tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54247339831188843782024-03-05T21:06:40.469+00:00YOU ARE THE HERO"If you’ve recently become reacquainted with the idea of turning to page 400 and want to know more about this strangely British fandom, then this is the best place to start." ~ Starburst MagazineJonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-3404408485681178612016-10-30T11:44:00.001+00:002016-10-30T11:44:11.952+00:00YOU ARE THE HERO - Part 2Just imagine for a minute, if you will, that there was to be a supplement to <b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679364/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b> published next year, to mark the 35th anniversary of the publication of the first Fighting Fantasy gamebook, <b><i><a href="http://fightingfantasyapps.com/books/the-warlock-of-firetop-mountain/">The Warlock of Firetop Mountain</a></i></b>.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-58677791254189253392015-10-30T11:12:00.003+00:002015-10-30T11:12:51.783+00:00The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is on Kickstarter!Exciting news, Fighting Fantasy fans... It's here at last!<br />
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That's right, Tin Man Games' Kickstarter to complete work on <i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warlockks/fighting-fantasy-the-warlock-of-firetop-mountain">The Warlock of Firetop Mountain</a>*</i> is now live, and in under 24 hours has already raised almost half its funding target of $15,000AUD.</div>
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Rewards on offer include having your name appear in the credits, unique digital miniatures to use in the game (which also unlock additional content and story), and even having your name appear on the wall in Zagor's crypt!</div>
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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warlockks/fighting-fantasy-the-warlock-of-firetop-mountain">So click this link and be a part of this project! </a>And may your STAMINA never fail!</div>
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<i>* I might have had my own small part to play in this project.</i></div>
Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-64653374813848446582015-10-28T19:14:00.000+00:002015-10-28T19:14:18.970+00:00YOU ARE THE HERO and the BFS Awards 2015You may remember that earlier this year <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1909679364/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1445886767&sr=1-1&keywords=you+are+the+hero">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b> made the shortlist for the British Fantasy Awards in the Best Non-Fiction category.<br />
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To cut a long story short, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1909679364/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1445886767&sr=1-1&keywords=you+are+the+hero"><i><b>YOU ARE THE HERO</b></i> </a>didn't win. <i>Letters to Arkham: The Letters of Ramsey Campbell and August Derleth, 1961–1971</i>, ed. S.T. Joshi (PS Publishing) did. But at least we were nominated* and even got a cheer when we were read out on the shortlist. And no one can take the <a href="http://youaretheherokickstarter.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/you-are-hero-uk-games-expo-awards-2015.html">UK Games Expo Award</a> from us ;-)<br />
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I prepared a speech, just in case the book did win**, and even though it didn't, it still seems appropriate to post it here, now.<br />
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<i><b>Fighting Fantasy was what set me on the path to becoming an author, which has ultimately brought me here today.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>There are lots of people I have to thank... Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone for creating Fighting Fantasy in the first place, Marc Gascoigne for giving me my big break, Snowbooks for publishing YOU ARE THE HERO, everyone who agreed to be interviewed for the book (some of whom are here today), but most of all, everyone who backed the original Kickstarter. I couldn't have done it without you!</b></i><br />
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<i>** Because if you fail to plan you plan to fail.</i><br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-85555860931077019712015-10-26T18:57:00.000+00:002015-10-29T11:54:41.030+00:00Fighting Fantasy on Only ConnectIn case you missed it, last week's edition of the BBC2 quiz Only Connect featured a question about Fighting Fantasy gamebooks.<br />
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The episode is <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06kk4mw/only-connect-series-11-15-wayfarers-v-string-section">still available to watch on BBC iPlayer</a> and for this choice morsel you want to watch from about 15 minutes in. Or you can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153311771031871">watch it here</a>.<br />
