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CerebroDragon · 01-19-2005, 07:31 AM

Greetings IW Gamebook buffs,

I was just wondering if there are any fans of this great series on IW? If it wasn't for Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, I very much doubt that I would have had the massive leaping push towards fantasy roleplaying that the first book, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain inspired me with. A friend and I discovered two copies of it way back in 1989 when I was in grade 5 at primary school. We both took it home on the same night and come back the next day excitable and wide-eyed as if we'd just unlocked a portal to another dimension. It was the beginning of a fateful long road and journey through the lands of Titan which still funnily enough, geekily continue today - my collection is not yet complete!

The series has had somewhat of a spirited rejuvenation of late, with the re-release of many of its best titles, with new cover-art, all fresh to be discovered by a new generation. I've begun passing many of my 'extras' on to my brother, who has, albeit hesitantly, enjoyed a couple of them. I can only hope that the series will continue to grow again and that some new titles will get written!

Thus, I'm keen to hear your own tales of Fighting Fantasy addiction! (Or other gamebooks, if you read them...)

Some of my favourites:

Deathtrap Dungeon (THE classic dungeon crawl. Its 'sequels' were great too, Trial of Champions & Armies of Death)
Creature of Havoc (A difficult masterpiece!)
House of Hell (Terrifying if you read it at night in a large house...)
Sorcery! (Shamutanti Hills, Khare Cityport of Traps, The Seven Serpents and The Crown of Kings)
Crypt of the Sorcerer (So many items and memorable encounters...)
City of Thieves & Midnight Rogue (Works well after a session of Thief: TDP!)

The books I'm still yet to obtain in order to complete my collection:
30. Chasms of Malice
35. Daggers of Darkness (One of the first I read - just haven't found it yet!)
41. Master of Chaos
44. Legend of the Shadow Warriors
45. Spectral Stalkers
49. Siege of Sardath
54. Legend of Zagor (My specially made character sheet was a mess after completing this epic!)
59.Curse of the Mummy (The elusive, final book written in the series)

If anyone can help me in the quest for series completion, feel free to email/PM me!

Cheers,
Cerebrodragon

01-19-2005, 07:31 AM	#1
CerebroDragon Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Ballarat, Australia. Age: 46 Posts: 878	Greetings IW Gamebook buffs, I was just wondering if there are any fans of this great series on IW? If it wasn't for Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, I very much doubt that I would have had the massive leaping push towards fantasy roleplaying that the first book, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain inspired me with. A friend and I discovered two copies of it way back in 1989 when I was in grade 5 at primary school. We both took it home on the same night and come back the next day excitable and wide-eyed as if we'd just unlocked a portal to another dimension. It was the beginning of a fateful long road and journey through the lands of Titan which still funnily enough, geekily continue today - my collection is not yet complete! The series has had somewhat of a spirited rejuvenation of late, with the re-release of many of its best titles, with new cover-art, all fresh to be discovered by a new generation. I've begun passing many of my 'extras' on to my brother, who has, albeit hesitantly, enjoyed a couple of them. I can only hope that the series will continue to grow again and that some new titles will get written! Thus, I'm keen to hear your own tales of Fighting Fantasy addiction! (Or other gamebooks, if you read them...) Some of my favourites: Deathtrap Dungeon (THE classic dungeon crawl. Its 'sequels' were great too, Trial of Champions & Armies of Death) Creature of Havoc (A difficult masterpiece!) House of Hell (Terrifying if you read it at night in a large house...) Sorcery! (Shamutanti Hills, Khare Cityport of Traps, The Seven Serpents and The Crown of Kings) Crypt of the Sorcerer (So many items and memorable encounters...) City of Thieves & Midnight Rogue (Works well after a session of Thief: TDP!) The books I'm still yet to obtain in order to complete my collection: 30. Chasms of Malice 35. Daggers of Darkness (One of the first I read - just haven't found it yet!) 41. Master of Chaos 44. Legend of the Shadow Warriors 45. Spectral Stalkers 49. Siege of Sardath 54. Legend of Zagor (My specially made character sheet was a mess after completing this epic!) 59.Curse of the Mummy (The elusive, final book written in the series) If anyone can help me in the quest for series completion, feel free to email/PM me! Cheers, Cerebrodragon __________________ Diddledy High, Diddledy Low, Come Brave Blood Sheep, You've a goodly way to go. - Brilhasti Ap Tarj