Hack ‘n’ Slash – Harbor Town Adventure

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A plug-and-play adventure for Hack’n’Slash! The Harbor Town is an “in-between adventures” adventure—a town to visit when you want to rest or simply talk to the townspeople. In this small adventure booklet, you use the Hack ‘n’ Slash Core Rule System to revisit a familiar town. Meet Abbot Brikarian and help him with the undead […]

Fae & Alchemy Book 3
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure
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Bond Arsenal 4
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Escaping Gravity
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The Tired Mercenary Just Wants to Farm in Peace: A Slice-of-Life Adventure (Seneca Farm Book 1)
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Gamebook NEWS! April 2025.

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Last of April 2025, and Gamebook News is still kicking around. We haven’t been updating much lately, mainly due to the fact that all of the contributors have tons of other stuff to do. The story of Gamebook News is a long one, with lots of ups and downs (mainly ups!), but now I (Pingo)

The Noob Returns: Noobtown, Book 9
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Throne of Glass: Throne of Glass, Book 1
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Crown of Midnight: Throne of Glass, Book 2
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The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters 1)
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Project Hail Mary
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Hack’n’Slash – Rouge-like Gamebook Rule System with Adventure

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a Rouge-like Fantasy Gamebook Core Rule System Hack ‘n’ Slash is a “Roguelike” Solo Interactive Gamebook Core Rule System for “Plug-in” Adventures. It is possible to expand your character between adventures using experience points. It is also possible to create your own adventures. This Core Rule Book contains: Hack ‘n’ Slash is a Roguelike Fantasy

The Tired Mercenary Just Wants to Farm in Peace: A Slice-of-Life Adventure (Seneca Farm Book 1)
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)
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1984: 75th Anniversary
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The Martian (Deluxe Edition): A Novel
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
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5 Gamebooks in one big bundle!

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FIVE (5) Interactive Gamebooks in one big bundle! Out now at DriveThruRPG. Includes these five books: Get them all in this big pack and get more than 50% discount! Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2) 4.7 out of 5 stars(475407998) $14.99 (as of March 27, 2026 14:19 GMT +00:00 – More infoProduct prices and availability

Beneath: A Novel (Conform Book 1)
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The Time Machine (AmazonClassics Edition)
4.3 out of 5 stars(43522943)
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The War of the Worlds
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Project Hail Mary (Deluxe Edition): A Novel
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The Martian (Deluxe Edition): A Novel
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The Horror of the Lighthouse – second gamebook in the series!

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Another solo adventure gamebook, The Horror of the Lighthouse, is now available at DriveThruRPG, written and created by J. Pingo Lindstrom (me). For total openness: I am the one controlling the GamebookNews.com website as well – so I am publishing news about my own book here. Ellen Wittgrave (from the first book, The Secret of

Unwanted Starship
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Unintended Cultivator: Volume Eight
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The Martian
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Hollow
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Fae & Alchemy Book 3
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NEWS: The Secret of the Catacombs

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A NEW Solo Interactive Gamebook is JUST RELEASED, exclusively at DriveThruRPG. Published by PenguinComics.com, written and created by J. Pingo Lindstrom. For total openness: I am the one controlling the GamebookNews.com website as well – so I am publishing news about my own book here. Ellen Wittgrave, a renowned historian known for her relentless pursuit

No More Time For Sorrow
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Project Hail Mary (Deluxe Edition): A Novel
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 2
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Seamage: Spellmonger, Book 18
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A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 5)
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GBN: What happened?

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GamebookNews.com was down for a few weeks – and now it looks weird! Yes – I know. Sadly, this website (among a bunch of others I had on the same shared webhost) got hacked and infected with some sort of malicious code. Luckily, I have a friend who was kind enough to help me backup

Red Rising
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure
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A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8
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Project Hail Mary (Deluxe Edition): A Novel
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Fury Bound (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Wolves of Ruin, 2)
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Kickstarter: You are the Hero – 40th Anniversary Ed.

