Gamebook Friday: Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu Late Pledges

This is a reminder to let you know that you can still place a Late Pledge to Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come.

Due to the Late Pledges already placed by others, we are now just £274 away from hitting Stretch Goal #3. (That's roughyl equivalent to one CTHULHU, one PROSPERO, and one ROMEO.)

If we hit Stretch Goal #3, everyone who has backed at the KING LEAR reward level or above will receive, in addition to their signed, limited edition hardback, a pack of five postcards featuring artwork from the adventure, two Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu-themed dice, and a deck of Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu-themed playing cards.

It will also unlock the MACBETH reward, meaning that anyone who has backed at the HAMELT level can upgrade their pledge so that they receive the dice and playing cards too, along with the postcard pack.

So, don't delay - and place a Late Pledge today!

"That is not dead which can eternal lie,

And with strange aeons even death may die."

Gamebook Friday: 5th Anniversary Hardbacks on sale now!

Incredibly, 2024 marks the 5th anniversary of the publication of both Beowulf Beastslayer and 'TWAS - The Krampus Night Before Christmas. The hardbacks of these books have been out of print for a while, so to mark the occasion, new editions have been published. They have green covers (rather than red) and other modifications, making them ideal for collectors and fans of beautiful gamebooks as well.

In the case of Beowulf Beastslayer, the endpapers feature Rian Magee's map of Midgard that he created for the Heorot RPG, and in the case of 'TWAS, Tony Hough's full-page illustrations are now in colour, rather than greyscale.

Each hardback comes with an exclusive double-sided bookmark, and the books have been signed and individually numbered as well. To buy one, simply click on the appropriate PayPal button below.

The prices below include post and packing within the UK. If you are based overseas and would like to buy a book, please email info@jonathangreenauthor.com rather than using the PayPal buttons below.

Beowulf Beastslayer (£40)

5th anniversary hardback edition of the fourth ACE Gamebook, individually numbered and signed by the author.

Includes Midgard map endpapers, high quality paper, bonus chapter featuring designer's notes and artist's sketches, and an exclusive, collectible bookmark.

500 sections in length.

'TWAS - The Krampus Night Before Christmas (£40)

5th anniversary hardback edition of the fifth ACE Gamebook, individually numbered and signed by the author.

Includes red endpapers, high quality paper, 13 colour plates, bonus chapter featuring designer's notes and artist's sketches, and an exclusive, collectible bookmark.

500 sections in length.

Gamebook Friday: The Darkness Over the UK Games Expo

Does that sound like a clickbait-y post title or what?

I can't believe it's been a week since my book signing at the Aconyte Books stand at the UK Games Expo 2024. 

As well as signing copies of Moon Knight: Age of Anubis, I also signed 40 copies of The Darkness Over Arkham, which was the first time the first Arkham Horror Investigators Handbook has been available to buy in the UK. The paperback isn't officially published here until 18 July 2024, although you can pick up the eBook now.

Signing books is a serious business!

The final signed copy ended up as the prize in a giveaway competition, although I don't know who actually won it.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to buy a copy. They had all sold out by Saturday lunchtime and so the Aconyte team armed me with postcards and bookmarks featuring the different characters' stats* to give away to interested parties.

Welcome to Arkham, The Darkness Over Arkham, and a UK Games Expo award!

Congratulations must also go to the Aconyte team, but especially graphic designer and layout guy Nick, for winning the Best Gaming Novelty category in the UK Games Expo Awards for the in-world background book Welcome to Arkham: An Illustrated Guide for Visitors. It has already proved an invaluable resource for me when plotting my Arkham-set adventures.

Nick and Jack of Aconyte Books accepting the award for Best Gaming Novelty.

On the subject of gamebooks at the UK Games Expo, I was delighted to be given a copy of Secrets of Salamonis in Danish by Morten, who later interviewed me for a Danish gaming podcast. I will, of course, share a link when it goes live. ;-)

The Danish edition of Secrets of Salamonis.

* Rather like the ACE Gamebooks bookmarks.