We’re back on another modern Fighting Fantasy book (2006 was basically last week right?) with Bloodbones by Jonathan Green with art by Tony Hough. This is a book with an interesting history as it was originally supposed to be part of the original run. It’s not often you get to have another go at something in this world but does it land? Listen along to find out.
Episode 64: The Eye of the Dragon
Ian Livingstone is back! Eye of the Dragon written in 2005 is the first new Fighting Fantasy book since 1995 and Livingstone’s first book since 1992. We’re in proper old school mode for this extended dungeon crawl which has the added bonus of Martin McKenna’s always exceptional artwork. Will it be able to recapture the magic of the series for a new generation? Listen along to find out.
The review portion of the episode starts at 46m22s.
Bonus Episode - Escape from Castle Ravenloft
It’s almost Christmas and what could be more festive than trying to escape from a vampire’s castle? In this bonus episode we see the return of the Endless Quest series, the Dungeons and Dragons spin off product intended to act as an introduction to the franchise for younger readers. The last one we covered was very poor indeed but Dungeons and Dragons has changed a lot since the mid 80s and maybe, just maybe Wizards of the Coast can rectify the mistakes made by the earlier series. Listen along to find out!
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Bonus Episode - Sagard the Barbarian: The Green Hydra
It’s bonus episode time again and this time we’ve got a chance to play through a gamebook co-written by Dungeons and Dragons legend Gary Gygax and 80s cartoon writer Flint Dille. Will our muscle bound hereo overcome the odds and bring home a reasonable sum of money for his tribe? Listen along to find out. This episode is only possible thanks to the generosity of the people who support me on patreon. Join that august body of heroes by going to patreon.com/hjdoom and pledging as little as a single English pound to support the podcast.