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Warhammer Wednesday: Imperial Fists Digital Downloads

This month, Black Library has released one of their ever increasing number of Quick Reads Collections, this time featuring the Imperial Fists Chapter of Space Marines.

As a result, my short story But Dust in the Wind has resurfaced again. And while we're talking of Imperial Fists stories by Yours Truly, my Warhammer 40K gamebook Herald of Oblivion is still available as well.

You can pick up the Imperial Fists: Quick Reads Collection here and Herald of Oblivion here.

Good news! Tickets for Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 will remain on sale until the end of August!

A number of people have let me know that they would still like to attend Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014, but are unable to commit a month before the event actually takes place. As a result, I have taken the decision to commit to making the maximum number of goodie bags and leaving tickets on sale until the end of the month.

So, if you've not bought your ticket yet, you have until 11:59pm on Sunday 31 August 2014 to do so. If you have bought your ticket, please also continue to plug the event and tell all your friends to buy their tickets too. If you are unable to attend, please let everyone else know about Fighting Fantasy Fest anyway.

Thank you.

Thought for the Day

"When writers die they become books, which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation."

~ Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)

Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 - Grab your ticket today!

Today is the last day to buy your ticket for Fighting Fantasy Fest and secure your exclusive goodie bag, including goodies to the value of £50!

The 'Adventurer's Backpack' contains...
A Fighting Fantasy gamebookA Pax Britannia novelA download code for a Tin Man Games appA limited edition posterA commemorative convention programmeAnd a 32mm miniature of Zagor the Warlock, especially sculpted for this event by Paul Muller and cast by Otherworld Miniatures

Don't delay, buy your ticket today!

Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 - Hitting the Headlines!

Well, the geek press anyway.

YOU ARE THE HERO and FIGHTING FANTASY FEST both get a mention in the latest issues of SFX and SciFiNow magazines.

In SFX, FFF 2014 appears in the 'Event Horizon' part of the mag*, while SciFiNow features a full interview and six-page article with Messrs Jackson and Livingstone**.

Ian Livingstone on Blood of the Zombies, Fighting Fantasy Fest, and Karen Gillan. Obviously.
Perhaps you've stumbled across this very blog because of the aforementioned magazines. Well, have no fear, tickets for FIGHTING FANTASY FEST are still on sale here, and you will soon be able to pre-order your very own copy of YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks (all 270 pages of it!), which now has an official publication date of Sunday 7 September - the same day as  FIGHTING FANTASY FEST !

YOU ARE THE HERO in big, bold letters. Cool. 
Curse of the Mummy features one of the ten nastiest deaths in Fighting Fantasy, apparently. 

* Although the piece was written by the work experience girl and features one glaring inaccuracy.

** And Curse of the Mummy even gets a mention!

Gamebook Friday: Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 featuring the official launch of YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks

There are now just 3 days left in which you can purchase your ticket for Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014, which is attracting guests from all over the UK and beyond.

The event will feature the official book launch of  YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks , which in turn features the artwork of numerous famous Fighting Fantasy artists. The softback edition of  YOU ARE THE HERO  will be out in September, and the first place it will be available is Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 - 1 month to go!

There is just 1 month to go until  FIGHTING FANTASY FEST 2014 takes place at the DoubleTree Hilton in Ealing, West London, and 4 days left to buy your tickets.

For those attending we have all of the following on offer:

6 Fighting Fantasy artists - including Russ Nicholson, John Blanche, Chris Achilleos, Malcolm Barter, Tony Hough and Leo Hartas.

3 Fighting Fantasy authors - Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, co-creators of the Fighting Fantasy series, and Jonathan Green, author of seven FF gamebooks.

An extremely collectible goodie bag, including a Fighting Fantasy gamebook, a poster, a novel, a Tin Man Games download app code, and a ZAGOR THE WARLOCK miniature, only available to those FF fans attending  FIGHTING FANTASY FEST  and based on this piece of artwork by Russ Nicholson!

A talk on the early days of Fighting Fantasy by Steve and Ian, with special guest Philippa Dickinson, the editor who first worked on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

Arion Games running Advanced Fighting Fantasy sessions throughout the day.

Tin Man Games talking about and demonstrating their latest FF apps.

Inkle Studios talking about their Sorcery! apps.

Various others traders, offering books for sale, wargaming miniatures, dice and gaming equipment, and more!

The official book launch of YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, written by Jonathan Green and supported by hundreds of FF fans through the Kickstarter crowd-funding website.

An exhibition of never-before-seen and highly-collectible items from FF's history.

An auction of rare Fighting Fantasy memorabilia from the vaults of the Warlocks of Firetop Mountain themselves.

And if all that wasn't enough you'll be able to have a drink with the creators of Fighting Fantasy at the Black Lobster Tavern, from Port Blacksand, City of Thieves, themed bar!

If you've not bought your ticket yet you can do so here. Please tell all your friends via social media and any other means at your disposal (such as telephone, email, carrier pigeon, smoke signals, sorcery...) and we'll look forward to seeing you in September!

Steampunk Thursday: Nine Worlds Geekfest 2014

Today, Nine Worlds Geekfest 2014 gets under way at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Heathrow.

I shall be attending on Sunday, as part of the Steampunk stream, taking part in a panel at 11.45am (in Room 12) called 'Female characters in Steampunk: strong women in Steampunk get an audience'.

My Pax Britannia novels will be on sale at the 'All of the Books' stand in the trading room all weekend, but on Sunday you'll be able to get them signed.

Maybe I'll see you there...

Warhammer Wednesday: Return to Armageddon

It's Armageddon week over at the Black Library, with a new story from the infamous Warhammer 40K warzone every day this week (from the likes of David Annandale, Guy Haley and Toby Frost).

Of course, Black Library has published numerous stories about the Third War for Armageddon before, including my very own Armageddon Omnibus. Don't delay, pick up your copy today.

And bring it along to Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014, and I'll even sign it for you! :-)

Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 - Featuring Legend Photography

There are now just 6 days left in which you can buy tickets for Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014...

One of a guest traders at the event will be Legend Photography, who specialise in fantastical photographic portraits. The company will be bringing various props with them on the day, so if you've always wondered what you'd look like as a contestant about to enter Deathtrap Dungeon, or an Analander heading into Kakhabad, wonder no longer. Just come along on the day and let your imagination run wild.

You may, of course, want to come in costume for the day. This is absolutely fine and, indeed, welcomed. There has been so much interest in dressing up as a Fighting Fantasy adventurer, or one of your favourite villains from the books, that we've introduced a brand new event to the schedule for the day.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 is going to feature a costume competition, voted for by those attending, and with the prize of a framed, signed Blood of the Zombies poster on offer.

So what are you waiting for? Purchase your ticket for Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 and start preparing your Zagor costume today!