I suppose it is the time of year where we over-promise and then under-deliver, or perhaps variantly achieve? I have a couple of pledges on the slate for me, one of which is to take up running/jogging/staggering/move quickly when people can see me. I’ve even got an arm band for my phone so that I can listen to music to drown out my wheezing.
Mostly though, I’d like to try and get back to my ‘read a book a month’ exploits of a couple of years ago. I have quite a few ready to go, and the structure of reading regularly will prevent them mouldering untouched. My early selections will reflect the present pre-occupation of getting our Age of Arthur text completed.
First up is Arthur the Soldier, by Chris Gidlow. Somewhere I have his ‘The Reign of Arthur’, which really should have been referenced more as we develop the new edition of our game. In fact, typing this has prompted me to go and dig out the book and re-skim for treasure.
A literary novel of Arthurian legend, Arthur the Soldier peers through the myths of King Arthur, and shows what might have been the Dark Age reality—a blooded soldier, returned from distant wars, striving to bring unity and order to the land he loves.
In this evocative first release of Chaosium’s new Pendragon Fiction line, Arthurian scholar Chris Gidlow brings the legends to life, vividly transporting the reader to tumultuous post-Roman Britain.
This is exactly where we are going with Age of Arthur. I’m excited.
Follow along for the year, if you like?