Fighting Fantasy is a series of single-player fantasy roleplay gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volume in the series was published by Puffin in 1982, with the rights to the franchise eventually being purchased by Wizard Books in 2002. The series distinguished itself by featuring a fantasy role-playing element, with the caption on each cover claiming each title was "a Fighting Fantasy gamebook in which YOU are the hero!" The popularity of the series led to the creation of merchandise such as action figures, board games, role-playing game systems, magazines, novels and video games.
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Puffin Books (1982-95)
Main series
Steve Jackson's Sorcery!
The Adventures of Goldhawk
Fighting Fantasy novels
Fighting Fantasy roleplaying gamebooks
See also Advanced Fighting Fantasy.
Two-player Fighting Fantasy
Miscellaneous Fighting Fantasy titles
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Wizard Books
Main series 1 (2002–2007)
*Original stories (not reprints).
Main series 2 (2009–2012)
*Original stories (not reprints).
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Snowbooks
Fighting Fantasy history
Fighting Fantasy colouring books
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Scholastic
Main series (2017–present)
*Original stories (not reprints).
Other media
Boardgames
Electronic gamebooks and computer games
Some gamebooks were released as home computer games or as applications for smartphones.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Clute, John; Grant, John (1999). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (2nd ed.). Macmillan. p. 511. ISBN 0-312-19869-8.
- ^ a b c Tresca, Michael J. (2010). The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7864-5895-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g Clute, Grant (1999) p. 588.
- ^ Marshall, Margaret Richardson (1988). An introduction to the world of children's books (2nd ed.). Gower. p. 43. ISBN 0-566-05461-2.
- ^ a b c New Society. Vol. 76. New Society Ltd. 1986. p. 6.
- ^ a b Green; Jonathan (2014) You Are the Hero: A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks. Snowbooks Ltd, p. 164. ISBN 9-781909-679368
- ^ "Fighting Fantasy co-founders pen two new books for series' 40th anniversary" by Mark Chandler, 13 April 2022, at thebookseller.com
- ^ "The Dungeon on Blood Island", 9 August 2024
External links
- Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks - the official website's homepage.
- Scholastic FF page - current publisher of the range
- Fighting Fantasy: An Illustrated Bibliography at SFandFantasy.co.uk
- FF Reviews Archive