Talks at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3

Today we are excited to reveal the list of talks, panels and interviews that will be taking place through the day at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, on Saturday 31st August at the University of West London in Ealing.

There will be two strands of talks taking place simultaneously in two adjoining halls, featuring the artists, authors and other creators in attendance. However, things have been arranged so that if you wish, you can miss the Q&A session at the end of a talk in one room in order to listen to the start of a talk in the other room.

Firetop Mountain

(Weston Hall)

Talks – Strand A

10:30am – Portals of Death

Peter Darvill-Evans, author of Beneath Nightmare Castle, Portal of Evil and Spectral Stalkers, and Jamie Thomson, co-author of Talisman of Death, Sword of the Samurai and The Keep of the Lich-Lord, discuss planning interactive adventures with Jon Ingold, narrative director of inkle studios.

11:30am – Assassins of Allansia

Ian Livingstone will be discussing his new Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Assassins of Allansia, with the book’s illustrator and cover artist, Robert Ball.

12:30pm – Secrets of Firetop Mountain

Guests of Honour Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone are joined by illustrator Russ Nicholson and original commissioning editor Geraldine Cooke to talk about how the original Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, came into existence.

2:00pm – Maker of Monsters

Artist Robert Ball talks about his work for Scholastic Books on the Fighting Fantasy range, and how he goes about creating the macabre monsters encountered throughout the adventures.

3:00pm – The Adventures of Achilleos

Gamebook author Martin Noutch interviews the legendary fantasy artist Chris Achilleos about his work for Fighting Fantasy, and beyond.

The Black Tower

(Lammas Hall)

Talks – Strand B

10:00am – Master of Scorpions

Fighting Fantasy author and historian Jonathan Green talks to artist Duncan Smith about his contribution to the worlds of Fighting Fantasy, notably both the gamebook Scorpion Swamp and Fighting Fantasy – The Introductory Role-playing Game.

11:00am – The Pen is Mightier

Fighting Fantasy artists Malcolm Barter, Alan Langford, Tony Hough and Pete Knifton, talk with Stuart Lloyd about what it’s like to illustrate the myriad monsters, environments and inhabitants of Titan and beyond.

12:00pm – Advanced Adventures

Graham Bottley of Arion Games talks about the company’s plans for the Advanced Fighting Fantasy Second Edition role-playing game.


There will also be signings taking place throughout the day, as well as performances of Steve Jackson's House of Hell LIVE, and John Robertson's The Dark Room. A full schedule for the day will be released very soon.

There are just two weeks to go until Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, so if you haven't bought your ticket yet, make sure you do so before they sell out!