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Congratulations to Matt Beatson for getting the answer right after only one clue, but that didn't stop me cringing at his description of the plot of <i>The Citadel of Chaos</i>.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-10143168496935650512015-07-21T22:16:00.003+01:002015-07-21T22:16:45.756+01:00YOU ARE THE HERO makes the shortlist for the British Fantasy Awards 2015!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZRXY4osrmsT1Uklsaf_jVEFqrdT9ECoIVoFrbK8qY39xcnJ2N5yMUVpCJDtC5djNjOMfUBDFtvaubPryqmlk5RLfZj26_80V0vV3aVHLv3gFHjTw1ieAdABjSxXzq5GtnUMDh3ga8KpD/s1600/BFS_Logo_red_SMALL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZRXY4osrmsT1Uklsaf_jVEFqrdT9ECoIVoFrbK8qY39xcnJ2N5yMUVpCJDtC5djNjOMfUBDFtvaubPryqmlk5RLfZj26_80V0vV3aVHLv3gFHjTw1ieAdABjSxXzq5GtnUMDh3ga8KpD/s1600/BFS_Logo_red_SMALL.jpg" /></a>Having spent the day exploring the land of the Vikings, I was delighted to return to the Information Age this evening to discover that <a href="http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantasy-awards/british-fantasy-awards-2015-the-nominees/"><i><b>YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks </b></i>has made the shortlist for the British Fantasy Awards 2015</a>.<br />
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It's also great to see how FF artist Les Edwards make the shortlist for Best Artist.<br />
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In other news,<a href="http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/12613-jonathan-green-interview"> the guys at Starburst Magazine have uploaded an interview</a> I did with them about <b><i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/alices-nightmare-in-wonderland">Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland</a></i></b>, as well as <a href="http://www.starburstmagazine.com/podcasts/starburst-bookworm-podcast-listen-to-the-latest-episode">the podcast I recorded with Ed Fortune, Adrian Tchaikovksy, Producer Al and an audience of... half a dozen, at Edge-Lit 4</a>, and Alex Davis (the organiser of Edge-Lit) also has <a href="http://alexblogsabout.com/the-blog/">a guest post on his blog from me today</a>.<br />
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And last of all, <b><i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/alices-nightmare-in-wonderland">Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland</a></i></b> now has less than £1,000 to raise to achieve funding.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-10484368650820721402015-06-05T12:00:00.000+01:002015-06-05T12:00:04.365+01:00YOU ARE THE HERO, the UK Games Expo Awards 2015, Pod Your Own Adventure, and Alice's Nightmare in WonderlandIn case you haven't heard, I took <i><b><a href="http://youaretheherokickstarter.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/buy-signed-limited-edition-hardback-of.html">YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks</a></b></i>, to the UK Games Expo last weekend... and it only received an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UKGamesExpo/photos/t.613290139/685125798260853/?type=3&theater">Honourable Mention</a> in the UK Games Expo Awards 2015!<br />
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Now this will doubtless cause many people much amusement, and some may whisper comments like "Karma" and "Hoist by his own petard". But in my defence, <i><b><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1848311192">Bloodbones</a> </b></i>was my 6th book and my 53rd book was published yesterday, and I can't even remember details of books I wrote two years ago, never mind twenty years ago.<br />
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And before I go, I just wanted to draw your attention to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574866672778166/?fref=ts">this</a>. If you're a fan of <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>, Steampunk, horror, or gamebooks (or even all of the above), then please consider joining the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574866672778166/members/"><b>Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland</b> Facebook group</a>, which will be the first step leading to the launch of a new Kickstarter, and getting a brand new gamebook published, in this the 150th year since the publication of Lewis Carroll's seminal children's portal fantasy.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-26913511426323336742015-06-01T12:00:00.000+01:002015-06-01T11:05:13.337+01:00YOU ARE THE HERO at the UK Games Expo 2015At the weekend I attended the <a href="http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/">UK Games Expo</a>. It was the first time I had attended since it moved from central Birmingham to the NEC Metropole and a very impressive venue it was too. Graham Bottley of <a href="http://www.arion-games.com/">Arion Games</a> kindly let me share his table, so Fighting Fantasy was well represented at the expo, with his Advanced Fighting Fantasy books on sale alongside some of the few remaining hardbacks of <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks</a></i></b>.<br />
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Despite being stuck behind a table for most of the weekend (and so not getting to see much else that was going on) I had a great time, with people stopping by to pick up <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b> (some of whom had seen it mentioned in the programme), backers of the original Kickstarter stopping by to get their copies signed or to pass on their very kind comments about the book, and old friends turning up just to say hello (people like Jim Swallow, James Wallis, and Matt Elliott). On Saturday night I recorded a podcast for <a href="http://podyourownadventure.tumblr.com/">Pod Your Own Adventure</a> (but more on that another time), and then on Sunday afternoon this happened...<br />
