Fighting Fantasy

[RuySan]

I still don't get how gamebooks ever became unpopular as you never see them in book stores anymore. The FF books I occasionally find in second hand / Op shops.

There are newer reprints of FF, but with terrible new artwork. So if they don't get a newer audience it's well deserved. The amazing artwork was one of the strong points of FF, so why even change it for something so inferior?

[icemann]

Well I wasn't talking about that aspect. Just about gamebooks in general. I never see them in stores at all anymore.

[keedor]

My Brother has all the first editions of almost the entire Fighting Fantasy collection, all still in great condition.

We were looking at them just the other day and I agree that the artwork was fantastic.

The series was great for making reading interesting to children once again, although admittedly they were just as popular with the adults!

[acidbottle]

Grail Quest .. had them all, amazing series that are right up there with FF and Lone wolf.

[learnedrobb]

There have just been 2 new FF books released, one of which is written by Rhianna Pratchett (Terry's daughter, and videogame script writer).

[icemann]

Ah nice. Good to see the series still getting some love.