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The graceful airship CAS Ostwind sets out on a voyage of exploration and discovery. On board are a crew of expert sailors, enthusiastic scientists, zealous religious scholars, enigmatic dog-sled handlers, and you.Three days in, the first body is found.Trapped on an airship over Antarctic waters, days from land, with a…


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'Mercurial, Beautiful' is possibly the most original book I've ever read. Written in second person, it is reminiscent of the choose your own adventure horror books of my childhood that I loved - or of a DM telling you a story around an RPG table. I found it drew me into the story. I loved the eldritch horror of it and the way that horror slowly but steadily grows. Mostly, I think what I loved was that it was a surprisingly clever book - the kind that gets better with a second read. Those are my favourite kinds of books.…

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