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This is a list of tabletop fantasy role-playing game supplements published by various companies. Many of these books were unlicensed publications intended to be used with Dungeons & Dragons or other game systems, and many were designed to be "generic" or "universal", or to be adapted to any fantasy role-playing game system.
In a 1975 book review, Newgate Callandar of The New York Times wrote "James is an exceedingly good writer, and her detective, Adam Dalgliesh, is one of the more unusual ones in action today. Nevertheless, 'The Black Tower' is so slow-moving that it will try the patience of most readers — and that has to be the besetting sin of a crime novel." [1]
J. Michael Caparula reviewed The Black Tower in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 85. [1] Caparula commented: "The book is fast and at times fun, but be warned that it is far from a complete work. It seems to me that even novels that are part of a series should be able to stand on their own." [1]
The Black Tower (1985): Mysterious deaths at a rest home and a reckless move in the drugs trade turn into a dice with death for Dalgliesh and Inspector Rouse . A Taste for Death (1988): Dalgliesh sets up the Sensitive Crimes Squad and faces an immediate challenge. Featuring Penny Downie as Inspector Kate Miskin.
Anders Swenson reviewed The Black Tower for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "The Black Tower is a full-sized 44 page book with a four-page dungeon map. The price is right and the adventure is a good buy." [2] Ronald Pehr reviewed The Black Tower in The Space Gamer No. 46. [1]
Louis Bayard (born November 30, 1963) is an American author. His historical mysteries include The Pale Blue Eye, Mr. Timothy, The Black Tower, The School of Night, and Roosevelt's Beast, [4] and they have been translated into 11 languages.
Book Review Index is an index of book reviews and literary criticism, found in leading academic, popular, and professional periodicals. It has been published since 1965.
The New York Times Book Review (NYTBR) is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. [ 2 ]