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August 14, 2020
Gamebook Friday: ACE Gamebooks at Virtually Expo
Next weekend
Virtually Expo
is taking place from Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd August 2020. And
ACE Gamebooks
will be there!
In March, the organisers of the UK Games Expo took the difficult decision first to postpone, and then to cancel UK Games Expo 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, they were determined not to let the year pass without providing some way for everyone to enjoy as much of the Expo as possible. Thanks to the vast array of technology solutions available and the continued support of customers, volunteers, sponsors and show partners, they are happy to present Virtually Expo !
The ACE Gamebooks stand is V-814 and looks like this...
You can do all the things you would normally do if you visited the ACE Gamebooks stand at the physical UK Games Expo - in other words, buy signed books!
So please stop by next week, and let all your friends know. You can find out more about how Virtually Expo works here .
In March, the organisers of the UK Games Expo took the difficult decision first to postpone, and then to cancel UK Games Expo 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, they were determined not to let the year pass without providing some way for everyone to enjoy as much of the Expo as possible. Thanks to the vast array of technology solutions available and the continued support of customers, volunteers, sponsors and show partners, they are happy to present Virtually Expo !
The ACE Gamebooks stand is V-814 and looks like this...
You can do all the things you would normally do if you visited the ACE Gamebooks stand at the physical UK Games Expo - in other words, buy signed books!
So please stop by next week, and let all your friends know. You can find out more about how Virtually Expo works here .
August 10, 2020
Thought for the Day
"Books are the mirrors of the soul."~ Virginia Woolf
August 8, 2020
Short Story Saturday: Have you listened to a good short story lately?
Thanks to some recent releases, and some older titles, you can now listen to three of my short stories as audiobooks, and a whole anthology of shark stories edited by Yours Truly.
Features my short story
The Hunting of the Jabberwock.
Features my short story
Who Walks With Death
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Features my short story
The Hunting of the Jabberwock.
Features my short story
Who Walks With Death
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August 7, 2020
Gamebook Friday: International Gamebook Day
I recently learned that 1st August is International Childfree Day, which drove it home to me that you really can have a day for anything.
So I am proposing that 27th August be designated as International Gamebook Day, when people around the world can celebrate their love of interactive fiction.
Why 27th August? Because it was on that day in 1982 that the first Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain , written by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, was first published.
So who's with me?
So I am proposing that 27th August be designated as International Gamebook Day, when people around the world can celebrate their love of interactive fiction.
Why 27th August? Because it was on that day in 1982 that the first Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain , written by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, was first published.
So who's with me?
August 4, 2020
Wonderland: An Anthology available now from Audible
Wonderland: An Anthology of Works Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
, edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane, and which features my short story
The Hunting of the Jabberwock
, is available now as an
audiobook
from Audible from today.
From the greatest names in fantasy and horror comes an anthology of stories inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Join Alice as she is thrown into the whirlwind of Wonderland .
Within this audiobook, you'll find myriad approaches to Alice, from horror to historical, taking us from the nightmarish reaches of the imagination to tales that will shock, surprise, and tug on the heart-strings. So, it's time now to go down the rabbit hole, or through the looking-glass or...but no, wait. By picking up this audiobook and starting to listen to it, you're already there, can't you see?
Also available from Audible...
From the greatest names in fantasy and horror comes an anthology of stories inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Join Alice as she is thrown into the whirlwind of Wonderland .
Within this audiobook, you'll find myriad approaches to Alice, from horror to historical, taking us from the nightmarish reaches of the imagination to tales that will shock, surprise, and tug on the heart-strings. So, it's time now to go down the rabbit hole, or through the looking-glass or...but no, wait. By picking up this audiobook and starting to listen to it, you're already there, can't you see?
Also available from Audible...
August 3, 2020
Thought for the Day
"A lot of people think that you wait to get creative, and then get to work. But more often than not, the truth is you get to work and then get creative."
~ Peter V. Brett
August 1, 2020
Short Story Saturday: The Doll's House
Available now from
Green Man Books
and Audible, as an
audiobook
narrated by Lesley Dessalles...
What horror dwells behind its peeling paint façade and lifeless windows?
A young mother, struggling after the birth of her second child, starts to question her sanity when the appearance of an unwanted childhood toy rekindles unwelcome nightmares.
A chilling tale written by award-winning author Jonathan Green.
“Jonathan Green will make you lose sleep." ~ Amazon.co.uk
"Seeing the name Jonathan Green on a cover of a novel, for me, sells it instantly." ~ Amazon.co.uk
Download The Doll's House from Audible here , and download the eBook from Amazon here .
What horror dwells behind its peeling paint façade and lifeless windows?
A young mother, struggling after the birth of her second child, starts to question her sanity when the appearance of an unwanted childhood toy rekindles unwelcome nightmares.
A chilling tale written by award-winning author Jonathan Green.
“Jonathan Green will make you lose sleep." ~ Amazon.co.uk
"Seeing the name Jonathan Green on a cover of a novel, for me, sells it instantly." ~ Amazon.co.uk
Download The Doll's House from Audible here , and download the eBook from Amazon here .
July 31, 2020
Gamebook Friday: NEVERLAND - Here Be Reviews!
When a new book comes out I excitedly/anxiously check Amazon.co.uk for any reviews, but I often forget to check Amazon.com.
Recently I happened upon NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters! on Amazon.com and discovered these rather pleasing reviews...
"If you are wanting to give modern gamebooks or choose-you-own adventure style books a chance, this is a great one to get started with."
"The characters aren't exactly like the book and movies that we've enjoyed and loved before. Rather, they are a twist on the classics. The story is enjoyable, with many options, twists, and turns. You might encounter Giant Serpents and Sabre-Tooth Tigers, or Saurian Lizards and a Colossal Crocodile."
"The actual writing is so imaginative and the artwork is amazing. Definitely recommend all of Jonathan Green’s adventure gamebooks."
"J. M. Barrie's fantasy world is re-imagined by Jonathan Green through a "mixed fantasy" lens with an RPG bent. The book provides re-playability since each of the four characters available for selection provide different perspectives and play-styles, and each with a unique ending. A recommended read especially for gamebook aficionados, though if you are not familiar with other works by the author, then you clearly aren't a gamebook fan."
You can buy your own copy of NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters! on Amazon.com here , and on Amazon.co.uk here , and a signed copy direct from the author here .
Recently I happened upon NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters! on Amazon.com and discovered these rather pleasing reviews...
"If you are wanting to give modern gamebooks or choose-you-own adventure style books a chance, this is a great one to get started with."
"The characters aren't exactly like the book and movies that we've enjoyed and loved before. Rather, they are a twist on the classics. The story is enjoyable, with many options, twists, and turns. You might encounter Giant Serpents and Sabre-Tooth Tigers, or Saurian Lizards and a Colossal Crocodile."
"The actual writing is so imaginative and the artwork is amazing. Definitely recommend all of Jonathan Green’s adventure gamebooks."
"J. M. Barrie's fantasy world is re-imagined by Jonathan Green through a "mixed fantasy" lens with an RPG bent. The book provides re-playability since each of the four characters available for selection provide different perspectives and play-styles, and each with a unique ending. A recommended read especially for gamebook aficionados, though if you are not familiar with other works by the author, then you clearly aren't a gamebook fan."
You can buy your own copy of NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters! on Amazon.com here , and on Amazon.co.uk here , and a signed copy direct from the author here .
July 27, 2020
Thought for the Day
"Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't."~ Neil Gaiman
July 20, 2020
Thought for the Day
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."
~ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
