‘Fighting Fantasy gave a generation of readers a first taste of what games can bring to stories’

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Blood of the Zombies, the latest book in the Fighting Fantasy series, has been out in the world for a few weeks now and we expect you’ve all been fiercely attempting to save the world from Gingrich Yurr’s evil plan. Meanwhile, Ian Livingstone has been talking about the anniversary of this legendary gamebook series, which is 30 this month.

Head over to BBC News here where they go back to 1982 and look at how Fighting Fantasy helped pave the way for computer games, and the Guardian interviews Ian — ‘How Fighting Fantasy beat traditional games’ — here.

Blood of the Zombies is available to buy now from all good bookshops. Find out more about the book here. Follow Ian on Twitter @ian_livingstone.

_{(Image, left: One of many fantastic illustrations by Kevin Crossley in Blood of the Zombies)}