Mark Lain

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 […]

The Affinity Collector: A Fantasy Isekai LitRPG Series (Octaeteris Cycle Book 1)
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No More Time For Sorrow
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
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A Crown of Ruin: A Blood and Ash Special Edition Novella (Blood and Ash)
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Nightmare Realm Summoner 2: A LitRPG Adventure
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KICKSTARTER: Destiny’s Role 3: Venom of Vortan

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Mark Lain’s Venom of Vortan, the third title in the Destiny’s Role gamebook series, has just launched on Kickstarter. It features cover art by Mike Tenebrae (Fantasy Flight, Avalon Games) and illustrations by Gary Ward (Fighting Fantasy). Venom of Vortan’s Kickstarter campaign offers a special edition hardback print, not available in stores. The book will

Diamond Dust (Shadowbound Fae Book 2)
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A Court of Mist and Fury
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The Healer (Black Arrowhead Series Book 8)
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Kingdom of Ash
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The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4
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KICKSTARTER: Destiny’s Role 1: Mistress of Sorrows

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Mark Lain’s second title in his Destiny’s Role series of gamebooks influenced by Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf and Golden Dragon, Mistress of Sorrows, is now seeking funding via Kickstarter. Featuring a cover painted by Alan Langford, and internal illustrations by Mike Tenebrae, Mistress of Sorrows puts YOU in the role of an adventurer who chances upon

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 3
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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King Book 1)
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Quicksilver: The Fae & Alchemy Series, Book 1
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
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Project Hail Mary
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Destiny’s Role: Zero to Hero

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Renowned gamebook blogger Mark Lain has just released the first gamebook in his new ‘old school’ series Destiny’s Role. The introductory book (numbered zero), entitled Zero To Hero, contains four short adventures, which introduce some of the themes and concepts of Destiny’s Role. Two of the adventures (Master of the Tiltyard and The Cult of

An Uneasy Peace: Fractured Conclave - Book 5
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A Court of Mist and Fury
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure
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Starborn: The Lost Colony of Earth
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 3
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The Temple of Flame Collector’s Edition

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After successfully funding Crypt of the Vampire earlier this year, Megara Entertainment has just launched a new Kickstarter campaign for the second reprint of a gamebook from the classic Golden Dragon series by Dave Morris: The Temple of Flame. Far below the lost temple of the ancient god Katak, you and your evil foe Damontir

1984: 75th Anniversary
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Twelve Months
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Ground State: Expeditionary Force, Book 19
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Fae & Alchemy Book 3
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
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