AlchoPwn
Public Service is my Motto.
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I was surprised to see that nobody had posted anything about "The Witcher" by Andrej Sapkowski. Why am I posting this now? Well, the Witcher started life as a series of short stories that grew into full novels, that spawned some very entertaining and high quality video games, that in turn are now being turned into a TV series that will likely be released in 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher
The stories follow the adventures of a professional paranormal hunter of monsters in a very well developed fantasy world. There are interesting examples of creatures from Slavonic mythology, and much of the writing is darkly humorous. It would be unlikely that lovers of things Fortean wouldn't find something to enjoy about the books.
I particularly endorse the computer game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which has done something no game has really done before to the same degree, being the combining of a truly detailed and engaging narrative and well realized characters with an open world/sandbox game. It also has some of the most spectacular graphics I have ever seen in a game. Whether it is the sheen of the mud on wagon ruts, the mist hanging on distant mountains, or interiors rendered with the loving detail of a Dutch master, they are a tour de force.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher
The stories follow the adventures of a professional paranormal hunter of monsters in a very well developed fantasy world. There are interesting examples of creatures from Slavonic mythology, and much of the writing is darkly humorous. It would be unlikely that lovers of things Fortean wouldn't find something to enjoy about the books.
I particularly endorse the computer game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which has done something no game has really done before to the same degree, being the combining of a truly detailed and engaging narrative and well realized characters with an open world/sandbox game. It also has some of the most spectacular graphics I have ever seen in a game. Whether it is the sheen of the mud on wagon ruts, the mist hanging on distant mountains, or interiors rendered with the loving detail of a Dutch master, they are a tour de force.