Stuart Lloyd

December ROUND-UP: wolves, wizards and best wishes

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This December update is the final Round-up article we’ll be posting on GBN. Due to recent alterations to our category structure and further upcoming improvements to the site, we’ll now make a switch to separately listing all news items as either a normal post set in our standard formatting, or as a brief ‘NewsByte’ for […]

Ground State: Expeditionary Force, Book 19
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11/22/63: A Novel
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Squib (The Coldstream Chronicles Book 1)
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Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows, 2)
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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

The War of the Worlds
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The Will of the Many: Hierarchy, Book 1
4.7 out of 5 stars(47521621)
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The Hobbit
4.7 out of 5 stars(47578256)
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No More Time For Sorrow
4.2 out of 5 stars(4256)
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EMP The Day the World Went Quiet: An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller
4.4 out of 5 stars(44593)
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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

Junkyard Riders (Junkyard Cats Book 5)
4.8 out of 5 stars(48520)
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Project Hail Mary
4.7 out of 5 stars(475185925)
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The Primal Hunter 13: A LitRPG Adventure
4.8 out of 5 stars(4856077)
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The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4
4.7 out of 5 stars(47529687)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
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ARTIST SHOWCASE: Tony Hough

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Tony Hough is a modern master of gamebook illustration, showcasing plentiful creative talent to effortlessly tackle a diverse range of genres. His imaginative creatures and characters are fascinating and often frightening, supported by an eye for the unusual, and a technique that offers rich reward for those who like to soak up numerous small details.

Nightmare Realm Summoner 2: A LitRPG Adventure
4.7 out of 5 stars(4751045)
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Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows, 2)
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The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 5
4.8 out of 5 stars(48527674)
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 1)
4.6 out of 5 stars(46574337)
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The Primal Hunter 13: A LitRPG Adventure
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MINI REVIEW: Asuria Awakens

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Stuart Lloyd’s Asuria Awakens, the 12th and final title in Tin Man Games’ long-running Gamebook Adventures series of apps, is a captivating mystery-adventure full of ever-changing objectives and diverse locations, featuring many exciting moments of suspense, action, surprise and genuinely disturbing horror. Taken to the palace of Grand Duke Fernando Orlande V, and tasked with

The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1)
4.5 out of 5 stars(45519367)
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The Wolf King: A Fantasy Romance
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Operation Bounce House
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Twelve Months
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1984: 75th Anniversary
4.6 out of 5 stars(465122155)
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SCRAWL

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Stuart Lloyd’s latest game system has now been generally released via RPGNow. Titled SCRAWL (Solo CRAWL), this new system has been built from the foundations of his earlier Wayfarer system, however, within SCRAWL there’s no detailed world-building or specific game logic, just old-school dungeon crawling where monsters and treasures wait for the arrival of skilled,

The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom Book 1)
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Dark Age (Part 2 of 3) (Dramatized Adaptation): Red Rising, Book 5
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Throne of Glass: Throne of Glass, Book 1
4.4 out of 5 stars(445169672)
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11/22/63: A Novel
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The Wolf King: A Fantasy Romance
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