New collector's hardback edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain coming soon!

Today marks 43 years since The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, was first published by Puffin Books.

Over the years since, there have been many different editions released in numerous languages, but one of the most special was the 25th anniversary hardback put out by Wizard Books in 2007.

But today the Warlock is able to share the exciting news that a new hardback edition of the book will be published by Scholastic Books, featuring brand new cover art by the incredibly talented Karl Kopinski.

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The new collector's hardback will be published on 25th September 2025. Not only will it featutre Karl Kopinski's amazing new artwork, but it will include the iconic interior illustrations by Russ Nicholson, and the 1989 map of Allansia by Leo Hartas will appear on the back cover.

The book will also feature an updated History of Fighting Fantasy and the Qatlas map of Firetop Mountain. It will be limited to 2,000 copies only, and it will be available online and selected book shops.

Zagor is back!

Fantasy Rising - Funding now on Kickstarter!

Funding now on Kickstarter is Fantasy Rising, a sweeping, feature-length documentary which charts Fantasy’s epic rise – from myth and folklore to Tolkien, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Romantasy and beyond – through exclusive interviews with some of the genre’s key creators, including Fighting Fantasy's own knight of the realm, Sir Ian Livingstone.

Not only does Sir Ian appear in the film, it also has a whole section devoted to Fighting Fantasy, placing it within the wider context of the fantasy genre's evolution.

Exclusive Kickstarter rewards for backers include:

• Two-disc Blu-ray edition with original artwork by acclaimed fantasy artist Wayne Reynolds.
• Exclusive hardback edition of George MacDonald’s classic novel Phantastes, featuring new artwork by Joe Wilson and an introduction by Tolkien scholar Brian Sibley.
• Signed art prints from celebrated authors and illustrators, including Wayne Reynolds and Sir Ian Livingstone.

The Kickstarter campaign runs until 20th September 2025 so, don't delay and check it out today!

Find out more at fantasyrisingfilm.com, and follow Fantasy Rising on Instagram and Facebook.

New Fighting Fantasy Products from All Rolled Up

All Rolled Up have released a new range of Fighting Fantasy products, including play mats, dice trays, dice bags, mugs, coasters, messenger bags, and the titular All Rolled Up. All items feature classic pieces of FF art by the likes of Iain McCaig, Martin McKenna, John Sibbick, and Leo Hartas.

These products are available for a limited time, so make sure you fill your adventurer's backpack before it's too late.

The Eye of the Dragon comes to Advanced Fighting Fantasy

The latest release for Advanced Fighting Fantasy Second Edition is a reimagining of Sir Ian Livingstone's dungeon crawl Eye of the Dragon by Brett Schofield.

Based on both the classic gamebook and also the pre-FF adventure from Dicing with Dragons, this adventure by Sir Ian Livingstone offers the usual mix of traps, puzzles, monsters and strangeness you have come to expect from Fighting Fantasy.

The book also offers you two different ways to run this adventure; you can use the provided maps to run it as per the gamebook layout or, to to make it a little different, you can run it using the included Dungeon Designer to create a random dungeon, either ahead of time or even on the fly!

The Eye of the Dragon is available now from DriveThruRPG.

Advanced Fighting Fantasy now on Foundry Virtual Tabletop

The Advanced Fighting Fantasy Ruleset and Core Module are now available to buy on Foundry Virtual Tabletop.

Foundry Virtual Tabletop is software that provides an innovative online role-playing experience. The software supports Windows, Mac, and Linux and allows you to self-host a game server that players connect to for free directly through a web browser. And now you can play your favourite gamebook-inspired RPG on Foundry VTT as well!

The Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2nd Edition Core Rules contain everything you need to play, including: 

• Full rules for Hero creation
• Comprehensive but fast game rules
• More than 160 Spells and magical Powers
• 2 Full Adventures with brand new maps: Agbar’s Retreat and Wishing Well
• 12 sample archetypes + 5 pregen heros for the Wishing Well introductory adventure
• Monsters, Dungeons and Adventure creation

Advanced Fighting Fantasy is the perfect RPG for those completely new to gaming and veterans alike, and will provide many hours of roleplaying fun!

To find out more and purchase the Core Module, click this link.

Some screenshots of AFF on Foundry VTT.

Crypt of the Sorcerer - coming soon!

Coming soon to the Fighting Fantasy Classics library, from Tin Man Games, is Sir Ian Livingstone's legendary FF adventure, Crypt of the Sorcerer.

An ancient evil is stirring!

The long-dead sorcerer Razaak has been re-awoken and is poised to fulfil his promise of death and tyranny. The Forces of Chaos are at large across Allansia and it seems that they are all pitted against YOU! For it is up to you to battle against the odds - to find the only weapon to which Razaak is vulnerable, to arm yourself with protections against his awesome powers, and to face him in his lair, the Crypt of the Sorcerer!

Descend into one of the most punishing dungeons in Allansia with Crypt of the Sorcerer, a legendary Fighting Fantasy adventure by series co-creator Ian Livingstone!

First published in 1987, Crypt of the Sorcerer has earned its reputation as one of the most challenging and deadly gamebooks in the entire Fighting Fantasy series. With its dark, oppressive atmosphere, brutal encounters, and iconic villains, this book is not for the faint of heart.

You must take up arms against the resurrected sorcerer Razaak – a being of pure evil whose return threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Armed with only your courage, your sword, and a handful of enchanted relics, can you survive the sorcerer’s devious traps, ruthless minions, and the final confrontation with death itself?

