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INTERVIEW: New Gaia, and the world-building of Samuel Isaacson’s dark sci-fi series

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New Gaia is the new sci-fi gamebook from Samuel Isaacson – the author of The Altimer (released earlier this year) – which takes place in the same mid-22nd Century setting following the discovery of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. This second interactive adventure in the Entram trilogy picks up from where the storyline of The Altimer concludes: […]

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The Defenders of Dusk

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Dane Barrett’s latest gamebook, The Defenders of Dusk, is a ‘Fighting Fantasy-esque’ interactive adventure featuring dice rolling and a combat system, and matching the old tradition of 400 sections, with only a single successful path and ending (though there are a variety of different solutions to most situations, and several ‘sudden deaths’ have been thrown

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The Hermacles Divide: The Shadowborn Trials

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Featuring a branching narrative that puts you in the role of a 14-year-old boy with magical powers, The Shadowborn Trials is set within Joseph Daniels’ fantasy universe of The Hermacles Divide. Consisting of 1008 sections and over 400 pages, The Shadowborn Trials is an adventure in which you will rarely be alone. Your allies will

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November ROUND-UP: wrath, vengeance and death

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This month we’ve got a sizeable selection of printed gamebooks and digital games for your perusal, plus links to video highlights of the recent Fighting Fantasy Fest. Any of the choice-based experiences featured here would make excellent gifts for readers of interactive fiction – or people you know who should be – so remember to

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The Altimer: an interactive story

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Samuel Isaacson’s first gamebook, The Altimer, begins in the mid-22nd Century, following a time of global political turbulence, climate upheaval and, more recently, the discovery of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. A new cohort of astronauts has begun training – YOU are one of them. The year is 2162, intelligent extra-terrestrial life has been discovered, and a

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October ROUND-UP: Geats, famous historical figures and a Syrian refugee

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This month we bring you news of interactive adventures set in different times and places: 6th-century Scandinavia, fantasy lands featuring marshlands and winter storms, Zanzibar in the late 19th century, an Australian small town, and war-ravaged Syria. • • •Beowulf Beastslayer Jonathan Green’s 4th title in his ACE Gamebooks series, Beowulf Beastslayer, has now been

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Call of Cthulhu: Alone Against the Frost

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Alone Against the Frost from Chaosium Inc. is a solo horror adventure set during a research expedition to Canada’s Northwest Territories during the 1920s. Here, you choose your own path as you navigate through the story – your choices will determine whether you find success or failure! You take on the role of Dr. Nadelmann,

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The Mystery of Dracula

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Dane Barrett’s second gamebook, The Mystery of Dracula, is an interactive retelling of Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula, incorporating puzzles, riddles and more than a little clue seeking. It includes the same keyword system used in Children of the Painted Apple, Barrett’s previous gamebook, in which the reader is rewarded certain clue keywords

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September ROUND-UP: Dungeons, labyrinths and catacombs

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It’s been yet another busy month for interactive fiction, with many interesting releases recently hitting retail outlets or seeking finance via crowdfunding. We’ve gathered together a wide variety of books, digital games, board games and more to tempt you – surely something for both young and old, and every taste and wallet! • • •Savage

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August ROUND-UP: Mystery, monsters and murder

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Another bumper round-up this month, covering multiple genres, platforms and products, and diverse styles of adventurous play. Will YOU test your deductive abilities to solve a mystery, visit a steampunk Paris or participate in a live action thriller? We have news of games, tools, art and tomes of information – something to please anyone seeking

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Children of the Painted Apple: an interactive adventure

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The debut gamebook from New Zealand author Dane Barrett, Children of the Painted Apple is a near-future mystery adventure mixing real events with fictional elements, set on the ‘land of the long white cloud.’ You are a police officer with an extraordinary power. Your name is Hugh Hatch, and in the year 2045 you have

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KICKSTARTER: The Dark Eye – Conspiracy of Mages

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Ulisses Spiele has launched a Kickstarter for Magic of Aventuria, a 240-page supplement of new spells, magical traditions, and advanced and optional rules for their popular RPG The Dark Eye. Included in this campaign is a new self-contained 64-page solo gamebook adventure, Conspiracy of Mages, which is a great way to learn all about spellcasting for

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MAY ROUND-UP: Choose your next IF fix!

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We’ve compiled a bumper round-up article this month, featuring a wide assortment of printed gamebooks recently released or coming soon, a couple of online games that are FREE to play, some very interesting video games, a pdf D&D adventure, and an Advanced Fighting Fantasy sourcebook for fans of FF. • • •Nemesis of the Nin

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