I first came across the name Maciej Kuciara from this behind the scenes look at Cyberpunk 2077. The concept illustrator gets involved in some great projects. He’s worked on Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Jupiter Ascending. You can follow him on Facebook, Deviant Art where you can buy prints, an […]
Google it: A review of the Book of the New Sun – Shadow and Claw
This offering from Gollancz’ Fantasy Masterwork series has the first two volumes of Gene Wolf’s (four-volume) The Book of the New Sun with The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator. It’s a book that belongs in the Masterwork series, winning a host of rewards and respect over the years. For me; […]
The Legend of Chuyun
The Legend of Chuyun is a project from Zhichao Cai. I’m a fan of the style and previously Geek Native has featured The Rebellion of Heaven and The Journey of Universe. In The Legend of Chuyun there are five kingdoms and each one is associated with one of the five elements; Earth, Metal, Fire, Wood […]
Blood & Bone: Gritty, Game of Thrones inspired RPG
Arcana Games is just a few hundred dollars shy of funding Blood & Bone. This RPG is Game of Thrones meets Dungeons and Dragons, a classless game, with a gritty setting suitable for dark fantasy and horror. Check out their Kickstarter campaign for more details. At the time of writing Blood & Bone has 28 […]
Slavic and Mediterranean folklore: Awaken RPG
Fed up of “traditional” folklore being a heavy influence in your RPGs? You know; northern European dwarves, elves and trolls with occasional influence from Norse and Egyptian legends? Maybe this Kickstarter for Awaken, which is a dark fantasy RPG influenced by Slavic and Mediterranean folklore will interest you. You can read more about it on […]
Symbaroum turns to crowd-funding for English edition
Symbaroum is a gorgeous looking RPG. Back in 2014, Geek Native shared the stunning art and design. The RPG, though, was in Swedish. Now the team have turned to Indiegogo, on a flexible funding campaign, to raise funds for an English language edition. You can read about it on the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] […]
Short film: Cloudrise
Set in a fantasy world which extends above and below the clouds, Cloudrise is a gorgeously painted animation. The drama picks up as two lovers struggle against the odds. Their airship is falling apart, attacked by slavers, but they battle to stay together. The animation has picked up plenty of attention from geeky blogs with […]
Wonderful examples of environment design concept art from Favio Bolla
Flavio Bolla is a freelance illustrator and concept artist who specialises in environment design. You can see more examples of his work on his official site, treat yourself to prints at his shop and follow him on Facebook. (Via Geek Art Gallery and Pipedreamergrey.)
Behold! Fantasy art from Antonio Javier Caparo – steampunky and surreal
These 9 illustrations are the work of freelance artist Antonio Caparo. Based in Montreal, Canada, this fantastic artist has had his work published in children’s books, magazines and novels. Clients include the like of Hyperion Books, Scholastic, Harper Collins, Tor, Random House and plenty more. Great news! You can buy his work over at Inprnt. […]
Should you embrace Darkness? A review of The Knight
The Knight is written by the giant of French fantasy Pierre Pevel, translated by Tom Clegg and brought to the UK by Gollancz. I wouldn’t call The Knight a sequel. The book is described as “A tale from the High Kingdom” and there have been other High Kingdom books. I’ve not read any of them […]
