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He is the author of the novels </i>Solip<i> and </i>Say, Cut, Map. <em>He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and currently attends St. John's College.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;">*</p> <p>One of <a title="Entopy Magazine's Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014 featuring Ken Baumann" href="http://entropymag.org/best-of-2014-non-fiction-books/">Entropy Magazine</a>'s of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014</p> <p>"At last, <em>EarthBound</em> gets the paperback it deserves." - Kill Screen</p> <p>"Ken Baumann is breaking new ground." - <a title="The Collagist Ian Denning review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://thecollagist.com/the-collagist/2014/2/4/earthbound-by-ken-baumann-boss-fight.html">The Collagist</a></p> <p>"As much an exploration of the creation, content, and legacy of the role-playing classic as it is a self-reflective deep dive into the author's own psyche." - <a title="Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/21/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound/">Joystiq </a></p> <p>"It鈥檚 a book that aims to mirror the segmented, bizarro structure of <i>EarthBound</i>, and it鈥檚 a book that succeeds." - <a title="Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/salpane/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves">BuzzFeed</a></p> <p>"The breadth of Baumann's interests and his infectious love for humanity make him the perfect writer to do this game justice." - <a href="http://therumpus.net/2014/01/horn-reviews-earthbound/" target="_blank">The Rumpus</a></p> <p>"I was rapt. I never thought I would be." - <a title="Quincy Rhoads review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://htmlgiant.com/reviews/25-points-earthbound-by-ken-baumann/">HTMLGIANT</a></p> <p>"Excellent." 10/10 - <span class="il">Nerdlife</span></p> <p>"So much fun." - <a href="http://bookrageous.podbean.com/2014/01/06/bookrageous-episode-63-troubled-daughters-twisted-wives/" target="_blank">Bookrageous</a></p> <p>"Well-structured, sincere and compelling." -聽 <a title="Frances Dinger's review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann in the Fanzine" href="http://thefanzine.com/when-i-was-younger-i-too-saved-the-earth-many-times-a-review-of-earthbound/">The Fanzine </a></p> <p>"T<span class="userContent">he best nonfiction book I've read in a long time</span>." - Matt Bell, author of <em>In the House Upon the Dirt</em></p> <p>"Ken Baumann simply does an amazing job elevating a game that deserves all of its attention and sharing his own story along the way." - <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNintendoLink/status/1604144331157184512" title="Jason Capp reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann for Nintendo Link">Nintendo Link</a></p> <p>"Long-time fans of the game will join in Baumann鈥檚 nostalgia for the classic RPG and dust off their Super Nintendo controllers. Newcomers will hunger to play the game in all its strange, rosy weirdness. Both will discover a book and a writer that are bold, wild, funny, smart. Just like the game that inspired them." - <a title="Kelsie Hahn reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann in PANK" href="http://pankmagazine.com/2014/10/28/review-earthbound-ken-baumann">PANK</a></p> <p>More Reviews:聽<a title="Paste review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/02/earthbound-by-ken-baumann.html">Paste</a>, <a title="Coin Battle review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://coin-battle.com/2013/12/mongrel-spirit/">Coin Battle</a>, <a title="Video Game Tourism review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://videogametourism.at/node/1917">Video Game Tourism</a>, <a title="Goodreads review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19386071-earthbound">Goodreads</a>, <a title="Amazon ebook review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://www.amazon.com/EarthBound-Boss-Fight-Books-Baumann-ebook/dp/B00HVP5D2C">Amazon</a></p> <p>Coverage and Author Interviews: <a title="Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article on EarthBound by Ken Baumann and Boss Fight Books" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/21/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound/">Joystiq</a>, <a title="Alexa Ray Corriea's Polygon article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann" href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/21/5739106/earthbound-boss-fight-books-ken-baumann">Polygon</a>, <a title="Video conversation between Ken Baumann, Dan Golding, and Brendan Keough" href="http://digitalwritersfestival.com/2014/events/new-games-criticism/">Digital Writers Festival</a> (video), <a href="http://gameological.com/2013/06/ken-baumann-actor-and-writer/" target="_blank">Gameological Society</a>, <a title="Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/salpane/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves">BuzzFeed</a></p> <p>Excerpt: <a href="http://kotaku.com/what-the-f-k-kind-of-game-is-earthbound-580416562" target="_blank">Kotaku</a> (or check out the hyperlink version at <a title="Kotaku excerpt of the first chapter of EarthBound by Ken Baumann, 199X, now with annotations by the author" href="http://poetry.rapgenius.com/Ken-baumann-199x-chapter-1-earthbound-annotated">Genius</a>)</p>  </div>  <div class="social"> <div id="social" class="clearfix"> <p class="share-this">Share this item:</p> <div class="google-plus"><g:plusone size="medium" annotation="none"></g:plusone></div> <div class="tweet-btn"> <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="https://bossfightbooks.com/products/earthbound-by-ken-baumann" data-count="none" data-via="">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> </div> <div class="pinterest"> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://bossfightbooks.com/products/earthbound-by-ken-baumann&media=//bossfightbooks.com/cdn/shop/files/BFB_Covers_with_Color_Background_39_large.png?v=1721360878" class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal">Pin It</a> <script