Francesco Mattioli

New Gamebook: Shelby – the adventures of a little mouse in the country

Shelby is the first gamebook of illustrator and comic book artist Francesco Mattioli, where you must help a little mouse find his way home. Originally written in Italian and later translated to French, the English version is a collaboration with Jonathan Green. So how does it work? All you need to do is choose a …

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Newsbyte: Lone Wolf Collector’s Edition & New Hosted Games Adventure

Holmgard Press recently published a collector’s edition of The Fall of Blood Mountain, book number 26 in the Lone Wolf series. In The Fall of Blood Mountain, you must journey to the subterranean kingdom of the dwarves and attempt to save your ancient allies from the wrath of the Shom’zaa. This collector’s edition features Brian …

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Lone Wolf: Trail of the Wolf – Collector’s Edition

The 25th gamebook in Joe Dever’s classic Lone Wolf series has now been rereleased in a special Collector’s Edition hardback from Holmgard Press. Lone Wolf has been abducted by the forces of the Dark God Naar and imprisoned in a remote city-fortress on the border of the Darklands. Subjected to relentless attacks by the minions …

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NOW AVAILABLE: Lone Wolf #24 – Rune War Collector’s Edition

The Collector’s Edition of Rune War from Holmgard Press, the 24th gamebook in Joe Dever’s epic Lone Wolf saga, is now available to purchase online. Featuring cover art by Alberto Dal Lago, Brian Williams’ illustrations from the original paperback release, and a new map from Francesco Mattioli, this hardback edition also includes the bonus adventure …

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Lone Wolf collector’s series – Rune War

The Collector’s Edition of Rune War from Holmgard Press – the next step in their completion of the hardback collector’s series – will be ready to ship worldwide from December 1st. The book features the much-loved original Brian Williams illustrations, a gorgeous new map from Francesco Mattioli (as shown), and striking new cover art from Alberto Dal Lago …

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Joe Dever’s Freeway Warrior: The Omega Zone

The third part of Joe Dever’s post-apocalyptic Freeway Warrior series has now been released by Swedish publisher Åskfågeln. As with the two previous books, this updated new edition of The Omega Zone is another beautifully produced hardcover, featuring a wrap-around dust jacket with a full-colour region map printed on the inside, handy book ribbons, and …

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MINI REVIEW: Highway Holocaust

Before Joe Dever’s untimely passing in late 2016 he completed revised editions of his post-apocalyptic series Freeway Warrior for Swedish publisher Åskfågeln, updating the original timeline to the year 2033 (rather than 2020 as in the 1988 edition) and changing some aspects of Cal Phoenix’s story to better match the expectations of a modern audience. …

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MARCH ROUND-UP: new and upcoming

Fighting Fantasy Audio Drama: The Series A multi-episode series of the officially-licensed Fighting Fantasy audio dramas will now be produced by Fox Yason Music Productions Limited, as their current Kickstarter campaign has already been successfully funded by over 200%. Following on from last year’s successful launch of the first episode, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: …

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Autumn Snow: The Pit of Darkness

Megara Entertainment released a revised third printing of their first Autumn Snow adventure a few months ago – a ‘definitive edition’ of this Lone Wolf gamebook – now featuring a portrait version of the map of Sommerlund by Francesco Mattioli, replacing the previous landscape format, which required the reader to turn their book sideways. Written …

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