Gamebook Friday: The Wicked Wizard of Oz

Available now from Winged Hussar Publishing in the United States is my second ACE Gamebook, The Wicked Wizard of Oz.

For the uninitiated, it's Choose Your Own Adventure meets The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by way of Dungeons & Dragons.

The Wicked Wizard of Oz is a strange sort of a book. In fact, it is a portal to another world, the Marvellous Land of Oz. As well as the book itself, you will need two dice (or a standard pack of playing cards), a pencil and an eraser. Using these tools, and a simple set of game rules contained within the book, you will take on the role of the one of the protagonists of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on a new and perilous quest as they find themselves called upon to save the world once more.

Also available now from Snowbooks is The Wicked Wizard of Oz Colouring Book.

Did you know...?

A copy of The Wicked Wizard of Oz is on display at The All Things Oz Museum in Chittenango, New York.

Museum piece.

Gamebook Friday: Moon Knight, ACE Gamebooks for £1, and The Wicked Wizard of Oz USA

Three things for you this Gamebook Friday.

First of all, the reviews for Moon Knight: Age of Anubis are starting to mount up, ahead of the book's release in less than a month's time in the US. Here's what just a few of them have to say...

"I absolutely loved this! A genius way to get those who aren't such keen readers off their screens and into a great book! This will appeal to so many different people, with differing interests and all ages too." ~ 5 stars

"If you loved gamebooks, solo adventures, Moon Knight, ancient Egypt, or just want to kill a bit of time in a fun and engaging way, this is the book for you!" ~ 5 stars

"I am giving this one two thumbs up!" ~ 5 stars

"Overall, it's a positive experience for readers of all ages and I will have to look into more of these Marvel adventure books in the future!" ~ 5 stars

You can preorder Moon Knight: Age of Anubis here.

Secondly, you can now pick up the PDF editions of all the ACE Gamebooks in print so far for just £1 until the end of the month over on DriveThruRPG.

Yes, you read that correctly - £1 each.

And third, The Wicked Wizard of Oz is going to be released in the USA on 26th September 2023, courtesy of Winged Hussar Publishing.

ACE Gamebooks are coming to North America

I have exciting news. If you love interactive adventure gamebooks and you live in North America, you will be pleased to hear that from this autumn Winged Hussar Publishing will be publishing ACE Gamebooks in the USA and Canada.

Here's the full statement that appeared on Winged Hussar's Facebook page today:

Winged Hussar Publishing is happy to announce they have signed an agreement with Jonathan Green to publish and distribute ACE Gamebooks in the US and Canada though Simon & Schuster starting in the Fall of 2020.

ACE Gamebooks is a series of gamebooks created by Jonathan Green and published by Snowbooks in the UK since 2015. A feature of the titles in the series is that they take classic works of literature and give them a dark twist, often combining steampunk elements. Some of the titles take inspiration from more than one work of classic literature, such as NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters!, which uses elements of both J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Wendy and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. Other titles will include: Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland, The Wicked Wizard of Oz, Beowulf Beastslayer, 'TWAS - The Krampus Night Before Christmas, Dracula - Curse of the Vampire.

The first book released will be Alice’s Nightmare in Wonderland starting in the Fall.

Look at our websites www.whpsuppyroom.com and www.wingedhussarpublishing.com for more information when it is available as well as special offers on books and gaming.