Wednesday, 29 January 2025

The Year of the Snake

On your Earthly plane, today marks the beginning of the Year of Snake*. As a result, we thought we would revisit some classic ophidian encounters from your favourite Fighting Fantasy gamebooks.



Hydra
(illustration by Russ Nicholson)
The Citadel of Chaos, by Steve Jackson


The Serpent Queen
(illustration by Iain McCaig)
City of Thieves, by Ian Livingstone

Medusa
(illustration by Nik Williams)
Armies of Death, by Ian Livingstone

Myurr the Snake Demon
(illustration by Martin McKenna)
Dead of Night, by Jim Bambra and Stephen Hand

Ophidian
(illustration by Tony Hough)
Spectral Stalkers, by Peter Darvill-Evans

Caarth Sorcerer
(illustration by Martin McKenna)
Curse of the Mummy, by Jonathan Green

Giant Serpent
(illustration by Martin McKenna)
Curse of the Mummy, by Jonathan Green

Serpensa the Snakewoman
(illustration by Martin McKenna)
Howl of the Werewolf, by Jonathan Green

The Seven Serpents
(illustration by Tony Hough)
The Seven Serpents, by Steve Jackson

And an honourable mention goes to Snake Island, where Sir Ian Livingstone's Assassins of Allansia kicks off.

What is your favourite snake-related encounter in a Fighting Fantasy gamebook? Let us know in the comments below.

* Of course, the Year of the Snake is the third in the twenty year cycle of Titan.

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