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From Prussia With Love (novel)
''From Prussia With Love'' is a novel by John de Chancie published by Prima Publishing, based on the '' Castle Falkenstein'' role-playing game. Plot summary ''From Prussia With Love'' is a steampunk novel about the troubles of Castle Falkenstein, which is threatened by Prussia's development of steam-powered intercontinental ballistic missiles. Reception Gideon Kibblewhite reviewed ''From Prussia With Love'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall. Kibblewhite comments that "the book generally pokes fun at its characters, with the story taking the form of a general send-up of the action-adventure format – there's even a tip of the hat made to James Bond. Those looking for deeper, darker inspiration for Steampunk sessions should look elsewhere." Reviews *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1996) in Science Fiction Chronicle DNA Publications was an American publishing company that existed from 1993 to 2007 and was run by the husband-and-wife team of Warren Lapine and Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Chancie
John DeChancie (born August 3, 1946) is an American author. A Pittsburgh native, he is most famous for his comic fantasy ''Castle'' series, and his science fiction ''Skyway'' series. He is currently engaged in writing screenplays, teleplays, and prose fiction. The ''Castle Perilous'' Series The ''Castle Perilous'' series revolves around Castle Perilous (the name is drawn from the Siege Perilous of Arthurian fable), whose lord is Incarnadine, a sorcerer. 144,000 doors (or "aspects") of the Castle each lead to another parallel universe. Some of these dimensions are magical, while others have little or no magic; one of the latter is Earth. Those who find themselves at the Castle often stay to become residents, and (to their surprise) develop a magical power of their own. This gift is apparently random, and can range from a minor telekinesis limited to lifting pencils to super-enhanced senses to teleportation to full conjuration of matter. The main character, a philosophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prima Publishing
Prima Games is a publishing company of video game strategy guides in the United States. Formerly, Prima was an imprint of Dorling Kindersley, a division of Penguin Random House, and produced print ''strategy guides'', featuring ''in-depth walkthroughs'' for completing games and other information, such as character sheets and move charts. Prima was acquired by Asteri Holdings in March 2019, which will transition the business to provide strategy guides in online form only, alongside other gaming news. The company was acquired by GAMURS Group in January 2022. History Prima Publishing was a small publisher working out of a residential-style home office in Roseville, California when in 1990 its owner, Ben Dominitz, contracted with author Rusel DeMaria to create a video game strategy guide imprint, initially called "The Secrets of the Games". At the time, DeMaria was senior editor for ''PC Games'' magazine and on the staff of ''GamePro''. The initial contract called for five books – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Falkenstein (role-playing Game)
''Castle Falkenstein'' is a steampunk-themed fantasy role-playing game (RPG) designed by Mike Pondsmith and originally published by R. Talsorian Games in 1994. The game is named for a legendary unbuilt castle in the Bavarian Alps. Players play the roles of gallant adventurers who take on quests of intrigue and derring-do in the spirit of Victorian adventures such as ''The Prisoner of Zenda''. Setting The game is set on an alternate earth, in the steampunk era of Victorian "New Europa" circa 1870. In addition to humans, New Europa is populated by creatures from fantasy such as dragons and faeries. Fictional characters such as Van Helsing can also be encountered. Original edition The game was designed by Mike Pondsmith and published in 1994 by R. Talsorian Games as a 224-page softcover book. Cover art was by William Eaken and Mark Schumann. System The game does not use statistics or dice to define a character. Instead, players must choose a general template of a hero (Hero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Plc
Future plc is an international multimedia company established in the United Kingdom in 1985. The company has over 220 brands that span magazines, newsletters, websites, and events in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photography, home, and knowledge. Zillah Byng-Thorne has been CEO since 2014. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History 1985–2012 The company was founded as Future Publishing in Somerton, Somerset, England, in 1985 by Chris Anderson with the sole magazine ''Amstrad Action''. An early innovation was the inclusion of free software on magazine covers; they were the first company to do so. It acquired GP Publications so establishing Future US in 1994. From 1995 to 1997, the company published ''Arcane'', a magazine which largely focused on tabletop games. Anderson sold Future to Pearson plc for £52.7m in 1994, but bought it back in 1998, with Future chief executive Greg Ingham and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction Chronicle
DNA Publications was an American publishing company that existed from 1993 to 2007 and was run by the husband-and-wife team of Warren Lapine and Angela Kessler. Initially based in Massachusetts, DNA Publications relocated to Radford, Virginia. As of 2004, it was the second-largest genre magazine publisher in the United States.Dellinger, Paul (April 27, 2004). "Company will publish Kiss magazine", '' The Roanoke Times & World News'', p. C6. Its first publication, in 1993, was the magazine ''Harsh Mistress'', which Lapine produced in collaboration with Kevin Rogers and Tim Ballon. DNA Publication distributed or published '' Aboriginal SF'', ''Absolute Magnitude'', ''Artemis'', '' Dreams of Decadence'', ''Fantastic Stories'', '' Mythic Delirium'', ''The Official KISS Magazine'', ''Science Fiction Chronicle'', and ''The Whole Cat Journal''. It also published the book imprints Spyre Books and Wilder Publications. For their work on the magazines, DNA Publications was a 2000 World Fant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
