Coming soon from ACE Gamebooks... Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come!
shown with rewards from the Kickstarter.
"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)
Coming soon from ACE Gamebooks... Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come!
Anyone who has read my work for a while, particularly my gamebooks, will know that I have a bit of a thing for cephalopods.
I have always been fascinated by these highly intelligent, boneless mollusks, starting with legends of giant squid. In fact, I even have a print of a giant cephalopod on my wall. I based this image from my map of Neverland on the self-same print.
I should warn you that there are minor spoilers ahead...
There is a Giant Octopus in Bloodbones, the Abyssal Horror in Stormslayer shares some features with a giant cephalopod, there's the Terrorsquid in NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters!, and a Kraken in Beowulf Beastslayer.
One of my books - Doctor Who: Night of the Kraken - even has a cephalopod in the title. And there are squid or octopus-like creatures in 'TWAS - The Krampus Night Before Christmas, Dracula - Curse of the Vampire, and RONIN 47. And that's just the gamebooks.
Something very much like a giant squid gets a fair bit of screen time in the second Ulysses Quicksilver Pax Britannia novel Leviathan Rising, and there is a fantastic illustration of a Kraken in Heorot - Roleplaying in the World of Beowulf Beastslayer.
Will there be octopuses and giant squid in future books? Undoubtedly!
First published in 2012 as part of Monstrous Missions, and later released as a self-contained novel for the US market in 2016, in Terrible Lizards, the Eleventh Doctor and his friends join a group of explorers on a Victorian tramp steamer in the Florida Everglades. The explorers are searching for the Fountain of Youth, but neither they nor the treasure they seek are quite what they seem...
If you are interested in peeking behind the curtain, to find out how a book comes to be, you can listen to the podcast here. And you can order pre-loved copies of the novel here.
This year, to date, I have written three gamebooks. Today, I am delighted to be able to share the news about one of those projects with you.
“Greetings, Agent Valiant,
The Crown and Her forces face enemies on all fronts, on land and
on sea, in politics and in trade. But yours is a subtler mission, your
tools more covert, using perseverance, keen observational skills, and
strength of character and deed. You have joined the secret ranks of Her
Majesty’s Ministry of Intelligence, laying your life on the line to protect
Queen and Country. Choose your tools of subterfuge carefully, Valiant,
for success or failure from here rests on your choices.
Good Luck, and Godspeed
M”
Set in the world of Warcradle Studios' Dystopian Age games, amidst the never-ending conflict of the warring powers, Valiant sees you play your way through the setting like never before.
Written by Yours Truly, and illustrated by Neil Googe (who also illustrated the seventh ACE Gamebook RONIN 47), this upcoming adventure places you in the role of Valiant, an Agent in the Circus (Her Majesty’s Ministry of Intelligence), and provides a glimpse into the world of the Dystopian Age as your actions decide the fate of your mission for the Crown.
To find out more, click this link to visit the Warcradle Studios' blog.
Yes, it's that time again - it's Talk Like a Pirate Day!
So I would just like to remind you that my Dinosaurs Vs. Pirates Vs. the End of the World ACE Gamebook NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters! is available to buy now, either as a physical paperback or as a PDF.
This Friday, 12th September 2025, Paul Grogan of Ulisses Spiele will be doing the first live play preview of Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain online at 8:00pm UK time.
Paul previewed the game at the UK Games Expo earlier this year, but now everyone, all over the world, can see what it's all about.
So, make sure you put 8:00pm Friday 12th September in your diary and join the livestream here.
YOU ARE THE HERO: An Interactive History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks has been out for over a year, but now you can download the hyperlinked PDF from DriveThruRPG. Click on the cover below to find out more.