Review: Gloom of Kilforth

From the Parallel Worlds Magazine archive. Gloom of Kilforth is, undoubtedly, the most beautiful game I own. It’s the only game I’ve ever bought purely on the basis of the art — and I’ll explain why. There are 25 locations, four decks of encounters, four decks of character upgrades, 25…
Christopher Jarvis
November 2, 2021

Dark Stars: spacepunk roleplaying

From the Parallel Worlds Magazine archive. Dark Stars is a cyberpunk roleplaying game set 300 years in the future. Humanity has expanded across the galaxy, developed artificial intelligence, and encountered alien life — but this is no utopia. The setting is dark and gritty, characterised by classic hallmarks of cyberpunk:…
Thomas Turnbull-Ross
November 1, 2021

Review: Cowboy Bebop: Space Serenade

From the Parallel Worlds Magazine archive. Cowboy Bebop is one of those TV series which always makes it into lists of ‘If You’ve Never Seen Anime, Start Here’. It’s stylish, accessible and genuinely action-packed — a Japanese animated series for those who aren’t deeply into the subculture. Unsurprising, then, to…
Christopher Jarvis
October 31, 2021

Interview: Bob Salley, creator of Broken Gargoyles

The diesel-punk world of Broken Gargoyles is set in 1925 in an alternative post-war US, where much has been lost and is yet to be rebuilt. It features robots (so far only ‘promo’ bots), peculiar vehicles, architecture with a slightly futuristic spin on Art Deco, as well as imagery familiar…
Yana Koleva
October 30, 2021

Interview: Peter F. Hamilton

In May 2020 we were lucky enough to interview Peter F. Hamilton for the release of his novel Salvation Lost. He’s back this year with a new audiobook: A Hole In The Sky. Chris Cunliffe caught up with him.  Thanks for joining us, Peter! Where did the inspiration for the…
Chris Cunliffe
October 29, 2021

Review: Raising Hell

From the Parallel Worlds Magazine archives. We live in a weird time. We have terrorist attacks, a resurgence of populism, social media, and generations that are as disconnected from each others’ experiences as ever. A once-in-a-century pandemic entirely reshaped our lives in less than a year, and similar threats might…
Ben Potts
October 21, 2021

Review: PARIAH

From the Parallel Worlds Magazine archives. PARIAH is a roleplaying game in ’zine format. Regular contributor Connor Eddles took it for a spin. "PARIAH’s creators do not endorse ingesting psychobotanicals in real life. They do not not endorse it though, particularly if entheogens are a part of your cultural traditions…
Connor Eddles
October 20, 2021

Review: Greensmith, by Aliya Whiteley

From the Parallel Worlds Magazine archives. Aliya Whiteley has been writing some interesting fiction over the last few years, from the horror of ‘The Beauty’ to the peculiar charm of ‘The Arrival of Missives’. She has been nominated and shortlisted for a number of awards – most recently shortlisted for…
Ant Jones
October 19, 2021

Team spotlight: Chris Cunliffe

In this web series, we introduce some of the contributors to Parallel Worlds. This month it’s Chris Cunliffe. Hey Chris. What’s your role with Parallel Worlds?  Hi everyone! I’m one of the writers: most notably for the GamesMasterClass series, but also some video game material and reviews. What’s been your…
Tom
October 18, 2021

Interview: Michael Butterworth

From the Parallel Worlds archives. Michael Butterworth is a science fiction and fantasy writer and publisher based in Manchester. He was a key contributor to New Worlds magazine, author of the Hawklords and several Space 1999 novels, cofounder of Savoy Books, and publisher and editor of Corridor, Wordworks and later…
Jean-Paul Garnier
October 12, 2021

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