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#1 briguybenwa Jul 12, 2011 7:04:06	Check out my review of Red Sails in the Fallout, the new Gamma World novel that just came out last week: www.rovingbandofmisfits.com/?p=2132
#2 drwonder Jul 12, 2011 11:31:31	Excellent review, I am excited to read it!
#3 briguybenwa Jul 16, 2011 17:55:17	Cool! Let us know what you think of it.
#4 emberfoot Jul 22, 2011 13:58:05	I read "Sooner Dead" and thought it was great. Last night I picked up "Red Sails in the Fallout" on my nook, and I can not wait to read it this weekend. Thanks for your review, it only added to my anticipation of diving into this book.
#5 marroon69 Jul 22, 2011 14:15:10	In the middle of of Red Sails right now!!!! Great book...loved Sooner Dead also!!!
#6 count_twilight Jul 23, 2011 0:49:01	While I enjoyed Sooner Dead, there was nothing particularly "Gamma World" about it. That is not the case with Red Sails in the Fallout. I absolutely loved it. While being serious it had a certain wackiness that embodies Gamma World. There were a couple of classic GW monsters encountered and I could almost recreate the characters' origins in-game. I highly reccomend it for all true Gamma World fans.
#7 Finarvyn Jul 25, 2011 20:51:14	I picked up both books and am looking forward to giving them a try. I wish WotC would put out more stuff for Gamma World....
#8 drwonder Jul 26, 2011 19:44:45	At 14 chapters and 307 pages it was a joy to read. The book is about a journey with two female furry mutants, a quoll and lab rat as they traverse the desert and beyond. They meet some strange and cliché mutant friends that prove to be entertaining. The only character that undergoes any real development is Xoota (quoll), but you will enjoy reading about the others. There are no great plot twists or gotcha points, but defiantly captivating moments. If you have been a long time fan of Gamma World this is a must read! Paul Kidd either did a lot of research or played GW himself. It blends nicely with the new 4e mechanics (alpha mutations) but does not lose its zany post-apocalyptic feel. It was amazing to me was the memories it brought up of my gamma world games. Running for creatures, strange locations in the middle of no-where, and self righteous antagonists, all started by something as simple as “what happened to the water”. Character spoilers and comments... no real plot give aways. Show Cliché parts were: Wig-Wig the empathic swarm of earwigs. He is the funny little guy that is very annoying to the protagonist at first but then quickly becomes very helpful throughout the book. Nicely done (doesn’t everyone need a fun little sidekick?) Rustle – Mutant Fly Trap. Everyone seemed to have this staple plant, little shop of horrors kind of thing. Rustle did have his entertaining moments but was more of a pet then party member. Though I think Rustle was quiet intelligent which was refreshing. Sep – The first creature they encounter is a sep. Which was freaking awesome. Cliché but awesome. Gamma Moths – They mentioned them, so they had to be in there. Very, very nicely done. Bird Mount – Were a budgerigar (parakeet) was cute, the riding birds seemed a little too Final Fantasy for me. I like the lizard from Sooner Dead a bit better. Pig People – In Sooner Dead it was armadillos. What happened to Arns, Dabbers, Badders and such? I have the razorhide creatures from World of Warcraft stuck in my head… Squeeeel… Omega Ale – I think every game has a very potent drink. The actual adventures were very entertaining – great ideas for species and forage if you run a gamma world game.
#9 sirkaikillah Aug 21, 2011 17:11:08	This adventure reminds me of a dreamworks animation. Cute furry heroines, empathic sentient earwig swarms, and Benek, the perfect tool. I enjoyed it much more than Sooner Dead. I want to see the animated 3D feature movie of Red Sails of The Fallout.
#10 kainne Aug 22, 2011 18:46:05	I enjoyed both novels but am worried that there will be no more.
#11 Guroth_the_Forsaken Aug 23, 2011 12:27:22	I thought it was a fun little romp of an adventure. A bit more lighthearted than I prefer, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. My wife heard me giggling a few time while reading the book, so now she wants to read it. I was actually disappointed when the book was done. I want more of this fun group, as well as the cast of Soon Dead! MOAR GAMMA WORLD BOOKS, WotC!!!! p.s.- sequels to the books would be great, if WotC could take the time to treat their authors properly like they should (coughPaulKiddcough), so that the authors would actually WANT to write more of these fine stories!
#12 privateer2hire Aug 23, 2011 21:11:25	I'm halfway through this (read 10-20 pages on the train depending on whether I can get a seat) and I think it's great. Very well done with interesting characters and a neat story line. I like it better than Sooner Dead but have enjoyed both. Like Guroth, I think I'm going to be very disappointed when I finish the book, that's part of the reason I'm reading it so slowly.
#13 sirkaikillah Aug 26, 2011 23:32:56	..,. Like Guroth, I think I'm going to be very disappointed when I finish the book, that's part of the reason I'm reading it so slowly. I wanted more instantly after I read it. Heck, I wanted more before the ending. IMO, it was the best adventure I read in a long time. Favorite story of the year.

