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Review: 🎮 Immortals of Aveum arrived with very little bark but hides a surprising bite 🎮

The Everwar…
An endless conflict that ravages the kingdoms of Aveum as human greed vies for the control of magic. When the battle lands on Jak’s doorstep, the orphan is thrust to the front lines, discovering power that even the most battle-hardened battlemages fear.
Consumed by war, Aveum faces more than just the dead left from battle as the earth itself corrupts and disappears into a bottomless pit known as The Wound. Jak has no option but to fight the fight in front of him, but will the war be won in time…or will the land swallow it all whole? Continue reading Review: 🎮 Immortals of Aveum arrived with very little bark but hides a surprising bite 🎮

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Book Reviews

Review: 📚 Father of the Future is a flawed but ultimately rewarding philosophical sci-fi adventure 📚

Cassique is a time travelling Fixer in AD 2853. It’s his job to nip back into the past and fix problems which threaten to wipe out the world of the twenty-ninth century. But the longer Cassique spends in those past times, the more he comes to wonder if the docile, VR-obsessed people of his present would actually benefit from a reset. It’s a dangerous thought, because that would mean taking a stand against Father, the world-running super-computer, and Father takes a very dim view of any form of rebellion.

When Cassique teams up with a couple of relatively famous figures from the past, they start trying to formulate a plan to make time travel work in their favour, and return the reins of control to humanity. But they have to be exceedingly careful, because Father might be listening… Continue reading Review: 📚 Father of the Future is a flawed but ultimately rewarding philosophical sci-fi adventure 📚

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Review: 🎮 Forspoken is slick, funny, and nowhere near as bad as you think it is 🎮

Alfre “Frey” Holland is out of chances, homeless, and hopeless when a mysterious bracelet transports her to the mythical kingdom of Athia. Sentient and awakening dormant magic within Frey, she finds the bracelet she dubs “Cuff” inextricably bound to her. Before she can process that, however, the deadly dangers of a barren and corrupted Athia propel Frey into a hero role she doesn’t want with revelations about herself she could never expect. Continue reading Review: 🎮 Forspoken is slick, funny, and nowhere near as bad as you think it is 🎮

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