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The 10th UK Games Expo was a fantastic event, excellently organised and brilliantly run, and that's thanks to Tony Hyams, Richard Denning, John Dodd, and a host of others, so a big thank you to all concerned who helped make this run in such a smooth and relaxed way. And here's to the UK Games Expo 2016. (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574866672778166/?fref=ts">I might have something new to promote games-wise by then.</a>)<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-51466768359307979772015-05-26T09:01:00.002+01:002015-05-28T07:54:23.810+01:00YOU ARE THE HERO at the UK Games ExpoOn Saturday and Sunday (30th and 31st May) I shall be attending the <a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/">UK Games Expo</a> at the NEC Metropole hotel outside Birmingham. I'll be sharing a table with Graham Bottley of Arion Games (<a href="http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ExpoGuide2015.pdf">table P41 in the Palace Suite</a>) and I will have the last few boxes of hardbacks of the limited first edition print run of <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks</a></i></b> with me. So, if you've not yet picked up a copy, you know where to come.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-5436823213490852962015-05-22T09:00:00.000+01:002015-05-22T09:00:07.900+01:00YOU ARE THE HERO at the MCM Expo, London<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I will be at the Excel Centre in London again this weekend, attending the <a href="http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london">MCM Expo</a> and will have some of the few remaining hardback copies of <b><i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=1">YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks</a></i></b> for sale.<br />
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If you're a fan of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, the gamebook genre in general, or just great fantasy art, and you've not yet picked up a copy of <b><i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=1">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b>, you should really make the most of the opportunity to pick up one of the increasingly rare first edition copies of the book and get it signed while you're at it.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-54052280537579731892015-05-15T18:00:00.000+01:002015-05-16T00:16:56.793+01:00YOU ARE THE HERO at the UK Games Expo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaoEhZVef-PMt0pFooECLzwubqHvE7K84LMghpok_Z-72j_hroDFHne-4nntqHXOkt2l_IseqPXkMbMkcj26pxQ5VAVLUTY8bP-_5EBxSyCgFvO7mSOL9T5ksfTlO7bN0OrBP-VdLlYzo/s1600/YOU+ARE+THE+HERO+cover+11.06.14+-+front.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaoEhZVef-PMt0pFooECLzwubqHvE7K84LMghpok_Z-72j_hroDFHne-4nntqHXOkt2l_IseqPXkMbMkcj26pxQ5VAVLUTY8bP-_5EBxSyCgFvO7mSOL9T5ksfTlO7bN0OrBP-VdLlYzo/s200/YOU+ARE+THE+HERO+cover+11.06.14+-+front.png" width="140" /></a>Surfacing again after a couple of weeks of intense <b><i><a href="http://snowbooks.com/search?type=product&q=sharkpunk">SHARKPUNK</a></i></b> promotion, I just wanted to let you know that I shall be attending the <a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/">UK Games Expo</a> this year, on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2015, and I shall be bringing the last few boxes of the <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b> hardback with me.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b> was nominated in the UK Games Expo Awards best RPG supplement category. However because you can't actually play <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b> it is not eligible for the award. That said, the judging panel are considering giving the book an honourable mention, so watch this space...<br />
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In other news, PJ Montgomery and Gavin Mitchell have released a new page of artwork from <i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars">Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars</a></i>, featuring a couple of characters who will be very familiar to fans of <i>Citadel of Chaos...</i><br />
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... which also just so happens to have been the inspiration behind <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Citadel-of-Chaos/dp/B00GO82XDE/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1431698412&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=citadel+of+chaos+groan">a song written by a friend of mine and his band Groan</a>.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-60165916309307087082015-04-26T08:41:00.000+01:002015-04-26T08:43:31.083+01:00French editions of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks by Jonathan GreenJust over a week ago, <i><a href="http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD-JEUNESSE/Grand-format-litterature/Un-Livre-dont-vous-etes-le-Heros/La-Malediction-de-la-Momie">Curse of the Mummy</a></i> was published in French for the first time, almost 20 years after it was first published in English. This means that all seven of my Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebooks are now available in French, with five of them currently in print.<br />
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Both <i>Spellbreaker </i>and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.fr/D%C3%A9fis-fantastiques-num%C3%A9ro-55-Chevaliers/product-reviews/2070509354/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1">Knights of Doom</a></i> (my first two published books) have been published in two different French editions, and for some reason, the cover art was reversed from edition one to edition two.</div>
