We emerged from a recent dive in the top secret Soho archives with a file of The Elfish Gene book trailer—the memoir of a misfit teenager who found his way during the first wave of Dungeons & Dragons in the working-class town of Coventry, England. Made for anyone who has ever thwarted trolls, goblin arrows, tainted orc meat, and normalcy. Enjoy!

They were the geeks, the fantasy wargamers, and this is their story…

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