, yet weirdly just OK-ish first part of The Mad God's Amulet, second in the Hawkmoon sequence The History of the Runestaff. As always, digressions await the unwary traveller as well as ostentatious … Continue reading The Mad God’s Amulet – Book One →

Entropic State Report 8th June 2022

It's been a joyous few weeks since I sent out the Patron Demon and contributor copies of Vol II of the Journal and I've heard back from most folks that they arrived safe and sound across the globe. So, despite frequent reports to the contrary, Brexit has not quite fucked up our postal system. HUZZAH! … Continue reading Entropic State Report 8th June 2022 →