type="text/javascript" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script> </div> <div class="facebook-like"><iframe src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https://bossfightbooks.com/products/earthbound-by-ken-baumann&send=false&layout=button_count&width=120&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:120px; height:21px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); </script> </div>  </div>  <div class="span12"></div> </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="span12"> <h3 class="collection-title">Related products</h3> </div> </div> <div class="row products"> <div class="product span4"> <div class="image"> <a href="/collections/books-1-12/products/spelunky-by-derek-yu"> <img src="//bossfightbooks.com/cdn/shop/files/BFB_Covers_with_Color_Background_28_large.png?v=1721357791" alt="Spelunky by Derek Yu" /> </a> </div> <div class="details"> <a href="/collections/books-1-12/products/spelunky-by-derek-yu" class="clearfix"> <h4 class="title">Spelunky by Derek Yu</h4> <span class="price"> <small><em>from</em></small> $ 4.95 </span> <div class="shopify-product-reviews-badge" data-id="390894952"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="product span4"> <div class="image"> <a href="/collections/books-1-12/products/chrono-trigger-by-michael-p-williams"> <img src="//bossfightbooks.com/cdn/shop/files/BFB_Covers_with_Color_Background_38_large.png?v=1721360880" alt="Chrono Trigger by Michael P. 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He is the author of the novels \u003c\/i\u003eSolip\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eSay, Cut, Map. \u003cem\u003eHe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and currently attends St. John's College.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ca title=\"Entopy Magazine's Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014 featuring Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/entropymag.org\/best-of-2014-non-fiction-books\/\"\u003eEntropy Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e's of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At last, \u003cem\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/em\u003e gets the paperback it deserves.\" - Kill Screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann is breaking new ground.\" - \u003ca title=\"The Collagist Ian Denning review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/thecollagist.com\/the-collagist\/2014\/2\/4\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann-boss-fight.html\"\u003eThe Collagist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As much an exploration of the creation, content, and legacy of the role-playing classic as it is a self-reflective deep dive into the author's own psyche.\" - \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It鈥檚 a book that aims to mirror the segmented, bizarro structure of \u003ci\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/i\u003e, and it鈥檚 a book that succeeds.\" - \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of Baumann's interests and his infectious love for humanity make him the perfect writer to do this game justice.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/therumpus.net\/2014\/01\/horn-reviews-earthbound\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was rapt. I never thought I would be.\" - \u003ca title=\"Quincy Rhoads review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/htmlgiant.com\/reviews\/25-points-earthbound-by-ken-baumann\/\"\u003eHTMLGIANT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent.\" 10\/10 - \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNerdlife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"So much fun.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bookrageous.podbean.com\/2014\/01\/06\/bookrageous-episode-63-troubled-daughters-twisted-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBookrageous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well-structured, sincere and compelling.\" -聽 \u003ca title=\"Frances Dinger's review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann in the Fanzine\" href=\"http:\/\/thefanzine.com\/when-i-was-younger-i-too-saved-the-earth-many-times-a-review-of-earthbound\/\"\u003eThe Fanzine \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"T\u003cspan class=\"userContent\"\u003ehe best nonfiction book I've read in a long time\u003c\/span\u003e.\" - Matt Bell, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the House Upon the Dirt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann simply does an amazing job elevating a game that deserves all of its attention and sharing his own story along the way.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNintendoLink\/status\/1604144331157184512\" title=\"Jason Capp reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann for Nintendo Link\"\u003eNintendo Link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Long-time fans of the game will join in Baumann鈥檚 nostalgia for the classic RPG and dust off their Super Nintendo controllers. Newcomers will hunger to play the game in all its strange, rosy weirdness. Both will discover a book and a writer that are bold, wild, funny, smart. Just like the game that inspired them.