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@francescodimitri.comA review of Pan, a little spoiler-y but not too much
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@francescodimitri.com'Pan (...) moved between rough beasts, glades, and rocks: he was a god of flesh and bones, of the here-and-now. He had horns, cloven hooves, and no modesty at all.'
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@francescodimitri.comPan is not very whimsical. It is a ‘what would it be like if ancient graeco-roman mythology returned to an ultra-realistic modern Rome?’ kind of book. So, not much whimsy there. Plenty of Lost Children though. And they do fly.
@francescodimitri.comThat would be 2008, but hey. It’s publication day. I’m allowed mistakes & cake.
@francescodimitri.comPan is out in English today. It was published for the first time in Italy in 2006, before the social media deluge, and it became a word-of-mouth success. This is a magnificent translation by @sophiamcdougall.bsky.social. Tell them he's coming back.
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@francescodimitri.comClive Barker was a key inspiration for Pan. Go read Weaveworld. Go read The Great and Secret Show. Go read Imajica, and Galilee.. please, go read Clive Barker's books. And also Pan.
@francescodimitri.comA Substack post on the god Pan, the price of safety, and the necessity of freedom...
@francescodimitri.comHahaha. I mean, the setting up of the game is almost up there with… I’ll stop there 😄
@francescodimitri.comPan's labyrinth, sort of
@francescodimitri.comFolks, do read @bleakhousing.bsky.social ‘s The Ship of Death. It’s a blast. I’m not sure I’ll ever play Arkham Horror ever again, though
@francescodimitri.comKyle Winkler's The Ship of Death is the horror book gamers never asked for, but always needed. It's great and you guys should read it.
@francescodimitri.comI should probably post about Pan, but with Autumn in full swing, I'd rather point out how much I miss watermelon.
@francescodimitri.comI love fireworks, jewels, and sweets, for the same reason: they are all entirely useless. Being nice is their only point. Creating useless-but-nice stuff is a great thing we humans do.
@francescodimitri.comMirror, mirror, don't patronise me. I know.
@francescodimitri.comThe American war guy is a grotesque example of what happens when you don’t outgrow your GI Joe era at ten years old.
@francescodimitri.comPan - a starred review. Thank you!
@francescodimitri.comA spoiler- free look at the first half of Pan. Written by yours truly, translated by @sophiamcdougall.bsky.social , edited by @leeharris.net . Out next week for @torbooks.bsky.social!