Alright, let’s dive into this. So, we’ve got Magic: The Gathering doing its thing again, you know, with that whole worldbuilding gig that pulls everyone in. Remember Ravnica? Tarkir? Dominaria? Yeah, that vibe. Now, there’s this new set — Edge of Eternities. It’s got that space opera flair. Seriously, it’s out on August 1st and I can barely keep up. Oh, and Seth Dickinson — you know, the guy who wrote The Traitor Baru Cormorant — is whipping up a choose-your-own-adventure thing. Second chapter just hit on June 24th. Sami’s the star, down-trodden ship’s captain looking for a lost cat. Sounds like a setup for… well, who knows, maybe a creepy mining planet?
And let’s wander onto this other bit, there’s a Planeswalker’s Guide to Edge of Eternities. It goes deep into everything, like factions and space travel. I mean, Sothera — yeah, that’s the system — feels whacky in the most fabulously diverse way. It’s this star marked to go supernova in 200 years, but the Pinnacle folks are like, “We’ve got this!” — trying to save the day, sort of like a really ambitious intergalactic committee. But no, the Monoists toss that plan and create a supervoid. That’s where the chaos really kicks off. It’s a black hole, giving a spin on a holy war with these knights from the Celestial Palatinate. And mercy, they aren’t the charitable sort for bystanders.
Now, don’t even get me started on the Monoists’ master plan. They want to connect supervoids and reach some prophetic place. Like, who thinks of this stuff? Sounds like Magic’s really shaking the lore tree. Add in the Eldrazi and Fomori mix — and Jace, Tezzeret — oh yeah, Tezzeret’s off on his ship with a buddy called Mm’menon. Rings a bell? Memnarch, Mirari, who knows? Oh, and Sami’s cat being named Mirri — total nod to the Weatherlight Saga.
When Magic does it right, it’s glorious. Factions with juicy backstories, not just, “Hey, here’s another creature type.” In Edge of Eternities, it’s all that — faith battles, Pinnacle Alliance, Dominaria’s Kavu becoming sentient, and a curious research crew poking mysterious stuff. Terraforming bugs, space angels, androids, and fancy travel warp called weftwalking. Cats can do it too, apparently. From asteroid belts crawling with greatwurms, to space stations bustling like rush-hour subways, to that planet where flying is a local pastime — it’s a playground of wild wonders.
And what sells it? Tezzeret’s our confirmed Planeswalker. Maybe Karn too because Sami’s got ties to someone called the Metalman. Fingers crossed this doesn’t just lean on the old trope-y stuff. I’m all for the crazy new, and it looks like Magic is tying a neat creative bow with this one. Edge is this quirky spot, metaphorically ripping away from Magic’s normal Multiversal shenanigans. It’s like, “Hey, look at us being all different.” And I dig it.
Looking forward to Dickinson’s next chapter – fingers crossed it doesn’t just snap back to Jace piloting some starship. Here’s hoping the momentum keeps chugging along.
