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Episode 64: The Eye of the Dragon

September 26, 2025

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.

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Bonus Episode - Heroquest: The Fellowship of Four

February 14, 2024

It’s a bonus episode that’s near and dear to my heart as we tackle the first Heroquest gamebook by Dave Morris based on the insanely popular boardgame from MB Games and Games Workshop. This one is a little bit different from most gamebooks being both a short novella and a short gamebook in one. Morris did something similar with the Knightmare gamebooks. Does this approach to a gamebook work? Listen along to find out.

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In podcast Tags dave morris, adventure gamebooks, heroquest, games workshop, mb games, fire of wrath, I'll use my broadsword!, minis, dungeon, gamebooks, gamebook, nostalgia, 90s, dungeon crawl, fantasy, gaming, novella, game book, game books, monsters, gargoyle
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