\" - \u003ca title=\"Kelsie Hahn reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann in PANK\" href=\"http:\/\/pankmagazine.com\/2014\/10\/28\/review-earthbound-ken-baumann\"\u003ePANK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews:聽\u003ca title=\"Paste review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2014\/02\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann.html\"\u003ePaste\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Coin Battle review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/coin-battle.com\/2013\/12\/mongrel-spirit\/\"\u003eCoin Battle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video Game Tourism review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/videogametourism.at\/node\/1917\"\u003eVideo Game Tourism\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Goodreads review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/19386071-earthbound\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Amazon ebook review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/EarthBound-Boss-Fight-Books-Baumann-ebook\/dp\/B00HVP5D2C\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoverage and Author Interviews: \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article on EarthBound by Ken Baumann and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Alexa Ray Corriea's Polygon article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2014\/5\/21\/5739106\/earthbound-boss-fight-books-ken-baumann\"\u003ePolygon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video conversation between Ken Baumann, Dan Golding, and Brendan Keough\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalwritersfestival.com\/2014\/events\/new-games-criticism\/\"\u003eDigital Writers Festival\u003c\/a\u003e (video), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gameological.com\/2013\/06\/ken-baumann-actor-and-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGameological Society\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/what-the-f-k-kind-of-game-is-earthbound-580416562\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e (or check out the hyperlink version at \u003ca title=\"Kotaku excerpt of the first chapter of EarthBound by Ken Baumann, 199X, now with annotations by the author\" href=\"http:\/\/poetry.rapgenius.com\/Ken-baumann-199x-chapter-1-earthbound-annotated\"\u003eGenius\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Google Code for Book Purchase Conversion Page --\u003e","published_at":"2013-12-13T16:20:00-08:00","created_at":"2013-12-06T15:55:18-08:00","vendor":"Boss Fight Books","type":"Book","tags":[],"price":495,"price_min":495,"price_max":1795,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":495,"compare_at_price_min":495,"compare_at_price_max":495,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":434613285,"title":"Paperback","option1":"Paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"101","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"EarthBound by Ken Baumann - 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He is the author of the novels \u003c\/i\u003eSolip\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eSay, Cut, Map. \u003cem\u003eHe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and currently attends St. John's College.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ca title=\"Entopy Magazine's Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014 featuring Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/entropymag.org\/best-of-2014-non-fiction-books\/\"\u003eEntropy Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e's of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At last, \u003cem\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/em\u003e gets the paperback it deserves.\" - Kill Screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann is breaking new ground.\" - \u003ca title=\"The Collagist Ian Denning review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/thecollagist.com\/the-collagist\/2014\/2\/4\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann-boss-fight.html\"\u003eThe Collagist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As much an exploration of the creation, content, and legacy of the role-playing classic as it is a self-reflective deep dive into the author's own psyche.\" - \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It鈥檚 a book that aims to mirror the segmented, bizarro structure of \u003ci\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/i\u003e, and it鈥檚 a book that succeeds.\" - \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of Baumann's interests and his infectious love for humanity make him the perfect writer to do this game justice.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/therumpus.net\/2014\/01\/horn-reviews-earthbound\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was rapt. I never thought I would be.\" - \u003ca title=\"Quincy Rhoads review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/htmlgiant.com\/reviews\/25-points-earthbound-by-ken-baumann\/\"\u003eHTMLGIANT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent.\" 10\/10 - \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNerdlife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"So much fun.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bookrageous.podbean.com\/2014\/01\/06\/bookrageous-episode-63-troubled-daughters-twisted-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBookrageous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well-structured, sincere and compelling.\" -聽 \u003ca title=\"Frances Dinger's review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann in the Fanzine\" href=\"http:\/\/thefanzine.com\/when-i-was-younger-i-too-saved-the-earth-many-times-a-review-of-earthbound\/\"\u003eThe Fanzine \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"T\u003cspan class=\"userContent\"\u003ehe best nonfiction book I've read in a long time\u003c\/span\u003e.\" - Matt Bell, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the House Upon the Dirt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann simply does an amazing job elevating a game that deserves all of its attention and sharing his own story along the way.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNintendoLink\/status\/1604144331157184512\" title=\"Jason Capp reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann for Nintendo Link\"\u003eNintendo Link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Long-time fans of the game will join in Baumann鈥檚 nostalgia for the classic RPG and dust off their Super Nintendo controllers. Newcomers will hunger to play the game in all its strange, rosy weirdness. Both will discover a book and a writer that are bold, wild, funny, smart. Just like the game that inspired them.