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Francois DesRochers
Jun 8, 20215 min read
Scholar's Review #35: Rifts Duty's Edge
INTRODUCTION “A failed mission’s last survivor, Lieutenant Steffan Meyer is injured and cut off from any support from home. All he has...
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Francois DesRochers
May 26, 20216 min read
Scholar’s Review #34: Coalition Wars: Siege on Tolkeen – Chapter 1 (Sedition)
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: June 2000 GENERAL We all knew this book was in the making, and had been hoping something like this...
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Francois DesRochers
May 11, 20213 min read
Scholar’s Review 33: RIFTS World Book 30 – D-Bees of North America
Author: Non-attributed (almost a dozen contributing writers) Release Date: April 2007 GENERAL The idea was that we collect all the D-Bees...
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Francois DesRochers
Apr 27, 20215 min read
Scholar’s Review #32: RIFTS World Book 29 - Madhaven
Author: Brandon Aten and Taylor White Release Date: July 2006 GENERAL Once again, we revisit one of the strange locales from North...
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Francois DesRochers
Apr 13, 20214 min read
Scholar’s Review #31: RIFTS World Book 28 – Arzno – Vampire Incursion
Author: Jason Richards Release Date: March 2006 GENERAL What is essentially a companion book to World Books 1 and 13 to 15, we now...
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Francois DesRochers
Mar 31, 20215 min read
Scholar’s Review #30: RIFTS World Book 25: China 2 – Heroes of the Celestial Court
Author: Kevin Siembieda & Erick Wujcik Release Date: January 2004 GENERAL This World Book takes us back into the mystical and depraved...
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Francois DesRochers
Mar 10, 20215 min read
Scholar’s Review #29: RIFTS World Book 24: China 1 – The Yama Kings
Author: Kevin Siembieda & Erick Wujcik Release Date: January 2004 GENERAL This World Book takes us into the mystical and depraved lands...
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Francois DesRochers
Mar 3, 20215 min read
Scholar's Review #28: Rifts World Book 23: Xiticix Invasion
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: November 1999 GENERAL This World Book presents a unique opportunity for Rifts players. In addition...
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Francois DesRochers
Feb 24, 20217 min read
The Bazaar #8: An Author's Perspective of Rifts World Book 22: Free Quebec
GENERAL I thought I’d do something a little different, now that we’ve made our way down through maybe two-thirds of the way through the...
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Francois DesRochers
Feb 16, 20216 min read
Scholar's Review #27: Rifts World Book 22: Free Quebec
Author: Francois DesRochers & Kevin Siembieda Release Date: April 2000 GENERAL Otherwise known as the true mecca of humanity and...
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Francois DesRochers
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Scholar’s Review #26: RIFTS World Book 21: Splynn Dimensional Market
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: September 1999 GENERAL Otherwise known as Rifts Atlantis 2, we dive into the heart of the Splynn...
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Francois DesRochers
Feb 3, 20214 min read
Scholar's Review #25: Rifts World Book 20: Canada
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: August 1999 GENERAL Following the two Russian World Books and Australia, Rifts Canada provides a...
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Francois DesRochers
Jan 27, 20214 min read
Scholar's Review #24: Rifts Sourcebook 4: Coalition Navy
Author: Patrick Nowak Release Date: August 1997 GENERAL Released relatively shortly after WB 11: Coalition War Campaign, it expands on...
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Francois DesRochers
Jan 20, 20214 min read
Scholar's Review #23: Rifts World Book 18: Mystic Russia
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: 1998 GENERAL The companion book to World Book 17: Warlords of Russia, this one continues to provide...
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Francois DesRochers
Jan 13, 20216 min read
Scholar’s Review #22: RIFTS World Book 17: Warlords of Russia
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: 1998 GENERAL After spending some time in North America, we now traverse to northern Eurasia to see...
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Francois DesRochers
Jan 6, 20216 min read
Scholar's Review #21: Rifts World Book 16: Federation of Magic
Author: Kevin Siembieda and Kevin Murphy Release Date: 1997 GENERAL Presenting the first magical foil to the Coalition States. The...
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Francois DesRochers
Jul 30, 20205 min read
Scholar's Review 20: Rifts World Book 15: Spirit West
Author: Wayne Breaux Jr Release Date: 1997 GENERAL The Spirit West book is a pretty niche entry into the Rifts library. It doesn’t...
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Francois DesRochers
Jul 21, 20205 min read
Scholar's Review #19: Rifts World Book 14: New West
Author: Christopher R. Kornmann & Kevin Siembieda Release Date: 1997 GENERAL The New West is the barren expanse of the remaining United...
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Francois DesRochers
Jul 16, 20205 min read
Scholar's Review #18: Rifts World Book 13: Lone Star
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: 1997 GENERAL The Coalition State shrouded in the most mystery and intrigue has always been Lone...
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Francois DesRochers
Jul 14, 20205 min read
Scholar's Review #17: Rifts World Book 12: Psyscape
Author: Kevin Siembieda Release Date: 1997 GENERAL This was a World Book that had been a long time coming. The ode to the psionics...
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