Jess Barber

Celebrate a decade of Critical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside – and against – Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O’Brien. In these ten stories, see the legendary adventuring party anew through the eyes of some of the most memorable characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina. Within its pages:• Shaun Gilmore reflects on the life he has chosen, as told by Aabria Iyengar.• Raishan, racked by a pestilent curse, plots to release the Cinder King from his fiery prison, as told by Rory Power.• Trinket the Wonder Bear accompanies the next generation of Vox Machina on their first adventure, as told by Sarah Glenn Marsh.• Plus seven more hilarious, heartbreaking, and heroic tales featuring Kaylie, Doty, Kevdak, and more! The adventure began in 2015 with a group of friends sitting down in front of a camera to roll some dice, bring their characters to life, and tell a story that would become immortalized in their livestream tabletop roleplaying game: Critical Role. What started as a humble home game eventually grew into a worldwide phenomenon that has touched countless people with its poignant, larger-than-life storytelling – and in that same vein, this collection celebrates the characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina but whose stories are yet to be told. Contributors: Foreword by Liam O’Brien • Jess Barber Martin Cahill • Rebecca Coffindaffer • Aabria Iyengar • Sam Maggs • Sarah Glenn Marsh • Rory Power • Nibedita Sen • Izzy Wasserstein • Kendra Wells

Celebrate a decade ofCritical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside--and against--Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O'Brien. In these ten stories, see the legendary adventuring party anew through the eyes of some of the most memorable characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina. Within its pages: - Shaun Gilmore reflects on the life he has chosen, as told by Aabria Iyengar. - Raishan, racked by a pestilent curse, plots to release the Cinder King from his fiery prison, as told by Rory Power. - Trinket the Wonder Bear accompanies the next generation of Vox Machina on their first adventure, as told by Sarah Glenn Marsh. - Plus seven more hilarious, heartbreaking, and heroic tales featuring Kaylie, Doty, Kevdak, and more The adventure began in 2015 with a group of friends sitting down in front of a camera to roll some dice, bring their characters to life, and tell a story that would become immortalized in their livestream tabletop roleplaying game: Critical Role. What started as a humble home game eventually grew into a worldwide phenomenon that has touched countless people with its poignant, larger-than-life storytelling--and in that same vein, this collection celebrates the characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina but whose stories are yet to be told. Contributors: Foreword by Liam O'Brien - Jess Barber Martin Cahill - Rebecca Coffindaffer - Aabria Iyengar - Sam Maggs - Sarah Glenn Marsh - Rory Power - Nibedita Sen - Izzy Wasserstein - Kendra Wells

Celebrate a decade of Critical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside – and against – Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O’Brien. In these ten stories, see the legendary adventuring party anew through the eyes of some of the most memorable characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina. Within its pages:• Shaun Gilmore reflects on the life he has chosen, as told by Aabria Iyengar.• Raishan, racked by a pestilent curse, plots to release the Cinder King from his fiery prison, as told by Rory Power.• Trinket the Wonder Bear accompanies the next generation of Vox Machina on their first adventure, as told by Sarah Glenn Marsh.• Plus seven more hilarious, heartbreaking, and heroic tales featuring Kaylie, Doty, Kevdak, and more! The adventure began in 2015 with a group of friends sitting down in front of a camera to roll some dice, bring their characters to life, and tell a story that would become immortalized in their livestream tabletop roleplaying game: Critical Role. What started as a humble home game eventually grew into a worldwide phenomenon that has touched countless people with its poignant, larger-than-life storytelling – and in that same vein, this collection celebrates the characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina but whose stories are yet to be told. Contributors: Foreword by Liam O’Brien • Jess Barber Martin Cahill • Rebecca Coffindaffer • Aabria Iyengar • Sam Maggs • Sarah Glenn Marsh • Rory Power • Nibedita Sen • Izzy Wasserstein • Kendra Wells

Celebrate a decade of Critical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside--and against--Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O'Brien. In these ten stories, see the legendary adventuring party anew through the eyes of some of the most memorable characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina. Within its pages: - Shaun Gilmore reflects on the life he has chosen, as told by Aabria Iyengar.- Raishan, racked by a pestilent curse, plots to release the Cinder King from his fiery prison, as told by Rory Power.- Trinket the Wonder Bear accompanies the next generation of Vox Machina on their first adventure, as told by Sarah Glenn Marsh.- Plus seven more hilarious, heartbreaking, and heroic tales featuring Kaylie, Doty, Kevdak, and more The adventure began in 2015 with a group of friends sitting down in front of a camera to roll some dice, bring their characters to life, and tell a story that would become immortalized in their livestream tabletop roleplaying game: Critical Role. What started as a humble home game eventually grew into a worldwide phenomenon that has touched countless people with its poignant, larger-than-life storytelling--and in that same vein, this collection celebrates the characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina but whose stories are yet to be told. Contributors: Foreword by Liam O'Brien - Jess Barber Martin Cahill - Rebecca Coffindaffer - Aabria Iyengar - Sam Maggs - Sarah Glenn Marsh - Rory Power - Nibedita Sen - Izzy Wasserstein - Kendra Wells

Arab Science Fiction is largely unknown internationally, for this reason, Arabilious would like to make you discover nine short stories written by authors coming from Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. The recurring themes of the stories include the effects of new technologies on Arab society, deeply rooted in community life and far from Western individualism, as well as anxiety about the devastation produced by climate emergency or nostalgia for a past which, although difficult and troubled, it is still able to ensure cultural roots and identity to the characters. The stories included in Arabilious are therefore full of melancholy, social tensions derived from political conflicts, and the need to distance themselves from the categories and clich s formulated by the West. All these themes mix with the rich literary tradition of the Arab peoples and their past as colonized communities to propose nine futuristic scenarios, alternatives to the existing reality. Table of contents0.0 Introduction by Cristina Jurado1. Pan-humanism Hope and Pragmatics by Sara Saab and Jess Barber (Lebanon and USA)2. The Standard of Ur by Hassan Abdulrazzak (Iraq)3. The Bahrein Underground Bazar by Nadia Afifi (Bahrain)4. A Day in the Life of Anmar 20X1 by Abdulla Moaswes (Palestine)5. Cinammon Chewing Gum by Maria Dadouch (Siria)6. To New Jerusalem by Farah Kader (Palestine-USA)7. Exhibit K by Nadia Afifi (Bahrain)8. A Jaha in the Metaverse by Fadi Zaghmout (Jordan)9. Master of Mediterranean by Emad El-Din Aysha (Egypt)10 Afterword: Arabic SF - The Hope for a Better Future and Past by Emad El-Din Aysha