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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 […]

Gateway: Expeditionary Force, Book 18
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Anima Rising: A Novel
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A conversation with Michael J. Ward: DestinyQuest, crowdfunded publishing and the future

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Michael J. Ward’s DestinyQuest series has recently emerged from scandalous publisher-driven turmoil with an exciting new book full of various improvements and bold ideas. Gamebook News has been closely following the unfolding Kickstarter delays and drama, and was keen to further examine the circumstances and fallout from Michael’s informed perspective – an unwitting participant caught

Gateway: Expeditionary Force, Book 18
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Kingdom of Ash
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Shield of Sparrows
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The Blanks (The Shivers collection)
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)
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FEBRUARY ROUND-UP: new and coming soon

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The new year is certainly well underway so it’s time to catch up on a few recent releases, together with some interesting news regarding new projects and old favourites. Graphic Novel Adventures Van Ryder Games has revealed the cover artwork for the upcoming second season of their Graphic Novel Adventures visual gamebooks: Sherlock and Moriarty

Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 2
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 3
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One Dark Window
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CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP: new releases and coming soon

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Our round-up of interactive adventures is back for a pre-Xmas update. This month we have some new digital, audio and print products, an updated gamebook and new versions of a popular mobile game.   Bury me, my Love Bury me, my Love is coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam on January 10th/11th. Inspired by real

Lady of The Lake (Fey Spy Academy Book 3)
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The Missing Half: A Novel
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The Artist of Blackberry Grange: A Novel
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Azarinth Healer, Book Five: A LitRPG Adventure
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The First Peacemaker
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ROUND-UP: recently released and upcoming

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There’s been quite a bit of activity in the last few weeks regarding games and books that GBN has been following, so here’s a quick round-up of a few that have recently become available: Dust and Salt Prime Games’ text-based tactical adventure game, Dust and Salt, is now available on Steam. A compelling medieval story

A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books) (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 9)
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Direbound: A Dark Romantasy (The Wolves of Ruin Book 1)
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
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The Stubborn Skill-Grinder In a Time Loop: A LitRPG Adventure
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KICKSTARTER: The Raiders of Dune Sea

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Megara Entertainment’s Kickstarter campaign for DestinyQuest IV: The Raiders of Dune Sea is now live! This fourth gamebook in Michael J. Ward’s epic series of adventures includes new careers and abilities, more choices, greater tactics, factions that you can side with, the opportunity to train a pet or summon a magical minion, and plenty of

Silver Elite
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Feathers so Vicious: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Court of Ravens Book 1)
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The Artist of Blackberry Grange: A Novel
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Jackknife (The Shivers collection)
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1)
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INTERVIEW: Michael J. Ward’s DestinyQuest – Book Four

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Launched back in 2011, Michael J. Ward’s first DestinyQuest book, The Legion of Shadow, presented gamebook fans with something distinctively new and different to experience: a fantasy adventure built on a structure directly influenced by computer RPGs focused on character customisation and combat. As the series developed further with the subsequent releases of The Heart

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A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books) (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 9)
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Azarinth Healer, Book Five: A LitRPG Adventure
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Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book One
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Direbound: A Dark Romantasy (The Wolves of Ruin Book 1)
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DestinyQuest IV: The Raiders of Dune Sea

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The fourth book in Michael J. Ward’s DestinyQuest series will finally be published after a contract with Megara Entertainment (known for their collector’s editions of the Way of the Tiger, Lone Wolf and other gamebooks) was recently finalised. Dark fury will rain down from the heavens. A lost race returns from the shrouds of time,

Inked in Ashes: A twisted fairy tale retelling (Inkbound Book 1)
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Throne of Glass: Throne of Glass, Book 1
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Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book One
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The Blanks (The Shivers collection)
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Apocalypse Healer: A LitRPG Adventure
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REVIEW: The Legion of Shadow

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The evident computer game influence within Michael J. Ward’s DestinyQuest: The Legion of Shadow stands boldly at the forefront of what it is that differentiates this series from many other gamebook formats. Within its pages we find individual quests (which can be undertaken in any order), no permanent death and a multitude of collectible items

The Wolf Guard's Mate (Marked Beneath the Moon Book 3)
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Letter Slot (The Shivers collection)
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The Missing Half: A Novel
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Enchantra: A spicy fantasy romance (Wicked Games Book 2)
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
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