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-49941536207681059972015-04-14T13:00:00.000+01:002015-04-14T13:00:02.095+01:00YOU ARE THE HERO receives its 50th 5-star Amazon review!I thought it a worthy landmark to celebrate. My history of <a href="http://fightingfantasy.com/">Fighting Fantasy</a> gamebooks has received its <i>Return to Firetop Mountain</i> of reviews. That's right, the 50th review of my 50th published book has been posted on Amazon.co.uk, and it's another 5-star one.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-88594963625722775242015-04-03T11:00:00.000+01:002015-04-03T11:00:00.929+01:00Gamebook Friday: Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars and YOU ARE THE HERO on the radio<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUa1uQBRL_jPNPQZpjnJvqdKYdg1X1yRMCozT_Krt4AGdlhnBuNUp1qb7cWCgQbYj2jPd-crg_xV9aQjDhDwBR_wZN4TNjx_YFlb9u2ma3cVES_9Z3hvsYItAVcGhW4ni-c71Mfd9CDWQn/s1600/TTW+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUa1uQBRL_jPNPQZpjnJvqdKYdg1X1yRMCozT_Krt4AGdlhnBuNUp1qb7cWCgQbYj2jPd-crg_xV9aQjDhDwBR_wZN4TNjx_YFlb9u2ma3cVES_9Z3hvsYItAVcGhW4ni-c71Mfd9CDWQn/s1600/TTW+cover.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a>I would like to start this week's Gamebook Friday post by congratulating PJ Montgomery and Gavin Mitchell on the successful funding of their <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars/posts">Fighting Fantasy graphic novel Kickstarter</a>. Thanks to all their hard work, and the generosity of their backers, this autumn will see the release of <i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars/posts">Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars</a></i>. If you've not heard about the book already, (a) where have you been? and (b) look forward to seeing the graphic novel at a con near you before the year is out.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-84397207501800353042015-04-02T10:52:00.000+01:002015-04-02T10:55:25.516+01:00Congratulations to Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars KickstarterIn case you haven't already heard the good news, at 7:59am GMT PJ Montgomery and Gavin Mitchell's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars">Kickstarter </a>to produce a graphic novel of Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy novel <i>The Trolltooth Wars</i> achieved funding.<br />
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Here's how one <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427968164&sr=8-1&keywords=you+are+the+hero">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b> Warlock marked the occasion...<br />
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In case you weren't able to back the Kickstarter, or found out about it just a little too late, you can still <a href="http://youaretheherokickstarter.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/buy-signed-limited-edition-hardback-of.html">pick up a signed hardback of my History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks here</a>.<br />
<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-33775681573615030362015-03-31T07:59:00.000+01:002015-03-31T07:59:00.043+01:00Five reasons why YOU should back the Steve Jackson's Trolltooth Wars Kickstarter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77XbPKfPmNT4DrUfQM_Lx01lvyzTVQvPIxLOwThDL3UJoqbKxJAwZX-5UcQiCN4MclgawZLU6Hvp3MMsZx9o4nRa6SCm2tbFbO9w3y-KcPdkYnmbD2QR9Qk-jxrjVLc0Wm68g1RkrjHI/s1600/TTW+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77XbPKfPmNT4DrUfQM_Lx01lvyzTVQvPIxLOwThDL3UJoqbKxJAwZX-5UcQiCN4MclgawZLU6Hvp3MMsZx9o4nRa6SCm2tbFbO9w3y-KcPdkYnmbD2QR9Qk-jxrjVLc0Wm68g1RkrjHI/s1600/TTW+cover.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a>As of the moment this post goes live, there are just 48 hours left to run on the <b>Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars Kickstarter</b>. As of writing this blog post, the project still needs almost £2,400 to reach its funding goal, so now, more than ever, writer PJ Montgomery and artist Gavin Mitchell need your help.<br />
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<b>1)</b> <b>It's Fighting Fantasy</b> - And Fighting Fantasy has found a natural home on Kickstarter, which enables creators to contact the fans who would buy FF products directly, without the hassle of middlemen and all the hoops that would have to be jumped through to get something published. And the more Fighting Fantasy projects that are backed and are successful, the more other creators will follow in their footsteps, and the more FF material there will be in the future. Ian Livingstone himself has said that there may be plans to launch a Kickstarter based on <a href="http://www.beastsofwar.com/fighting-fantasy/pure-evil-minis-bring-fighting-fantasy-villains-life/">Damien Sparkes' FF sculpts</a>, but only if the demand is there and what better way of demonstrating that than by backing another Fighting Fantasy project?<br />
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<b>2) It's a British graphic novel</b> - In a world dominated by American comics we have the chance to back a brand new British graphic novel that doesn't rely on tired concepts and predictable heroes. Comic fans will love <b>The Trolltooth Wars</b>, whether they're into FF and RPGs or not, particularly considering the popularity of fantasy at the moment, in the wake of TV's Games of Thrones and the Hobbit movies. At the same time the book will introduce a whole new generation of fans to a forgotten classic of fantasy literature, written by one of the godfathers of the games industry who, along with Ian Livingstone got reluctant readers (especially boys) reading, long before young upstarts like Harry Potter were even a twinkle in their creators' eyes. The graphic novel adaptation is also being undertaken by two highly experienced and celebrated comics creators - <a href="https://pjmontgomery1982.wordpress.com/">PJ Montgomery</a> and <a href="http://gavinmitchell.blogspot.co.uk/">Gavin Mitchell</a>. Just check out some of their work for the book here...<br />
