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"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world."
~ Philip Pullman

Gamebook Friday: NEVERLAND

I am currently busy posting out rewards for backers of my YOU ARE THE HERO Part 2 Kickstarter, and I'm very pleased to say that the book has already received it's first 5-star review.

However, as one Kickstarter comes to an end, as is my wont, I am currently preparing to launch the next one. Having tackled Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz , I am next going to take on turning J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Wendy into an ACE Gamebook.

To be among the first to hear about developments with the Kickstarter, join the NEVERLAND - Here Be Monsters! Facebook group.

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Would you like a signed copy of YOU ARE THE HERO Part 2?

Last weekend, YOU ARE THE HERO Part 2 was launched at Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 , five months and a day after Kickstarter to crowdfund it finished.

Backer copies have started to go out over the last week, but if you would like a signed copy - either hardback or softback - drop me a line at info@jonathangreenauthor.com.


I also have copies of the reprinted YOU ARE THE HERO Part 1 - both hardback and softback.

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“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”
~ Thomas Jefferson

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"Fiction is the truth inside the lie."
~ Stephen King

Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 is one week today!

One week today the doors open on Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 !

Featuring a host of special guests, including Guests of Honour Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, it is going to be a 35th anniversary celebration to remember.

There will be talks, gaming sessions, a cosplay competition, video game demonstrations, signings, and all manner of traders. On top of that, YOU ARE THE HERO Part 2 of my ongoing History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks will be launched at the event.

It's not too late to buy your ticket and make sure you don't miss out on the Fighting Fantasy event of the year!

Further Associates of Sherlock Holmes is published today!

Huzzah! It's new book day!

George Mann's latest anthology of Sherlock Holmes' stories is out today. Entitled  Further Associates of Sherlock Holmes , it contains my first published Sherlock Holmes short story, itself entitled  Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of Bodmin .

The premise behind the anthology is that each story is told by one of Holmes' associates, in my case Sir Henry Baskerville, the poor put upon subject of the murder plot in  The Hound of the Baskervilles  (which is one of only four Sherlock Holmes novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle).

The following is taken from the book and explains why I chose Sir Henry to be the narrator of my tale.


The Hound of the Baskervilles has long been my favourite Sherlock Holmes story, so it was only natural that I would choose that as my jumping off point. This time last year I was in Cornwall, and crossed Bodmin Moor, which is allegedly home to its own beast.


This year I am in Cornwall again and on the way down visited Lanhydrock House, which could easily pass for Baskerville Hall - or even Trelawny Hall from  Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of Bodmin .


Further Associates of Sherlock Holmes is available from Titan Books, and via Amazon, now!

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“Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them.”
~ Neil Gaiman

Forthcoming Events

With 2017 almost two thirds done, I thought it timely to let you know which events I shall be attending in the forthcoming months.

September

Friday 1st September - Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 & You Are The Beer-o presents: Stout of the Pit
The world's first Fighting Fantasy pub quiz and a warm-up to the next day's Fighting Fantasy Fest 2. FF fan James Aukett is hosting the event and I will be Quizmaster (rather than Dungeonmaster) for the evening. Tickets can be purchased here and all profits will go to Prostate Cancer UK.

Saturday 2nd September - Fighting Fantasy Fest 2
A day-long event to mark 35 years of the world's premier gamebook series. Featuring Guests of Honour Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, Special Guest Artist Iain McCaig, as well as authors Marc Gascoigne, Peter Darvill-Evans, Jamie Thomson, and Keith P Phillips, artists Robert Ball, Malcolm Barter, Leo Hartas, Alan Langford, Tony Hough, Jim Burns, and Pete Knifton, comic creators Andi Ewington and Simon Coleby, and Your Truly. If you follow my blog and don't know about this event yet, then I really don'y know what to say, other than tickets are still available here.

Saturday 30th September - Dragondaze
Dragondaze is all about Playing Games, Dressing Up, Having Fun and Raising Money for Charity, at a one day convention celebrating all things gaming-related. It's about dressing up as your favourite character and meeting and making friends who like the same things. There will be many things to see and play. All profits from this Convention will be going to the Barnardos Young Carers, a charity that helps young carers cope and give them days out as a break, and Sparkle a charity that funds a local Children's Hospital and programs for Disabled Children. And I'll be there selling my ACE Gamebooks Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland and The Wicked Wizard of Oz . You can find out more here.

October

Saturday 21st October - GamesFest 2017
GamesFest is a one day tabletop gaming convention based in Hertfordshire that aims to introduce new tabletop games alongside some well loved classics in an informal atmosphere. Gamesfest events continue to gather fans and plaudits as they encompass war-gaming, RPGs, board games, comics, cosplay and much more. We are now firmly established in the annual convention calendar providing a platform for new entrants and a great day out for all those attending. So come along participate and try something new. And I'll be there selling my ACE Gamebooks  Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland  and  The Wicked Wizard of Oz . You can find out more here.

November

Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th November - ArmadaCon
I shall be one of the guests at this year's ArmadaCon , a Sci-Fi and Fantasy Multimedia Convention that's been running in Plymouth since 1988. Other conventions tend to be focused one medium or one subject within that medium but the organisers of AramdaCon found that fans find this format restrictive as most fans like more than one type of medium irrespective of subject matter. For more information about events at ArmadaCon , follow this link.

December

Saturday 2nd December - Dragonmeet
I am planning on attending Dragonmeet again this year, with my ACE Gamebooks in tow, as well as YOU ARE THE HERO Parts 1 & 2 . You can find out more about the event here and I will keep this blog updated regarding my attendance at the con in due course.

Maybe I'll see you at one of these events before the end of the year...