\" - \u003ca title=\"Kelsie Hahn reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann in PANK\" href=\"http:\/\/pankmagazine.com\/2014\/10\/28\/review-earthbound-ken-baumann\"\u003ePANK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews:聽\u003ca title=\"Paste review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2014\/02\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann.html\"\u003ePaste\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Coin Battle review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/coin-battle.com\/2013\/12\/mongrel-spirit\/\"\u003eCoin Battle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video Game Tourism review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/videogametourism.at\/node\/1917\"\u003eVideo Game Tourism\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Goodreads review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/19386071-earthbound\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Amazon ebook review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/EarthBound-Boss-Fight-Books-Baumann-ebook\/dp\/B00HVP5D2C\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoverage and Author Interviews: \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article on EarthBound by Ken Baumann and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Alexa Ray Corriea's Polygon article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2014\/5\/21\/5739106\/earthbound-boss-fight-books-ken-baumann\"\u003ePolygon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video conversation between Ken Baumann, Dan Golding, and Brendan Keough\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalwritersfestival.com\/2014\/events\/new-games-criticism\/\"\u003eDigital Writers Festival\u003c\/a\u003e (video), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gameological.com\/2013\/06\/ken-baumann-actor-and-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGameological Society\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/what-the-f-k-kind-of-game-is-earthbound-580416562\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e (or check out the hyperlink version at \u003ca title=\"Kotaku excerpt of the first chapter of EarthBound by Ken Baumann, 199X, now with annotations by the author\" href=\"http:\/\/poetry.rapgenius.com\/Ken-baumann-199x-chapter-1-earthbound-annotated\"\u003eGenius\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Google Code for Book Purchase Conversion Page --\u003e"}, onVariantSelected: selectCallback }); // Add label if only one product option and it isn't 'Title'. // Auto-select first available variant on page load. $('.single-option-selector:eq(0)').val("Paperback").trigger('change'); }); </script> <div id="shopify-block-11853685111505846332" class="shopify-block shopify-app-block"><div id="goodappsw-product-status" style="visibility: hidden;"> true </div> <div id="goodappsw-products-availablity" style="display: none"> true true true true </div> <script> window.goodAppsData = { customerId: null, customerTags: ''.split(',') || [], product: {"id":189652893,"title":"EarthBound by Ken Baumann","handle":"earthbound-by-ken-baumann","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease date: January 15, 2014\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 13: 978-1-940535-00-5\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForeword by Marcus Lindblom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e聽\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAn RPG for the Super NES that flopped when it first arrived in the U.S., \u003cem\u003eEarthBound \u003c\/em\u003egrew in fan support and critical acclaim over the years, eventually becoming the All-Time Favorite Game of thousands, among them author Ken Baumann.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e聽\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a heartfelt foreword from the game's North American localization director, Marcus Lindblom, Baumann's \u003cem\u003eEarthBound \u003c\/em\u003eis a joyful tornado of history, criticism, and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaumann explores the game鈥檚 unlikely origins, its brilliant creator, its madcap plot, its marketing failure, its cult rise from the ashes, and its intersections with Japanese and American culture, all the while reflecting back on the author's own journey into the terrifying and hilarious world of adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"EarthBound by Ken Baumann in the Amazon Kindle Store\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/EarthBound-Boss-Fight-Books-Book-ebook\/dp\/B00HVP5D2C\/\"\u003eKindle Store\u003c\/a\u003e * \u003ca title=\"Google Play store page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Ken_Baumann_EarthBound?id=lvuEDwAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e聽\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kenbaumann.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKen Baumann\u003c\/a\u003e acted for ten years in feature films and TV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. He is the author of the novels \u003c\/i\u003eSolip\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eSay, Cut, Map. \u003cem\u003eHe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and currently attends St. John's College.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ca title=\"Entopy Magazine's Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014 featuring Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/entropymag.org\/best-of-2014-non-fiction-books\/\"\u003eEntropy Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e's of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At last, \u003cem\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/em\u003e gets the paperback it deserves.\" - Kill Screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann is breaking new ground.\" - \u003ca title=\"The Collagist Ian Denning review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/thecollagist.com\/the-collagist\/2014\/2\/4\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann-boss-fight.html\"\u003eThe Collagist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As much an exploration of the creation, content, and legacy of the role-playing classic as it is a self-reflective deep dive into the author's own psyche.