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 […]

The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 5
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A Court of Thorns and Roses 7
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Fury Bound (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Wolves of Ruin, 2)
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 3)
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Cinder Vale: Sins of the Zodiac, Book 3
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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)

Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses 6
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The Violin Maker’s Secret: A Heartwarming and Enchanting Novel from the Internationally Bestselling Author of The Lost Bookshop for 2026
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I, Medusa: A Novel
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The War of the Worlds
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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 Last Labyrinth
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The Crossroads (A Joe Pickett Novel)
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Absolute Batman (2024-) #18
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Red Rising
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The War of the Worlds
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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! The Astral Library: A Novel 4.1 out of 5 stars(4151293) $22.83 (as of March 15, 2026 14:12 GMT +00:00 – More infoProduct prices and availability are

Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos Book 1)
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The Axe Falls 3
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Operation Bounce House
4.5 out of 5 stars(4551683)
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
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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

The Hunter’s Code: Book 17: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series
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Revenge Prey (A Prey Novel)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses 7
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The Wolf King: A Fantasy Romance
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
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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

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
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1984: 75th Anniversary
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The Red Winter
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Between Two Fires
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Pretty Little Wolf (Fated Mate Bonds Book 1)
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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

The Axe Falls 3
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Otherworldly
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
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The Wings That Bind: A Novel - An Intense Dark Academia Adventure of Magic, Betrayal, and Dangerous Secrets (Bloodwing Academy Book 3)
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Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries Book 8)
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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 Path of Ascension 11: A LitRPG Adventure
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A Court of Thorns and Roses 6
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Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
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No More Time For Sorrow
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Between Two Fires
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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

The Wolf King: A Fantasy Romance
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The Hunter’s Code: Book 17: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 3
4.6 out of 5 stars(46543648)
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Pretty Little Wolf (Fated Mate Bonds Book 1)
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Unwanted Starship
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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

There Is No Antimemetics Division: A Novel
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Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos Book 1)
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House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2
4.7 out of 5 stars(475123274)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
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This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 7
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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

Revenge Prey (A Prey Novel)
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Red Empire: A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
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A Princess of Mars
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Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos Book 1)
4.3 out of 5 stars(43510012)
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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

A Princess of Mars
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Kingdom of Ash
4.8 out of 5 stars(485146844)
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The Violin Maker’s Secret: A Heartwarming and Enchanting Novel from the Internationally Bestselling Author of The Lost Bookshop for 2026
4.5 out of 5 stars(455462)
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The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4
4.7 out of 5 stars(47535292)
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The Poison Daughter
4.6 out of 5 stars(46515483)
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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

No More Time For Sorrow
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Rites of the Starling: A Slow-Burn Epic Romantasy (Shield of Sparrows, 2)
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The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 5
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Half City (Harker Academy Book 1)
4.4 out of 5 stars(445596)
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A Princess of Mars
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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

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Escaping Gravity
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