Category Archives: games

Merchandising, Audie Award Nomination, and Two Game Reviews

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 24, 2012

First things first. Time to get a little self-promotion out of the way. I recently opened a Cafepress store online. The plan is to put up some merchandise related to my books so that you can express your love and devotion, which would be greatly appreciated. Right now, there’s only an Emperor Mollusk logo and [...]

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The Mass Effect Effect

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 11, 2012

Wow. Been a while. Guess I’ve just been busy. Between writing and the holidays and playing Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, my schedule is pretty damn full. But seeing how A. LEE MARTINEZ APPRECIATION DAY!! is tomorrow, I figured I should take a moment to confirm that I’m still alive and kicking. This is [...]

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Random Blog Post

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 11, 2011

Hey, gang. Apologies that I haven’t been posting as regularly. I’ve been surprisingly busy. I can’t complain about it. It’s a good thing for my career if I have a bunch of projects going on. It’s an exciting time to be me, and I guess that means if you’re a fan, then it can be [...]

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Fortune and Glory (a game Tuesady review)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 4, 2011

Flying Frog Games is a new company on the board game scene, but in the space of a few years, they’ve produced a handful of interesting games. The thing I like about Flying Frog Games is that they aren’t afraid to be weird. Their first game, Last Night on Earth, was a fairly traditional zombie-themed [...]