Whether you're a seasoned veteran eager to face one of the toughest trials Fighting Fantasy has to offer, or a brave newcomer ready to test your mettle, Crypt of the Sorcerer delivers a merciless and unforgettable experience.

FEATURES

• Les Edwards' original front cover from the 1987 Puffin edition!
• Amazing original black and white line artwork by John Sibbick.
• A new difficulty setting to make things a little easier if needed and a special ‘Free Read’ mode to explore the book with no restrictions.
• Built-in mapping system tracks your progress across playthroughs – perfect for planning your next run (or brutal demise).
• Unlimited bookmarks let you retry difficult sections as often as you like.
• Automated Adventure Sheet that handles all your stats, inventory, and key decisions – so you can focus on surviving!

Warehouse Delivery

Exciting news from Steve Jackson Games in America... they have recently taken delivery of the new US editions of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks.

Watch this space for more news soon!

More Maps

Qatlas have recently released two new licensed solution maps of a pair of classic Fighting Fantasy adventures - The Forest of Doom and City of Thieves.

You can purchase these maps, along with the other ones that have already been released, here. And you can read about why László Arpad, the man behind the maps, chose an isometric view for his FF masterpieces here.

Fighting Fantasy is coming to Sound Realms!

Ready your adventurer’s instincts and tune your ears – Fighting Fantasy is coming to Sound Realms!

The team from Sweden are reimagining the iconic gamebooks by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson as immersive audio adventures, bringing classic choices and epic quests to life in a whole new format.

Gustav Sundin and Oscar Carlquist of Sound Realms with
Sir Ian Livingstone, Marc Gascoigne and Jonathan Green
of Fighting Fanatsy at the UK Games Expo 2025.

“Sound Realms are developing new ways of storytelling, and I am really looking forward to listening to their audio adaptations of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks in this innovative new format.” – Ian Livingstone

To celebrate this exciting collaboration, there is currently a discount on the F.I.S.T. Deluxe Box, available from the Sound Realms online shop! The 20% discount is applied at checkout, and lasts for two weeks – so take thechance now if you've been eyeing it up.

This is just the beginning of an exciting new quest in Sound Realms history, so watch this space!

40 Years of The Crown of Kings

2025 marks 40 years since the publication of The Crown of Kings, the final volume of Steve Jackson's seminal gamebook miniseries, Sorcery!

The conclusion of the Sorcery! series starts with the Analander climbing through the Xamen Peaks to reach the Mampang Fortress, and then battle their way through the Archmage’s lair. The Crown of Kings came in at a whopping 800 references (a record yet to be broken by any other Fighting Fantasy gamebook) and was as epic an adventure as any Sorcery! fan could have hoped for. It also featured one of the most memorable (and clever) denouements of any adventure ever published, not to mention encounters with a god-headed Hydra and entire societies of birdmen and she-satyrs.

The God-headed Hydra, by John Blanche.

When pressed on the subject of which of the gamebooks he has written are his favourites, Jackson cites two: “Warlock because it was the first. And Sorcery! because it was the most complex. Creating a four-part adventure in which your actions in Book 2 might affect your choices in Book 4 was a real challenge.”

All four volumes are in print again in the UK, courtesy of Scholastic Books. And all four volumes are also now available in Portuguese, from Brazilian publisher Jambô Editora, including The Crown of Kings, which had previously been available in Brazil.

Rather like the recent Danish editions of the Sorcery! series, the Brazilian ones also come with a unique slipcase.

The Brazilian Sorcery! quartet.

The Danish Sorcery! quartet, plus Spell Book.

 

Sir Ian Livingstone to attend the Lisbon Book Fair on Saturday

Good news, Portuguese Fighting Fantasy fans!

Sir Ian Livingstone will be attending the Lisbon Book Fair on Saturday 7th June 2025 as part of the relaunch of Fighting Fantasy in Portugal by Porto Editora.

Sir Ian will be signing copies of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and Deathtrap Dungeon at 6:00pm at the Porto Editora/Bertrand Editora booth.

Tu Es O Heroi!

The new Portuguese editions of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
and Deathtrap Dungeon.

Talking of events, it was great to see so many FF fans at the UK Games Expo last weekend. Click here to see some photos taken at the Fighting Fantasy stand during the course of the three-day event.

Martin Wallace and Sir Ian Livingstone with
Fighting Fantasy Adventures, at the UK Games Expo 2025.

Sir Ian Livingstone is at the UK Games Expo

Sir Ian Livingstone is attending the UK Games Expo on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June 2025.

He will be selling hardback copies of The Dungeon on Blood Island and Magic Realms at Stand 2-359.

On Saturday 31st May, from 2:00pm Sir Ian will be signing Fighting Fantasy Adventures with Martin Wallace at Stand 3A-460, before heading to the Main Stage in Hall 4 at 3:00pm to be interviewed about his 50 Years in Games by John Robertson of The Dark Room fame.

All Rolled Up and Fighting Fantasy at the UK Games Expo 2025

It gives the Warlock great pleasure to announce that All Rolled Up, makers of all manner of gaming accessories, have renewed their lience to produce Fighting Fantasy branded goods. And some of these will be on sale for the first time at the UK Games Expo starting today!

Items on offer includes play mats...

...and new dice tray designs.

And check out the Hero's Companion that is in development!

You will find All Rolled Up at Stand 3-633, while the Fighting Fantasy team will be at Stand 2-359 in Hall 2, but please note that Sir Ian Livingstone will only be attending on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June. 

Fighting Fantasy - Stand 2-359