It’s time for a bonus episde! These are episodes where I step outside of my usual run of Fighting Fantasy books for no better reason than I feel like it. This time we’re looking at an adventure gamebook written by Dave Morris and based on the classic 80s TV show Knightmare, a series I absolutely loved as a child and was partially responsible for me turning out the way I did, not that I hold that against it. The book Labyrinths of Fear has an unusual structure in that there’s a novelette about Treguard of Dunhelm’s adventures which is then followed by a short gamebook. Does short also mean sweet? You’ll have to listen to find out.
City of Thieves
We’re taking an urban turn this episode as we embark on the quest to defeat an evil creature with a very silly name. Along the way we’ll get our pockets picked, nick a selection of broaches, tangle with pirates, and have one of the all time classic fantasy roleplaying encounters as we battle giant rats in the sewers beneath Port Blacksand. Is this the greatest setting in all of Fighting Fantasy? Possibly. Will I record the first ever legitimate win? It’s very unlikely but never say never.
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Starship Traveller
In this, the fourth episode of Fantastic Fights we once again enter uncharted territory as Steve Jackson takes us to the stars as the crew of Starship Traveller. Space battles, poorly described aliens, and mediocre artwork abound as we search a parallel universe for a black hole that will take us home. Does the crew survive this jaunt into another reality? You’ll have to listen to find out.
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