Francesco Mattioli

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

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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 […]

House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2
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Half City (Harker Academy Book 1)
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A Princess of Mars
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Seamage: Spellmonger, Book 18
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Newsbyte: Lone Wolf Collector’s Edition & New Hosted Games Adventure

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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

The Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas
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Fae & Alchemy Book 3
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Seamage: Spellmonger, Book 18
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Dual Class 4: A LitRPG Adventure
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
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Lone Wolf: Trail of the Wolf – Collector’s Edition

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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

A Court of Thorns and Roses 6
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Otherworldly
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A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 5)
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A Princess of Mars
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The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 5
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Lone Wolf: complete series announced

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Holmgard Press has announced its ambitious plan to release every one of Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf gamebooks in print, in a format with a consistent look and feel – something that has never existed in print from previous publishers. The series will be released in order, starting with Book One this year, initially only available

Thicker than Water (Arcane Casebook Book 13)
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The Hobbit
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The Astral Library: A Novel
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The War of the Worlds
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Half City (Harker Academy)
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NOW AVAILABLE: Lone Wolf #24 – Rune War Collector’s Edition

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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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Half City (Harker Academy Book 1)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
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House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2
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The Astral Library: A Novel
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Lone Wolf collector’s series – Rune War

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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

Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure
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How Not to Kill a Hellhound (Hellhounds of Paradise Falls Book 5)
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The Hobbit
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War of Fire and Fury
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Whispers of Ink and Starlight: A Novel
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Joe Dever’s Freeway Warrior: The Omega Zone

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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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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)
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Dual Class 4: A LitRPG Adventure
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The Crossroads (A Joe Pickett Novel)
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House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2
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MINI REVIEW: Highway Holocaust

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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.

To Cage a Wild Bird: A Fast-Paced Novel of Forbidden Love and Survival in a Brutal Dystopian Prison (Divided Fates Book 1)
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Industrial Mage: A LitRPG Adventure
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Between Two Fires
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Throne of Glass: Throne of Glass, Book 1
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 2
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MARCH ROUND-UP: new and upcoming

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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:

A Princess of Mars
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The Wolf King: A Fantasy Romance
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Half City (Harker Academy)
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Hollow (Crown of Hearts and Chaos Book 1)
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Ben Dever on Lone Wolf 30 and beyond

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Joe’s son, Ben Dever, posted the following message on Facebook today: As the anniversary of the loss of our father approaches, it’s time to reflect and to share some news about the future of his universe. This will be one of the final posts on this page. At the end of the month, the profile

The Last Labyrinth
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A Princess of Mars
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A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8
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Autumn Snow: The Pit of Darkness

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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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A Princess of Mars
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Half City (Harker Academy Book 1)
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Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
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