''Seas of Blood'' is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Andrew Chapman, illustrated by Bob Harvey and originally published in 1985 by Puffin Books. It forms part of Steve Jackson and

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'' series. It is the 16th in the series in the original Puffin series (). The title was loosely adapted into a text-based video game by company

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Rules

The story features an additional game mechanic: both the player's character and their ship have attributes for combat, as there is a combination of land and sea-based combat.

Story

The player takes the role of the captain of the

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vessel ''Banshee'', and within a 50-day period must overcome both land and sea adversaries to reach the isle of Nippur, in possession of more gold than rival Abdul the Butcher.

Other media

The book was loosely adapted into an

text adventure game '' Seas of Blood'' for the

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, and

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References

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* * * {{Fighting Fantasy 1985 fiction books Fighting Fantasy gamebooks Books by Andrew Chapman (writer) pt:Mares de Sangue