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<b>4) It's Kickstarter</b> - Without your help the book will not happen! You have the power to make this graphic novel a reality. You could be the person whose pledge takes <b>The Trolltooth Wars</b> past its funding target. Yes, YOU! And all for the price of what? A curry? The taxi home afterwards? It's certainly a lot less than the price of a night out. And if cash is a little tight, why not ask someone else to pledge for you and consider it as an early birthday present? Or pledge yourself and think of it as an early Christmas present! Remember - if the project is shy of just £1 its creators will receive nothing, and none of us will get to read <b>The Trolltooth Wars</b> graphic novel!<br />
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<b>5) <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars/posts/1158041">You can get hold of a copy of YOU ARE THE HERO</a></b> - That's right, if you don't already have a copy of the critically-acclaimed History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, certain pledge levels come with a signed copy. If you're not sure why owning a copy of <b>YOU ARE THE HERO</b> should be such an incentive, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427758763&sr=8-1&keywords=you+are+the+hero#customerReviews">just check out the reviews over on Amazon</a>.<br />
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So there you have it. If you have already pledged, consider raising your pledge level, or ordering a second copy of the book.<br />
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If you haven't pledged yet, and you've been meaning to all along, don't dilly-dally any longer. If the project funds and you're not a part of it, you'll be gutted in the long run, Trust me.<br />
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And whether you've pledged or not, maybe you know someone who would appreciate this project, so tell all your friends by whatever means at your disposal. The more people talk about <b>Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars</b> the greater the chance of it picking up new backers.<br />
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So, what are you waiting for? <b><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars/description">Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars</a> </b>needs heroes to help make it happen - heroes like <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars/description">YOU</a>!<br />
<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-74472933695904555202015-03-27T09:00:00.000+00:002015-03-27T09:00:00.771+00:00The Trolltooth Wars, YOU ARE THE HERO, and Radio Saltire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIcw_i_sDGMIqUlgjQwdg2wzIZBzdrD9Cl-_wvLP0OcNMol1Iat0Eu2XokakTWzc1BCJ1PXTnT-TiAwhlHNPVyF73CVA2Mf4H_JAcyoTxjNU6bXJrQkv37rJ8__UEm3LVN46_iftohh_m/s1600/TTW_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIcw_i_sDGMIqUlgjQwdg2wzIZBzdrD9Cl-_wvLP0OcNMol1Iat0Eu2XokakTWzc1BCJ1PXTnT-TiAwhlHNPVyF73CVA2Mf4H_JAcyoTxjNU6bXJrQkv37rJ8__UEm3LVN46_iftohh_m/s1600/TTW_cover.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a>First off, <b><i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars">Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars</a></i> </b>on Kickstarter... This has already raised over £10,000 but there's still a fair bit more to raise and only 5 days to raise it in. Remember - Kickstarter takes no money from you unless the project achieves its funding level, and then the payment only goes through when the Kickstarter has run its course. So, if you've been thinking about it, or saying you'll back it tomorrow, back it today and let's make another Fighting Fantasy project a reality, thanks to <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars">crowdfunding</a>!<br />
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Secondly, I was interviewed by <a href="http://radiosaltire.org/presenters/kevin-hall/">Kevin Hall</a> recently about <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i></b>. You can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/blackhole2.0/permalink/1546709058928135/?pnref=story">read the interview here</a>. And on the same subject, thirdly, I am going to be on Kevin's radio show on <a href="http://radiosaltire.org/presenters/kevin-hall/">Radio Saltire</a> on Sunday (29th March) at around 3.15pm. So, if you're able, why not tune in?<br />
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If you would like one of the few remaining limited first edition hardbacks, signed by the author, then drop me a line at <b>info@jonathangreenauthor.com</b> and I'll sort you out with one.<br />
