118. (February 2023) Infinity: A Bridger's Origin, by Stan C. Smith — The Tabletop Roleplayers' Book Club

5. Infinity: A Bridger's Story -Worldbuilding

clash_bowley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:58:19 +0000

What did you think of the world building? Did the world implied in the beginning make sense as a near future? Did bridging - the concept and the presentation in the story - work as intended? Would you have done anything different?

1. Infinity: A Bridger's Story - Overall Impressions

clash_bowley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:45:26 +0000

First off - I wouldn't have picked this if I had known it was a novella and not a novel. I was finished with it before half the month was done.

The story has a lot of action - Passerine/Infinity is a MMA athlete and violence is her game. it starts out with a fight, goes through her recruitment with Scottie, her training as a bridger for the SafeTrek company, and her first bridging, which is a near disaster.

What did you think overall? What do you feel about this story?

7. Infinity: A Bridger's Story - Game linkage

clash_bowley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:02:04 +0000

Did the story inspire you for gaming? What was interesting and usable? What would you change?

6. Infinity: A Bridger's Story - Writing

clash_bowley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:00:06 +0000

How did you feel about Smith as a writer? How would you describe his style? Did you enjoy the reading process itself?

4. Infinity: A Bridger's Story - Violence

clash_bowley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:53:46 +0000

This story was full of close up, graphic violence. Visceral, bone breaking, blood spurting gore. How did you feel reading it? Did it work as written? Did it make sense on its own terms?

3. Infinity: A Bridger's Story - SafeTrek

clash_bowley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:51:13 +0000

Did the company - SafeTrek - work for you? Do you think it made sense as a company set up to exploit a new phenomenon? What were its strong points? weak points? Would you have made any changes if you were running this as a game?

2. Infinity: A Bridger's Story - Characters

clash_bowley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:47:49 +0000

What did you think of the characters - the main ones (Passerina and Scottie) and the others. Were they well fleshed out? Did they feel Reel? Did they hook you in? Did you care ultimately what happened to them?

Description and back cover blurb

RichardAbbott — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:03:07 +0000

Infinite worlds. Extreme danger. One fearless woman.

Passerina Fowler just wants to be a professional fighter. She has struggled for years to make a name for herself. But then her life abruptly changes when she's discovered by a recruiter from SafeTrek Bridging, a company that transports clients to alternate versions of Earth.

With nothing to lose, Passerina accepts a job as a bridger, an elite fighter who protects clients on excursions to alternate worlds. However, on her first day she witnesses a horrifying event and realizes bridging can be downright deadly.

In spite of the risks, she is determined to complete her training program. But she soon realizes the training is more focused on her fears than her strength and endurance. And for good reason—there is much to be feared when bridging to alternate worlds naked and unarmed. Passerina must steadily transform herself into a bridger, with a new name: Infinity.

Infinity grows impatient for the excitement and danger of her first bridging excursion. But when it finally comes, she finds herself in a world of vicious predators, and the danger becomes all too real.