\" - \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It鈥檚 a book that aims to mirror the segmented, bizarro structure of \u003ci\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/i\u003e, and it鈥檚 a book that succeeds.\" - \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of Baumann's interests and his infectious love for humanity make him the perfect writer to do this game justice.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/therumpus.net\/2014\/01\/horn-reviews-earthbound\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was rapt. I never thought I would be.\" - \u003ca title=\"Quincy Rhoads review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/htmlgiant.com\/reviews\/25-points-earthbound-by-ken-baumann\/\"\u003eHTMLGIANT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent.\" 10\/10 - \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNerdlife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"So much fun.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bookrageous.podbean.com\/2014\/01\/06\/bookrageous-episode-63-troubled-daughters-twisted-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBookrageous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well-structured, sincere and compelling.\" -聽 \u003ca title=\"Frances Dinger's review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann in the Fanzine\" href=\"http:\/\/thefanzine.com\/when-i-was-younger-i-too-saved-the-earth-many-times-a-review-of-earthbound\/\"\u003eThe Fanzine \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"T\u003cspan class=\"userContent\"\u003ehe best nonfiction book I've read in a long time\u003c\/span\u003e.\" - Matt Bell, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the House Upon the Dirt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann simply does an amazing job elevating a game that deserves all of its attention and sharing his own story along the way.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNintendoLink\/status\/1604144331157184512\" title=\"Jason Capp reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann for Nintendo Link\"\u003eNintendo Link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Long-time fans of the game will join in Baumann鈥檚 nostalgia for the classic RPG and dust off their Super Nintendo controllers. Newcomers will hunger to play the game in all its strange, rosy weirdness. Both will discover a book and a writer that are bold, wild, funny, smart. Just like the game that inspired them.\" - \u003ca title=\"Kelsie Hahn reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann in PANK\" href=\"http:\/\/pankmagazine.com\/2014\/10\/28\/review-earthbound-ken-baumann\"\u003ePANK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews:聽\u003ca title=\"Paste review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2014\/02\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann.html\"\u003ePaste\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Coin Battle review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/coin-battle.com\/2013\/12\/mongrel-spirit\/\"\u003eCoin Battle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video Game Tourism review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/videogametourism.at\/node\/1917\"\u003eVideo Game Tourism\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Goodreads review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/19386071-earthbound\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Amazon ebook review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/EarthBound-Boss-Fight-Books-Baumann-ebook\/dp\/B00HVP5D2C\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoverage and Author Interviews: \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article on EarthBound by Ken Baumann and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Alexa Ray Corriea's Polygon article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2014\/5\/21\/5739106\/earthbound-boss-fight-books-ken-baumann\"\u003ePolygon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video conversation between Ken Baumann, Dan Golding, and Brendan Keough\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalwritersfestival.com\/2014\/events\/new-games-criticism\/\"\u003eDigital Writers Festival\u003c\/a\u003e (video), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gameological.com\/2013\/06\/ken-baumann-actor-and-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGameological Society\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/what-the-f-k-kind-of-game-is-earthbound-580416562\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e (or check out the hyperlink version at \u003ca title=\"Kotaku excerpt of the first chapter of EarthBound by Ken Baumann, 199X, now with annotations by the author\" href=\"http:\/\/poetry.rapgenius.com\/Ken-baumann-199x-chapter-1-earthbound-annotated\"\u003eGenius\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Google Code for Book Purchase Conversion Page --\u003e","published_at":"2013-12-13T16:20:00-08:00","created_at":"2013-12-06T15:55:18-08:00","vendor":"Boss Fight Books","type":"Book","tags":[],"price":495,"price_min":495,"price_max":1795,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":495,"compare_at_price_min":495,"compare_at_price_max":495,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":434613285,"title":"Paperback","option1":"Paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"101","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"EarthBound by Ken Baumann - 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He is the author of the novels \u003c\/i\u003eSolip\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eSay, Cut, Map. \u003cem\u003eHe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and currently attends St. John's College.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ca title=\"Entopy Magazine's Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014 featuring Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/entropymag.org\/best-of-2014-non-fiction-books\/\"\u003eEntropy Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e's of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At last, \u003cem\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/em\u003e gets the paperback it deserves.