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Fighting Fantasy
''Fighting Fantasy'' is a series of single-player role-playing gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volume in the series was published in paperback by Puffin in 1982.
The series distinguished itself by mixing Choo ...
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s created by
Steve Jackson and
Ian Livingstone
Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of a series of role-playing gamebooks, ''Fighting Fantasy'', and the author of many books within that s ...
. The first volume in the series was published by
Puffin
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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
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s,
board game
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s, role-playing game systems, magazines,
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s and
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s.
''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
*
''Warlock'' (magazine)
References
External links
''Fighting Fantasy'' Gamebooks- the official website's homepage.
Scholastic FF page- current publisher of the range
Wizard gamebooks- official website page with covers for the new series.
Fighting Fantasy: An Illustrated Bibliographyat SFandFantasy.co.uk
FF Reviews Archive
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Fighting Fantasy
''Fighting Fantasy'' is a series of single-player role-playing gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volume in the series was published in paperback by Puffin in 1982.
The series distinguished itself by mixing Choo ...