For immediate release!
Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014
The first dedicated Fighting Fantasy
convention, with Special Guests of Honour Steve
Jackson and Ian Livingstone,
featuring the official launch of YOU ARE
THE HERO – A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks by Jonathan Green.
Sunday 7 September 2014 will see the first dedicated Fighting Fantasy convention take place at
the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Ealing, West London. Steve Jackson and Ian
Livingstone, co-creators of the publishing and gaming phenomenon that is
Fighting Fantasy, will be Special Guests of Honour at the event, where they
will be joined by legendary fantasy artists Russ Nicholson, Chris
Achilleos and Tony Hough. A
highlight of the day will be Steve and Ian’s own talk on the History of
Fighting Fantasy.
Fighting Fantasy Fest will see the official launch of
Jonathan Green’s YOU ARE THE HERO – A
History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, along with an exhibition of rare FF memorabilia – including original artwork and
other more obscure artefacts connected to the series – as well as trade stands, and an auction of Fighting Fantasy treasures. Arion Games will be running Advanced
Fighting Fantasy role-playing game sessions during the day, while Tin Man Games and Inkle Studios will also be in attendance, talking about their digital
versions of such classic gamebooks as Ian Livingstone’s The Forest of Doom and Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! epic.
Tickets for the event cost £50 each, and every attendee will
receive an event-exclusive Adventurer’s Backpack containing various Fighting Fantasy Fest and YOU ARE THE HERO goodies.
“The success of the YOU ARE THE HERO Kickstarter project demonstrated
that there is still an active community of Fighting Fantasy fans out in the
world who would relish the chance to not only meet their heroes, but to get
together and share their stories of battling the horrors of Deathtrap Dungeon or braving the perils
of Kharé – Cityport of Traps,” says
Jonathan Green, author of the History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, “ideally
whilst quaffing a flagon of ale in Port Blacksand’s infamous Black Lobster
Tavern.” (The event will even feature a themed bar!)
Ian Livingstone, co-creator of Fighting Fantasy said, “It’s crazy
really that it’s taken 32 years for a dedicated Fighting Fantasy event to take
place! But that’s going to make it all the more special. It will be
brilliant to see old friends, artists, authors and fans again after all this
time. I’m going to bring along some special Fighting Fantasy items that have
never been seen in public before. It certainly will be a Return to Firetop
Mountain! I can’t wait.”
Steve
Jackson, who is famed for his Sorcery! series, said, “Amazing to think it’s
almost 40 years since the first Games Day was held, at Seymour Hall and Baths
in Central London. There was a great buzz at that event. Visitors – and
organisers – felt they were attending a special occasion. I’m sure it will be
the same kind of buzz at Fighting Fantasy Fest. FF celebrities will be there,
dealers and memorabilia, game demos and a special auction of items from the
Jackson and Livingstone personal archives. This will be an event not to be
missed by FF readers. I’m really looking forward to it.”
For more information, or to arrange interviews with the
organisers of Fighting Fantasy Fest, please email Jonathan Green at info@jonathangreenauthor.com.
@fightingfantasy @stevejacksonuk @ian_livingstone @jonathangreen @You_Are_TheHero #FightingFantasyFest2014
Sunday 7
September 2014 • The
DoubleTree Hilton, Ealing, London, UK
Artists • Panels • Book Signings • Games • Exhibition • Special Guests • Auction
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