Thirty years ago today - 27 August 1982 - the first ever Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebook, written by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was published.
It is fair to say that no one book has had such a profound effect on my life and if it had not been for Warlock, I might not be a writer today. A sobering thought indeed.
So, Happy Birthday, Zagor the Warlock and the Fighting Fantasy phenomenon! And thank you.
"The modern master of the gamebook format" (Rob Sanders)... "Can do dark very well" (Jonathan Oliver)... "Green gets mileage out of his monsters" (SFX Magazine)... "It takes a firm editorial hand and a keen understanding of the tone of each piece to make a collection this diverse work, and Green makes it look effortless" (Starburst Magazine)... "A charming blend of camp creatures, humour, and genuine horror" (Set the Tape)
Monday, 27 August 2012
Happy Birthday, Fighting Fantasy!
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And 30 years later the FF books still give me a sense of magic and wonder, a butterflies in the stomach type of thrill.
It was a great day in Western Civilization when the first FF books appeared on shelves.
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