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15%OFFEthan Gilsdorf - Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks - 9781599219943 - V9781599219943
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Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

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Description for Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Paperback. What could one man find if he embarked on a journey through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, forty-year-old former D&D addict Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds-from Boston to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to the realm of Aggramar. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 25.
An amazing journey through the thriving worlds of fantasy and gaming What could one man find if he embarked on a journey through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, forty-year-old former D&D addict Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds—from Boston to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to the realm of Aggramar. “For anyone who has ever spent time within imaginary realms, the book will speak volumes. For those who have not, it will educate and enlighten.” —Wired.com “Gandalf’s got nothing on Ethan Gilsdorf, except for maybe ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781599219943
SKU
V9781599219943
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15

About Ethan Gilsdorf
Ethan Gilsdorf is a Boston-based freelance journalist, poet, critic, editor, and teacher. He is a regular contributor to: The New York Times (Travel, Arts sections); The Boston Globe (Travel, Movies, Living/Arts, Ideas, Sunday Magazine, Books, Op-ed pages); The San Francisco Chronicle (book critic); The Improper Bostonian (travel, lifestyle, dining); National Geographic Traveler (Travel); The Common Review (books, culture; also as ... Read more

Reviews for Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks
from Kirkus Reviews, “Big Book Fall Preview”:“In the late ’70s, playing fantasy role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons put [Ethan Gilsdorf] on equal social footing as the AV club. Thirty years later, though, fantasy films rule the box office, J.R.R. Tolkien is considered essential reading and games like World of Warcraft are pop-culture phenomena…. But there are still pockets of ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks


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