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Phobos, by Ty Drago.

Started by Cylonophile, May 27, 2010, 10:59:11 PM

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May 27, 2010, 10:59:11 PM
I saw this on the dollar rack and snagged it. It was worth reading and I recommend it to anyone looking to do a decent SFRPG type scenario.

Some major violations of physics, but still a decent read. If the author got some grounding in hard science he could do some decent hard SF, he's got good style, characters and plot.

Here's the amazon reader review link: http://www.amazon.com/Phobos-Ty-Drago/product-reviews/0765305445/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
Go an\' tell me I\'m ignored.
Kick my sad ass off the board,
I don\'t care, I\'m still free.
You can\'t take the net from me.

-The ballad of browncoatone, after his banning by the communist dictators of rpg.net for refusing to obey their arbitrary decrees.

Spike

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May 28, 2010, 05:10:51 AM
Sadly, I find that I am unable to take seriously anyone who is called 'Ty Drago'.  Even on the cheap I would probably avoid this one. Also, the reviews were pudding. Pants is acceptable, pudding is not.

On the off chance that Ty Drago is not a psuedonym nor any other form of self selected name, I will do the author a favor and punch the relative of his choice in the face on his behalf. Free.  

Also: the various reviews do not particularly make me want to buy it. The sole exception was the critical comment about the bad guy uttering the line to the hero 'Why won't you die!?'. As I feel this is a true classic of a line, and one that is not nearly uttered enough in fiction or real life, it almost makes me want to read it just to put it fully in context.

And to do my part to make the intertubes a better place:

Cylonphile, why won't you die?!


See? This thread is now twice as cool. Spike CAN multiply by zero.
For you the day you found a minor error in a Post by Spike and forced him to admit it, it was the greatest day of your internet life.  For me it was... Tuesday.

For the curious: Apparently, in person, I sound exactly like the Youtube Character The Nostalgia Critic.   I have no words.

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Cylonophile

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May 28, 2010, 06:17:02 PM Last Edit: May 29, 2010, 12:21:08 AM by Cylonophile
Quote from: Spike;384284Sadly, I find that I am unable to take seriously anyone who is called 'Ty Drago'.  Even on the cheap I would probably avoid this one. Also, the reviews were pudding. Pants is acceptable, pudding is not.

On the off chance that Ty Drago is not a psuedonym nor any other form of self selected name, I will do the author a favor and punch the relative of his choice in the face on his behalf. Free.  

Also: the various reviews do not particularly make me want to buy it. The sole exception was the critical comment about the bad guy uttering the line to the hero 'Why won't you die!?'. As I feel this is a true classic of a line, and one that is not nearly uttered enough in fiction or real life, it almost makes me want to read it just to put it fully in context.

And to do my part to make the intertubes a better place:

Cylonphile, why won't you die?!


See? This thread is now twice as cool. Spike CAN multiply by zero.
What a retarded asshole.
Go an\' tell me I\'m ignored.
Kick my sad ass off the board,
I don\'t care, I\'m still free.
You can\'t take the net from me.

-The ballad of browncoatone, after his banning by the communist dictators of rpg.net for refusing to obey their arbitrary decrees.
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