The iconic Fighting Fantasy range of game books is now over 40 years old, and a new book has been announced to celebrate the amazing artwork which populates the pages of this series.
Penned by Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green, Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy is currently funding on Unbound, and several pledge options are available – including signed copies.
"Over the years, the one thing that the books, as well as the spin-off novels, role-playing games, comics, board games, miniature figurines, and video games all had in common was the incredible artwork which helped define Fighting Fantasy," reads the Unbound page for Magic Realms.
"From the heroes to the characters, to the settings, to the legions of terrifying monsters, the world of Fighting Fantasy was brought to life by a succession of hugely talented artists. Who could fail to remember the multi-eyed Bloodbeast staring menacingly at the readers from the cover of Deathtrap Dungeon? Who didn’t feel a touch of nervous excitement when witnessing the Shape Changer’s transformation on the cover of The Forest of Doom? Who didn’t marvel at the beauty of the iconic covers of the four Sorcery! gamebooks? Who wouldn’t have felt threatened by the foul undead smashing through the door on the cover of Blood of the Zombies? And fast forward to today, who wouldn’t be intrigued by the Iron Giants destroying a village on the cover of Shadow of the Giants?"
The book includes the art of Chris Achilleos, Brian Bolland, John Blanche, Jim Burns, Les Edwards, David Gallagher, Mel Grant and Russ Nicholson, as well as many others.
You can pledge your support here.