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My name is <a href="https://pjmontgomery1982.wordpress.com/">PJ Montgomery</a>, and I’m a writer based in Cardiff. Jonathan has very kindly invited me to write a guest post all about my latest project, a graphic novel adaptation of <i>The Trolltooth Wars</i>. I’ve been a fan of the Fighting Fantasy series since, as a young child, I discovered some of the books in my school library. A few months and much pestering later, I finally managed to get my mum to buy me a copy of <i>The Warlock of Firetop Mountain</i>. Sure, that first adventure in Zagor's domain ended with death at the hands of a vampire, but it spawned an obsession within me, which continues to this day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m also a huge fan of comics. This passion began a bit later, with my first issue of X-Men, but it’s burned just as fiercely. It’s a unique medium, combining clever writing and visual storytelling like no other. Comics have the potential to tell amazing stories which feed the imagination, just as well as any novel, while providing stunning images without the budgetary limits which can cause a film or television show to fall short.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Combining comics with Fighting Fantasy feels like an obvious idea to me, and where better to start than <i>The Trolltooth Wars</i>? It’s actually a very visual novel, thanks to Jackson’s clear and descriptive prose, combined with some excellent illustrations by FF legend Russ Nicholson. I’d had the idea to turn it into a comic a while back, but it was only last year that I actually did anything about it, and fired off an e-mail enquiring about the possibility of putting a graphic novel together. Fast forward to now, and a full script has been written, and is in the process of being illustrated by talented comic artist <a href="http://gavinmitchell.blogspot.co.uk/">Gavin Mitchell</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gavin and I have plenty of experience creating comics between us, having worked together previously on the South Wales set horror comedy, <i>Stiffs</i>. I’ve also contributed to the superhero anthology title <i>The Pride Adventures</i>, while Gavin has provided art for books like '80s horror mash-up <i>The Samurai Slasher</i>, and superhero book <i>The Pride</i>, the parent book of <i>The Pride Adventures</i>. So we know what it takes to produce a quality comic. The only thing currently standing in our way, is funding.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As such, we’re in the middle of running a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars">Kickstarter </a>with the aim of raising the money to release the comic later on this year. The money raised is all going into the book, and while we’ve had a good start, we’re not there yet. I love Kickstarter. I think it’s a brilliant site, which can help with the creation of excellent projects which may not otherwise see the light of day. I’ve backed plenty of campaigns myself (including <i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">You Are The Hero</a></i>, naturally), and always enjoyed being part of a campaign, and never been disappointed with the end results. We’re hoping to provide our backers with a similar experience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Backing the campaign will get you any of a number of rewards, including badges, prints, wallpapers for your computer, and copies of the book. There’s also the chance to get copies signed by me and Gavin, copies sketched in by Gavin, and limited edition copies signed by Steve Jackson! There are even reward levels which will get you a signed copy of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">You Are The Hero</a></i>, and, right at the top end, the chance to be drawn into the book, appearing as one of the residents of Titan!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We’d love it if you could back the campaign, and get all of your friends to do so as well. We’re really excited by this book, and hope you will be too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pjmontgomery/steve-jacksons-the-trolltooth-wars">Help us make it a reality</a>, and as far as we’re concerned, you really are the hero.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-61617904206790463512015-03-03T12:00:00.000+00:002015-03-03T12:00:03.852+00:00Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-8Yy_gR1kL1Nknfya07wT8b62cudJVqAm7RU_qsWvSxPwDIb2PINL-EIefox1No1C-VGlQcvjPHaQAzpiLn7xwB2xSI117Zx-Z2lVzzkbwHTRUspXoGUz5l_YUVRGOfX4Z7mbQFjI1DJ/s1600/TW5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-8Yy_gR1kL1Nknfya07wT8b62cudJVqAm7RU_qsWvSxPwDIb2PINL-EIefox1No1C-VGlQcvjPHaQAzpiLn7xwB2xSI117Zx-Z2lVzzkbwHTRUspXoGUz5l_YUVRGOfX4Z7mbQFjI1DJ/s1600/TW5.jpg" height="227" width="320" /></a><br />
Today's the day that <i>Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars </i>launches on Kickstarter.<br />
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If you're a fan of Fighting Fantasy, or a fan of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></i>, then you are going to want to be a part of this exciting new project.<br />
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The purpose of the project is to fund production of the official graphic novel adaptation of Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy novel, <i>The Trolltooth Wars*</i>. It is being adapted and written by <a href="https://pjmontgomery1982.wordpress.com/">P J Montgomery</a>, with illustrator <a href="http://gavinmitchell.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/trolltooth.html">Gavin Mitchell</a> on art duties.<br />
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To get on board, search for <i>Steve Jackson's The Trolltooth Wars </i>on Kickstarter, check out the amazing rewards the team have put together, and pledge your support.<br />
