![The Legend of Zelda NES](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Legend_of_Zelda_NES.png)
Z is for Zelda
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Z is for Zelda While not the first video game I ever played, The Legend of Zelda (1986) is the first non-platform video game I ever played. I sucked at Read More…
![Final Fantasy VI Box Art by Amano](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/amano_vi_boxart.jpg)
Y is for Yoshitaka Amano
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Y is for Yoshitaka Amano I swear I wasn’t aiming to put all the artists at the end of the A-Z Challenge, but that’s where they ended up. If you’re Read More…
![Class-M Exile by Raven Oak front book cover](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/9780990815754.jpg)
X is for eXperiment
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: X is for eXperiment I tried to find a synonym for experiment(al) that began with X, even in other languages, but I failed in this task. Hence, I’m cheating on Read More…
![Dragon Aboard, artwork by Michael Whelan](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dragonaboard.jpg)
W is for Whelan
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: W is for Whelan When I do my weekly Book Cover Throwback Thursdays, it’s difficult not to fill post after post with art from Michael Whelan, mostly because he’s incredibly Read More…
![Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/starrynight.jpg)
V is for Van Gogh
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: V is for Van Gogh Art has always weaseled its way into my world–either through my own creations or my love of nature, symmetry, and lines. When I was a Read More…
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U is for Uematsu
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: U is for Uematsu, Nobuo Earlier in the A-Z Challenge, I wrote about my love of Final Fantasy, and how it’s depth of characters and worldbuilding helped encourage me as Read More…
![Dominion card box](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dominion.jpg)
T is for Tabletop Games
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: T is for Tabletop Games If you’ve been following this site regularly, today’s topic shouldn’t be much of a surprise at all as I write a weekly column reviewing tabletop Read More…
![Sassinak by McCaffrey and Moon](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sassinak-e1429034041353.jpg)
S is for Space Opera
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: S is for Space Opera Space opera is a sci-fi sub-genre that people either love or hate. The movie, Jupiter Ascending is proof of that as critics and audiences either Read More…
![Well-read & worn books](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/books-e1429562527974.jpg)
R is for Re-reading
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: R is for Re-reading My to-read list is probably 300 books long at this point, and yet, one of my favorite hobbies is to pick up a well-worn book whose Read More…
![Equality photo](https://www.ravenoak.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Equality.jpg)
Q is for Quests
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Q is for Quests Life is comprised of quests–the search for who we are & where we’re going in the world, the search for companionship and connections, and the search Read More…
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