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briguybenwa

Jul 12, 2011 7:04:06

Check out my review of Red Sails in the Fallout, the new Gamma World novel that just came out last week:

www.rovingbandofmisfits.com/?p=2132

drwonder

Jul 12, 2011 11:31:31

Excellent review, I am excited to read it!

briguybenwa

Jul 16, 2011 17:55:17

Cool! Let us know what you think of it.

emberfoot

Jul 22, 2011 13:58:05

I read "Sooner Dead" and thought it was great. Last night I picked up "Red Sails in the Fallout" on my nook, and I can not wait to read it this weekend. Thanks for your review, it only added to my anticipation of diving into this book.

marroon69

Jul 22, 2011 14:15:10

In the middle of of Red Sails right now!!!! Great book...loved Sooner Dead also!!!

count_twilight

Jul 23, 2011 0:49:01

While I enjoyed Sooner Dead, there was nothing particularly "Gamma World" about it. That is not the case with Red Sails in the Fallout. I absolutely loved it. While being serious it had a certain wackiness that embodies Gamma World. There were a couple of classic GW monsters encountered and I could almost recreate the characters' origins in-game. I highly reccomend it for all true Gamma World fans.

Finarvyn

Jul 25, 2011 20:51:14

I picked up both books and am looking forward to giving them a try. I wish WotC would put out more stuff for Gamma World....

drwonder

Jul 26, 2011 19:44:45

At 14 chapters and 307 pages it was a joy to read. The book is about a journey with two female furry mutants, a quoll and lab rat as they traverse the desert and beyond. They meet some strange and cliché mutant friends that prove to be entertaining. The only character that undergoes any real development is Xoota (quoll), but you will enjoy reading about the others. There are no great plot twists or gotcha points, but defiantly captivating moments.

If you have been a long time fan of Gamma World this is a must read! Paul Kidd either did a lot of research or played GW himself. It blends nicely with the new 4e mechanics (alpha mutations) but does not lose its zany post-apocalyptic feel.

It was amazing to me was the memories it brought up of my gamma world games. Running for creatures, strange locations in the middle of no-where, and self righteous antagonists, all started by something as simple as “what happened to the water”.

Character spoilers and comments... no real plot give aways.

Show

Cliché parts were:

Wig-Wig the empathic swarm of earwigs. He is the funny little guy that is very annoying to the protagonist at first but then quickly becomes very helpful throughout the book. Nicely done (doesn’t everyone need a fun little sidekick?)

Rustle – Mutant Fly Trap. Everyone seemed to have this staple plant, little shop of horrors kind of thing. Rustle did have his entertaining moments but was more of a pet then party member. Though I think Rustle was quiet intelligent which was refreshing.

Sep – The first creature they encounter is a sep. Which was freaking awesome. Cliché but awesome.

Gamma Moths – They mentioned them, so they had to be in there. Very, very nicely done.

Bird Mount – Were a budgerigar (parakeet) was cute, the riding birds seemed a little too Final Fantasy for me. I like the lizard from Sooner Dead a bit better.

Pig People – In Sooner Dead it was armadillos. What happened to Arns, Dabbers, Badders and such? I have the razorhide creatures from World of Warcraft stuck in my head… Squeeeel…

Omega Ale – I think every game has a very potent drink.

The actual adventures were very entertaining – great ideas for species and forage if you run a gamma world game.

sirkaikillah

Aug 21, 2011 17:11:08

This adventure reminds me of a dreamworks animation. Cute furry heroines, empathic sentient earwig swarms, and Benek, the perfect tool. I enjoyed it much more than Sooner Dead. I want to see the animated 3D feature movie of Red Sails of The Fallout.

#10

kainne

Aug 22, 2011 18:46:05

I enjoyed both novels but am worried that there will be no more.

#11

Guroth_the_Forsaken

Aug 23, 2011 12:27:22

I thought it was a fun little romp of an adventure. A bit more lighthearted than I prefer, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. My wife heard me giggling a few time while reading the book, so now she wants to read it.

I was actually disappointed when the book was done. I want more of this fun group, as well as the cast of Soon Dead!

MOAR GAMMA WORLD BOOKS, WotC!!!!

p.s.- sequels to the books would be great, if WotC could take the time to treat their authors properly like they should (coughPaulKiddcough), so that the authors would actually WANT to write more of these fine stories!

#12

privateer2hire

Aug 23, 2011 21:11:25

I'm halfway through this (read 10-20 pages on the train depending on whether I can get a seat) and I think it's great. Very well done with interesting characters and a neat story line. I like it better than Sooner Dead but have enjoyed both. Like Guroth, I think I'm going to be very disappointed when I finish the book, that's part of the reason I'm reading it so slowly.

#13

sirkaikillah

Aug 26, 2011 23:32:56

..,. Like Guroth, I think I'm going to be very disappointed when I finish the book, that's part of the reason I'm reading it so slowly.

I wanted more instantly after I read it. Heck, I wanted more before the ending. IMO, it was the best adventure I read in a long time. Favorite story of the year.