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<i>* There's a whole chapter on the Fighting Fantasy novels, including <b>The Trolltooth Wars</b>, in <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597">YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks</a></b>, funnily enough.</i><br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-83778011868617586202015-02-27T00:40:00.001+00:002015-02-27T00:40:54.238+00:00YOU ARE THE HERO now available on Google Play<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have exciting news for you this Gamebook Friday. <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597">YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks</a></i></b> is now available to download to the Android device of your choice, via <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Jonathan_Green_You_Are_The_Hero?id=GnHNBgAAQBAJ">Google Play.</a><br />
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And yes, before you ask, that is <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597">the same book</a> that has garnered 46 5-star reviews on Amazon - and nothing less! ;-)<br />
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Of course, if you prefer your books in processed tree carcass format, hard-backed and weighing over a kilogram, then you can still <a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/gamebook-friday-all-i-wanted-for.html">pick up a signed copy for yourself here</a>.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-60679009827531468562015-02-20T12:46:00.000+00:002015-02-20T12:46:04.174+00:00YOU ARE THE HERO at Redemption '15<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnT9bj66-rfigvUwccIjy-xC0zuV1bqFIEsPvR6EMCQTwfWDcYAUDToiXRlchYKhTLWrC9is1HkOjuYt4_lcEfksUCmKwxUB1bt9IxqQWaWn9WKBTQoUk4r5tcUprHpVdOHyQHMK94MZe/s1600/Pax+Britannia+at+Redemption+15.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnT9bj66-rfigvUwccIjy-xC0zuV1bqFIEsPvR6EMCQTwfWDcYAUDToiXRlchYKhTLWrC9is1HkOjuYt4_lcEfksUCmKwxUB1bt9IxqQWaWn9WKBTQoUk4r5tcUprHpVdOHyQHMK94MZe/s1600/Pax+Britannia+at+Redemption+15.png" height="200" width="200" /></a>Today (Friday 20 February) sees <a href="http://www.conventions.org.uk/redemption/index.php">Redemption '15</a>, the Multimedia Science Fiction Convention kick off at the <a href="http://www.britanniahotelcoventry.com/">Britannia Hotel in Coventry</a>. The event runs until Sunday 22 February.<br />
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I shall be there this year as Guest of Honour, along with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/archimedes.lumiere?fref=ts">Archimedes the Steampunk Parrot</a> and <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></b>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.conventions.org.uk/redemption/programme/progbook15.pdf">The event programme is now available</a> and I will be taking part in the following panels during the course of the weekend:<br />
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<u><b>Friday 20 February</b></u><br />
5.00pm - Meet the Guests (panel)<br />
8.00pm - Opening Ceremony<br />
10.00pm - It's sh!t but we like it (panel)<br />
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12.00pm - How to Write an Adventure Gamebook (workshop)<br />
4.00pm - Has Steampunk Had Its Day? (panel)<br />
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8.00pm - Mark Gatiss Appreciation Society (panel)<br />
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<u><b>Sunday 22 February</b></u><br />
11.00am - Guest Talk<br />
12.30pm - Signing Autographs<br />
4.00pm - Closing Ceremony<br />
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I will be selling my books - <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=2">Pax Britannia</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597">YOU ARE THE HERO </a></i>mainly - over the course of the weekend, so maybe I'll see you there...<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-47595984280426910772015-01-16T12:00:00.000+00:002015-01-16T12:00:00.426+00:00YOU ARE THE HERO - 'A cultural roadmap of an '80s childhood'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fNFCSisYOCueSVztFxd1XeNAdgTMsFmuQEY2Z7OKXJNg5tpI1RyjddydbpUF9ck9qtMFpxFlfeFyLMQ4WqlbH7orAtobH3a3ku-IBHjHL_-Cwc3EC7NJb8W8nEZL6CKRXxbsjnoqNEEA/s1600/YOU+ARE+THE+HERO+hardback+mock-up.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fNFCSisYOCueSVztFxd1XeNAdgTMsFmuQEY2Z7OKXJNg5tpI1RyjddydbpUF9ck9qtMFpxFlfeFyLMQ4WqlbH7orAtobH3a3ku-IBHjHL_-Cwc3EC7NJb8W8nEZL6CKRXxbsjnoqNEEA/s1600/YOU+ARE+THE+HERO+hardback+mock-up.png" /></a>That's what Jes Bickham, current editor of White Dwarf magazine and the man who commissioned my original <a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/legacy-of-firetop-mountain-and-sfx.html">History of Fighting Fantasy</a> piece for an SFX Fantasy special back in 2012 says, more or less. Here's Jes in his own words:<br />
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<i>"I read <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">You Are The Hero </a>over Christmas and what a treat it was... Not only was the book an absorbing account of a phenomenon, it also acted as a strange cultural roadmap for my childhood/adolescence - like you, I grew up with GW and now I find myself editing my favourite magazine from when I was 13! Lovely stuff, and very well done sir."</i><br />
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If you haven't got hold of a copy yourself yet, you can <a href="http://www.jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/gamebook-friday-all-i-wanted-for.html">acquire a strictly limited edition signed hardback here</a>.<br />
