Fighting Fantasy at Fantasy Festival

This weekend, the town of Esbjerg in Denmark will be taken over by Fantasy Festival 2026, and Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks will be there!

Danish games publisher Faraos Cigarer has been releasing translations of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks under the Sværd og Trolddom banner for several years now. There are currently 22 titles in print, including Steve Jackson's Sorcery! quartet...

and many of Sir Ian Livingstone's newest titles, such as The Port of Peril, Assassins of Allansia, Shadow of the Giants, and The Dungeon on Blood Island.

Faraos Cigarer will be launching the newest entry in the Sværd og Trolddom range - Night of the Necromancer - at Fantasy Festival, and the book's author, Jonathan Green, will be one of the Guests of Honour in attendance.

GENFÆRDETS HÆVN! - Night of the Necromancer

Fantasy Festival opens at 10:00am Saturday 19th September, and from 2:45pm-3:30pm on that day, Jonathan will be talking to Morten Gottschalck in the Theater Hall, at the Music Hall Esbjerg, which will be followed by a signing at the gamebook stall in the foyer.

On Sunday 20th September, Jonathan will join Morten Gottschalck for the Fantasy Quiz, in the Meeting Hall at the Music Hall Esbjerg. This will again be followed by a signing at the gamebook stall in the foyer.

So, if you are attending Fantasy Festival this weekend, you know what to do.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 6

One week ago, Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 took over the University of West London in Ealing.

A host of guests, exhibitors, traders, and adventurers spent the day celebrating all things Fighting Fantasy and gamebook-related.

Our Guests of Honour were FF co-creator and author Sir Ian Livingstone and artist Karl Kopinski, who were joined on the day by special guest editors Gerladine Cooke and Philippa Dickinson.

Sir Ian Livingstone and Karl Kopinski signing for fans.

Philippa Dickinson, Sir Ian Livingstone, and Geraldine Cooke.

Fans were delighted to get their hands on the new collector's hardback editions of City of Thieves and Tomb of the Golden Skull.

The queue to buy Sir Ian's new hardbacks.

The day was chock full of talks and panels, and we were delighted that so many creators - artists Malcolm Barter, Alan Langford, Tony Hough, and Rob Ball, as well as authors Marc Gascoigne, Peter Darvill-Evans, and Jonathan Green - overseas publishers and FF licensees were able to join us too.

The World of Fighting Fantasy panel with
Marc Gascoigne, Alex Ballingall, Florent Haro, and Morten Gottschalck.

Artists, from foreground to background:
Malcolm Barter, Tony Hough, and Alan Langford.

A huge thank you must go to Lord Azzur's City Guard - James, Stuart, Pete, Sally, Simon, Lyndsey, Julian, Scott, Jake, Mattie, and Ariana - who made sure everything ran smoothly, but the biggest thank you is reserved for all the adventuerers - both young and old - who attended. But a special mention should go to Hamad and Layla who were attending FFF6 on the second day of their honeymoon!

Newlyweds Hamad and Layla.

You can watch FF author and historian Jonathan Green's review of the day here...

The night before FFF6, the now traditional charity You Are The Beer-o Pub Puiz took place at The Forester in West Ealing, which raised an astonishing £1,200 for Guide Dogs UK in memory of FF artists Pete Knifton, who passed away last year.

The winning team!

Attendees received a collectible programme and autograph book, lanyard, and golden dice. There are a few of these items left over so, if you would like one of them, follow this link.

City of Thieves and Tomb of the Golden Skull Hardbacks Out Now!

If you have been excitedly awaiting the release of the new collector's hardbacks of Sir Ian Livingstone's City of Thieves and Tomb of the Golden Skull, they are both available now, from online retailers such as Amazon and Blackwell's.

A deluxe foiled hardback with the original iconic cover
by acclaimed artist Ian McCaig.

Are YOU brave enough to walk the dangerous, dark alleyways of Port Blacksand?

You must travel to the dark tower of demonic sorcerer Zanbar Bone, to put an end to his reign of terror. But you'll have to make it past the bloodthirsty thieves and creeping creatures of the night who lurk in Port Blacksand first... Step up, hero, it's time to fight!

A deluxe collector's edition for the iconic Fighting Fantasy series
illustrated by Karl Kopinski.

Allansia is under threat from Valmorka the Spider Demon and her army of Plague Spiders. In a race against time, YOU must journey across Arantis and face grave danger to find the legendary Dragonblade and a lost artefact to defeat her.

Are you brave enough to face the terrifying Spider Demon?

MAY YOUR STAMINA NEVER FAIL!

"A new way of telling stories and in many ways the birth of modern gaming, these books captured the imaginations of a generation of kids - it's great to think that a new generation are going to be similarly captivated."

~ bestselling author Charlie Higson

Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 - Saturday 5th September 2026

Lord Azzur and his City Guard are preparing for an influx of people to Port Blacksand, as Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 takes place on Saturday 5th September 2026, at the University of West London in Ealing.

Doors open at 9:00am!

Our Guests of Honour are Sir Ian Livingstone and ace artist Karl Kopinski. We will be celebrating the publication of the latest Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Tomb of the Golden Skull, as well as the release of an exclusive hardback edition of City of Thieves!

  

We also have a plethora of artists, authors, editors, traders, and exhibitors joining us - not to mention a host of enthusiastic adventurers!

If you have yet to buy your ticket, there's still time! But, if you already have secured your spot already, you will find some helpful information for the day below.

May your STAMINA never fail!

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