Parallel Worlds Issue 5

In this issue, we're all about aliens: we look back at Ridley Scott's seminal 1979 film, scare ourselves silly in Alien: Isolation, and wonder just how common alien life is in our galaxy. We also interview horror writer Priya Sharma, continue our guides for gamesmasters, uncover a Chinese fantasy author you'll never have heard of, review books and board games, chat to one of the UK's thriving independent presses, muck around in Space Engineers, and assess Todd Phillips' Joker. 00:00:32 - Editorial 00:02:15 - The infinite hex crawl 00:08:58 - Aliens: are they out there? 00:23:52 - Board game review: The Quacks of Quedlinburg 00:29:42 - Let's talk about… Joker 00:41:04 - Mini of the month: the Abomination 00:46:31 - Alien, revisited: how Ridley Scott reinvented science fiction 00:56:27 - Original fiction: The Purpose 01:08:27 - Generic adventure module: The Big Dumb Object 01:23:03 - Interview: Priya Sharma. Priya is read by Jamie Sugar 01:33:16 - Space Engineers: six years of building and blowing stuff up 01:46:21 - Finding Jin Yong 01:59:00 - Know your community: the Dungeons and Dragons Community Group 02:04:10 - Alien Isolation - the perfect organism finally got its perfect game 02:14:54 - Featured Publisher: Elsewhen Press. Peter is voiced by Karim Kronfli