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In other gamebook-related news, <i><a href="http://fightingfantasyapps.com/books/bloodbones/">Bloodbones</a></i> the App appears to be going down a storm and has certainly created some buzz online, such as <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/234110/Bloodbones_sails_into_port_Arrr_lsquotis_true.php">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/01/14/new-iphone-games-wwe-immortals">here </a>(even if <a href="http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Fighting+Fantasy%3A+Bloodbones/news.asp?c=63288">Pocket Gamer</a> don't actually know who wrote it).<br />
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The Tin Man himself has this to say about his company's latest release:<br />
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<i>"Jonathan Green has become the modern standard bearer for Fighting Fantasy, having recently written </i><i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">You Are The Hero</a></i><i>, a history of the series. I’m really thrilled to have one of Jon’s titles as part of our FF library and Bloodbones is truly an epic adventure – one of our biggest yet!"</i><br />
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<i>"Veteran fantasy and science-fiction artist, Tony Hough, has also returned to add some colour to his original black and white artwork, which can still be viewed by playing in an added retro mode."</i><br />
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Reviews have already appeared on <a href="http://www.148apps.com/reviews/fighting-fantasy-bloodbones-review/">148apps </a>and <a href="http://playboard.me/android/apps/au.com.tinmangames.ff.bloodbones">Playboard</a>, with the latter saying:<br />
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<i>"This one is from Tin Man Games. Almost all of their gamebooks were awesome and this one is even better - fantastic story and just so much fun!"</i><br />
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Don't forget you can download <i><a href="http://fightingfantasyapps.com/books/bloodbones/">Bloodbones </a></i>for the smartphone of your choice via the portal here.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424733983118884378.post-67225061254879396212015-01-12T23:04:00.003+00:002015-01-12T23:04:32.480+00:00YOU ARE THE HERO in Fighting Fantazine #14<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOR5F9jc6aqMGgCUQgmzPJt1JOmgz8jP5jENVQ4Tg03vzJPb7j9jm55T_q2FfUb0Sg_lJkb4p2_fg-rva5DY4120tuAFQrEHp7yd5U9cdwNH0h2i-Y8a7mraEojvrV3r-ZwCk9R0vlFSWZ/s1600/Fighting+Fantazine+14+cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOR5F9jc6aqMGgCUQgmzPJt1JOmgz8jP5jENVQ4Tg03vzJPb7j9jm55T_q2FfUb0Sg_lJkb4p2_fg-rva5DY4120tuAFQrEHp7yd5U9cdwNH0h2i-Y8a7mraEojvrV3r-ZwCk9R0vlFSWZ/s1600/Fighting+Fantazine+14+cover.png" height="200" width="144" /></a>Issue #14 of the hugely popular and highly professionally put together Fighting Fantasy fanzine <a href="http://www.fightingfantazine.co.uk/">Fighting Fantazine</a> is now available for download - for <b>FREE</b>!<br />
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I have been particularly looking forward to this issue, because not one, not two, but three of my projects feature within its 104 pages!<br />
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First up is <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/jongreaut-21/detail/1848311192">Bloodbones</a></i>, or more specifically, <a href="http://fightingfantasyapps.com/books/bloodbones/">Tin Man Games' adaptation of my fourth Fighting Fantasy adventure</a> which was on hiatus for ten years until it was finally published by Wizard Books nine years ago*.<br />
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<i>Bloodbones gets bigged up.</i></div>
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Second up is a report on <a href="http://fightingfantasyfest.blogspot.co.uk/">Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014</a>, written by Andrew Jones...<br />
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<i>It's nice to see some pictures from the Fest from the other side of the table.</i></div>
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...and third is another glowing review of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597"><b>YOU ARE THE HERO</b></a></i>, this time by Stuart Lloyd.<br />
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<i>According to Stuart's review, if you're reading this you should also own a copy <span style="text-align: start;">of </span><span style="text-align: start;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-are-Hero-Jonathan-Green/dp/1909679380/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1419962597">YOU ARE THE HERO</a>.</b></span> </i></div>
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The issue also includes a brand new Lone Wolf adventure this time, and an in depth interview with Marc Gascoigne, who was consultant editor on the series when I started writing for Fighting Fantasy... almost 23 years ago**!<br />
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Congratulations to Editor Alex Ballingall and the team, for another fantastic issue, and you can download your <b>FREE</b> copy by <a href="http://www.fightingfantazine.co.uk/">clicking this link</a>.<br />
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<i>* Crikey! Has it really been that long?</i><br />
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<i>** It's actually nearer 25 years*** since I first started pitching ideas to Marc.</i><br />
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<i>*** That's a quarter of a century!</i>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0