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YOU ARE THE HERO – An Interactive History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks is available to backers of this Kickstarter in four different formats, eBook, paperback, standard papercase hardback, and deluxe collector’s edition hardback. It will be printed in full colour. The standard hardback edition will look like the previous hardbacks in the series. However, the

The Tired Mercenary Just Wants to Farm in Peace: A Slice-of-Life Adventure (Seneca Farm Book 1)
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 3
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The Martian (Deluxe Edition): A Novel
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
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No More Time For Sorrow
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The Zaltec Gamebooks, by Yehuda Shapira

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The Zaltec gamebooks are graphical solo RPGs with both puzzle and combat elements.   Rather than narrated passages, the books are mostly comprised of illustrations, with bits of text here and there. The mechanics of the game are more akin to playing an old-school point-and-click game than reading a linear story. Progress is made both through

Mark of the Fool 10: A Progression Fantasy Epic
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Rites of the Starling: A Slow-Burn Epic Romantasy (Shield of Sparrows, 2)
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Daggermouth (The Heart Duology)
4.6 out of 5 stars(46520868)
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Between Two Fires
4.6 out of 5 stars(46514270)
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The Faith of Beasts
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Kickstarter: Unravel Your Destiny by G R Jordan

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The second book in the series Unravel Your Destiny, “Framed”, is currently on Kickstarter. “Framed” is a tale where YOU are the hero, or rather the victim, having been found beside the body of your employer with a gun in your hand. YOU don’t know how YOU got there but if YOU’re going to avoid

Zodiac Academy 10: On the Cursed Day of Christmas
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Rites of the Starling: A Slow-Burn Epic Romantasy (Shield of Sparrows, 2)
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Katabasis: A Fantastical Descent into Hell, Rivalry, and Redemption in the Pursuit of Academic Glory from Author of Yellowface—R. F. Kuang
4.2 out of 5 stars(4257329)
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Daughter of Crows (The Academy of Kindness Book 1)
4.7 out of 5 stars(4754)
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Beneath: A Novel (Conform Book 1)
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Kickstarter: Author Interview with Michael J. Ward – DestinyQuest: The World Companion 

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This is an exciting time for fans of the DestinyQuest adventure gamebooks series. Michael J. Ward, the author of The Legion of Shadow, The Heart of Fire, The Eye of Winter’s Fury and The Raiders of Dune Sea has announced that The World Companion will be hitting Kickstarter on 17 May at 10.00 EST (3.00

Daggermouth (The Heart Duology)
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Seamage: Spellmonger, Book 18
4.8 out of 5 stars(485464)
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Red Rising
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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 6
4.8 out of 5 stars(48532810)
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Rites of the Starling: A Slow-Burn Epic Romantasy (Shield of Sparrows, 2)
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REVIEW: The Houses of the Dead by Jamie Thomson

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At GBN we love reviewing books by veteran authors. In the past few years, we have offered our perspective on works by illustrious names such as Joe Dever, Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green and have not been disappointed. So when the chance came to review The Houses of the Dead by Jamie Thomson (the first

Zodiac Academy 10: On the Cursed Day of Christmas
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Unwanted Starship
4.4 out of 5 stars(445101)
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The Tired Mercenary Just Wants to Farm in Peace: A Slice-of-Life Adventure (Seneca Farm Book 1)
4.6 out of 5 stars(465166)
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John Carter in 'A Princess of Mars': Barsoom Series, Book 1
4.4 out of 5 stars(4454870)
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Beneath: A Novel (Conform Book 1)
4.8 out of 5 stars(48552)
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Kickstarter: Kaleidoscope Frenzy by Mark Lain

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Recently, GBN received word that Malthus Dire (aka the upstanding gamebook author and prolific reviewer Mark Lain) has been hard at work and seeking tribute for his latest creation KaleidoscopeFrenzy. The fifth book in the Destiny’s Role adventure gamebook series and the long-awaited sequel to Fragile Beauty – a modern day hardboiled detective adventure concerning

John Carter in 'A Princess of Mars': Barsoom Series, Book 1
4.4 out of 5 stars(4454870)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
4.8 out of 5 stars(48553683)
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying Book 1)
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Fae & Alchemy Book 3
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House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City, Book 1
4.7 out of 5 stars(475152405)
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HAUNTED by James Shannep

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Be afraid, be VERY afraid… James Shannep’s latest gamebook takes on a decidedly horrific turn in the shape of Haunted, a click your poison book.  Released in paperback and Kindle on 2.2.2022 Haunted promises 3 unique storylines, over 50 possible endings, but just one question: Can YOU be Scared… to Death? Take a look at

Hell World: Undying Mercenaries, Book 25
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Fae & Alchemy Book 3
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The Martian
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The War of the Worlds
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1984: 75th Anniversary
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