| Baldur's Gate II Contributor(s): Bell, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 1940535085 ISBN-13: 9781940535081 Publisher: Boss Fight Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Video & Electronic - Computers | Programming - Games - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs) |
| Series: Boss Fight Books |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.9" W x 6.8" (0.30 lbs) 68 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Upon its release in 2000, BioWare's PC role-playing epic Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was hailed as a paragon of its genre and named "RPG of the Year" by IGN, GameSpy, and GameSpot. A game like Baldur's Gate II requires not just a master wordsmith but a dungeon master. Enter award-winning novelist Matt Bell, author of four works of fiction and co-author of the Dungeons & Dragons novel The Last Garrison. Bell's book explores BG2's immersive narrative and complex mechanics, unpacks how RPG systems enable our emotional investment in characters, investigates the game's non-linear story, and relates his own struggle to reconcile being a "serious" adult with his love of D&D and video games. Dig in, geek out, and go for the eyes, Boo |
Contributor Bio(s): Bell, Matt: - Matt Bell is the author most recently of the novels Scrapper (a Michigan Notable Book) and In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods (a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award and an Indies Choice Adult Debut Book of the Year Honor Recipient, as well as the winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award). His stories have appeared in Best American Mystery Stories, Tin House, Conjunctions, Fairy Tale Review, Gulf Coast, and many other publications. A native of Michigan, he now teaches creative writing at Arizona State University. |