\" - Kill Screen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann is breaking new ground.\" - \u003ca title=\"The Collagist Ian Denning review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/thecollagist.com\/the-collagist\/2014\/2\/4\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann-boss-fight.html\"\u003eThe Collagist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As much an exploration of the creation, content, and legacy of the role-playing classic as it is a self-reflective deep dive into the author's own psyche.\" - \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It鈥檚 a book that aims to mirror the segmented, bizarro structure of \u003ci\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/i\u003e, and it鈥檚 a book that succeeds.\" - \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of Baumann's interests and his infectious love for humanity make him the perfect writer to do this game justice.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/therumpus.net\/2014\/01\/horn-reviews-earthbound\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was rapt. I never thought I would be.\" - \u003ca title=\"Quincy Rhoads review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/htmlgiant.com\/reviews\/25-points-earthbound-by-ken-baumann\/\"\u003eHTMLGIANT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent.\" 10\/10 - \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNerdlife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"So much fun.\" - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bookrageous.podbean.com\/2014\/01\/06\/bookrageous-episode-63-troubled-daughters-twisted-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBookrageous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well-structured, sincere and compelling.\" -聽 \u003ca title=\"Frances Dinger's review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann in the Fanzine\" href=\"http:\/\/thefanzine.com\/when-i-was-younger-i-too-saved-the-earth-many-times-a-review-of-earthbound\/\"\u003eThe Fanzine \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"T\u003cspan class=\"userContent\"\u003ehe best nonfiction book I've read in a long time\u003c\/span\u003e.\" - Matt Bell, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the House Upon the Dirt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Baumann simply does an amazing job elevating a game that deserves all of its attention and sharing his own story along the way.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNintendoLink\/status\/1604144331157184512\" title=\"Jason Capp reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann for Nintendo Link\"\u003eNintendo Link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Long-time fans of the game will join in Baumann鈥檚 nostalgia for the classic RPG and dust off their Super Nintendo controllers. Newcomers will hunger to play the game in all its strange, rosy weirdness. Both will discover a book and a writer that are bold, wild, funny, smart. Just like the game that inspired them.\" - \u003ca title=\"Kelsie Hahn reviews EarthBound by Ken Baumann in PANK\" href=\"http:\/\/pankmagazine.com\/2014\/10\/28\/review-earthbound-ken-baumann\"\u003ePANK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews:聽\u003ca title=\"Paste review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2014\/02\/earthbound-by-ken-baumann.html\"\u003ePaste\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Coin Battle review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/coin-battle.com\/2013\/12\/mongrel-spirit\/\"\u003eCoin Battle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video Game Tourism review of EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/videogametourism.at\/node\/1917\"\u003eVideo Game Tourism\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Goodreads review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/19386071-earthbound\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Amazon ebook review page for EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/EarthBound-Boss-Fight-Books-Baumann-ebook\/dp\/B00HVP5D2C\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoverage and Author Interviews: \u003ca title=\"Andrew Hayward's Joystiq article on EarthBound by Ken Baumann and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2014\/05\/21\/why-a-tv-star-gave-up-acting-and-wrote-a-book-about-earthbound\/\"\u003eJoystiq\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Alexa Ray Corriea's Polygon article about EarthBound by Ken Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2014\/5\/21\/5739106\/earthbound-boss-fight-books-ken-baumann\"\u003ePolygon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Video conversation between Ken Baumann, Dan Golding, and Brendan Keough\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalwritersfestival.com\/2014\/events\/new-games-criticism\/\"\u003eDigital Writers Festival\u003c\/a\u003e (video), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gameological.com\/2013\/06\/ken-baumann-actor-and-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGameological Society\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Interview with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham by Salvatore Pane about EarthBound and Boss Fight Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/salpane\/gamings-greatest-cult-hit-gets-the-treatment-it-deserves\"\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/what-the-f-k-kind-of-game-is-earthbound-580416562\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e (or check out the hyperlink version at \u003ca title=\"Kotaku excerpt of the first chapter of EarthBound by Ken Baumann, 199X, now with annotations by the author\" href=\"http:\/\/poetry.rapgenius.com\/Ken-baumann-199x-chapter-1-earthbound-annotated\"\u003eGenius\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Google Code for Book Purchase Conversion Page --\u003e"} } </script> <script async src="https://wholesale.good-apps.co/storage/js/goodpa_wholesale-boss-fight-books.myshopify.com.js?ver=1732804355&shop=boss-fight-books.myshopify.com"></script> </div></body> </html>