'' Fighting Fantasy'' is a series of single-player fantasy roleplay

gamebook A gamebook is a work of printed fiction that allows the reader to participate in the story by making choices. The narrative branches along various paths, typically through the use of numbered paragraphs or pages. Each narrative typically does not ...

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 the '' Fighting Fantasy'' series of role-playing gamebooks, and the author of many books within that ...

. The first volume in the series was published by

Puffin Puffins are any of three species of small alcids (auks) in the bird genus ''Fratercula''. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crev ...

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

action figure An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game, television program, or sport; fictional or historical. These figures are usually ...

board game A board game is a type of tabletop game that involves small objects () that are placed and moved in particular ways on a specially designed patterned game board, potentially including other components, e.g. dice. The earliest known uses of the ...

s, role-playing game systems, magazines,

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

s and

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

''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).

''Fighting Fantasy'' title published by Unbound

* ''Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy'' (2024) ** Written by Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green, front cover art by Martin McKenna.

Other media

Boardgames

Electronic gamebooks and computer games

Some gamebooks were released as home computer games or as applications for smartphones.

References

External links

''Fighting Fantasy'' Gamebooks
- the official website's homepage.
Scholastic FF page
- current publisher of the range
Fighting Fantasy: An Illustrated Bibliography
at SFandFantasy.co.uk
FF Reviews Archive
{{Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Fighting Fantasy