In 8 days time I'll be joining Loz once again in Derry and Tom's to eat some cake, drink some fine wines (or perhaps just dirty beer) and pick up the tale of Elric by jumping forward 11 years to 1972's Elric of Melniboné. Naturally, because we're talking Elric, this also means we're in fact … Continue reading Breakfast in the Ruins read along – Elric of Melniboné →

OK ok... More of a deskie this one, but still happy that @lapsedgamer shared his collection. Hopefully just a starting point. Incidentally this is the same edition I started Phil on 14 or so years ago. It collects the first half of the Elric saga in chronological rather than publication order. It's a bit of … Continue reading Moorcock Shelfies 03 – @lapsedgamer →

Phil and I have just returned home from the SFW Weekender (see previous post). Always great to get back to the den after a few days away, and even better when postie has left treasure on the door mat. I've been looking forward to hearing the new(ish), live recording by Michael Moorcock & The Deep … Continue reading My Experiences in the Third World War →

Tonight is our third night of geeky, nerdy shenanigans with a few hundred like-minded folks. This is the 7th (or maybe 8th) time we've attended and, as I get older, three day benders do get slightly harder but the pay-off is the opportunity to meet some of our idols. For many in attendance this may … Continue reading BitR at SFW Weekender X →

Another smashing collection here c/o @hoopmanjh A glorious shelf of beautiful hardcovers (that I covet) and some wonderful, yellowing and well-thumbed scifi and fantasy of varying stripes and hues. Keep em coming...

An occasional series where the twitterati share their awesome shelfies. Today, J-Sun (@thebanMonk) shows us a pretty epic collection. Just look at those groaning shelves... Ugh... Gorgeous. Nice RPG collection too! Also from twitter, Reactionary (@beanyfied) lays a tidy little collection of 70s and 80s treasure on us...