'Fighting Fantasy' books still delight fans

[shenmue]

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28865399

From the article:

Fighting Fantasy came about after a representative of Penguin visited a "games day" event in 1980. "They were fascinated by a hall jam-packed with 5,000 people playing Dungeons & Dragons," says Livingstone, "They asked us to write a book about the hobby of role-playing."

[T_i_B]

1. Used to love Fighting Fantasy books when I was 10.

Whether or not they have "enduring appeal" I can't say.

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted in the Lounge to be honest as I'm sure there will be a few of our American cousins who will have enjoyed Fighting Fantasy books.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

2. The quality was very mixed.

They were by a large number of different authors, and some - Stephen Hand, for example - were much better than others (I was never a fan of Livingstone's writing, IIRC).

[T_i_B]

3. Always much preferred Livingstone's writing to Steve Jackson's as it happens!