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Gamebook Friday: Beowulf Beastslayer is sailing to Hungary!

Jonathan Green

The Hungarian language edition of Beowulf Beastslayer - or Rémölő Beowulf - is out at the end of August from Chameleon Comix, but it is available for pre-order now!King Hrothgar’s great golden mead-hall, Heorot, lies under a curse; after sunset, the mirth-hating night-stalker Grendel comes to the...

Gamebook Friday: Gamebooks Update

Jonathan Green

I have just updated the Gamebooks page on my blog. It hadn't been updated since December 2018, at which time I had only had 20 gamebooks published. The total currently stands at 30, with two more already written and waiting to be published.There are so many ACE Gamebooks now* that I am considering...

Gamebook Friday: Dracula - Curse of the Vampire - signed copies for sale

Jonathan Green

The 5th anniversary hardback edition of Dracula: Curse of the Vampire - the 6th ACE Gamebook, in which you can play as one of three Vampire-Hunters or the eponymous Count himself - is now for sale as an exclusive collector's bundle.If you would like to buy an individually signed and numbered copy,...

Gamebook Gifts that can still arrive in time for Father's Day!

Jonathan Green

It's Father's Day this Sunday, 21st June 2026. If you're still not sure what to get the important Dad, or Dads, in your life*, you could still order one of these gamebook titles to arrive in time for Sunday.You could even place a Late Pledge to 100 Aker Wood and dedicate it to your Father/Father...

Gamebook Friday: JG at UK Games Expo 2006

Jonathan Green

I am attending the UK Games Expo this weekend, at the NEC just outside Birmingham, from Friday 29th - Sunday 31st May 2026.You will find me in Hall 2, sharing Stand 2-359 with Sir Ian Livingstone.Click to enlarge.I will have copies of all the ACE Gamebooks currently in print for sale,...

Gamebook Friday: JG at Play Bologna

Jonathan Green

I will be attending PLAY: Festival del Gioco in Bologna this weekend. I will be arriving in Italy on Friday and hope to be able to pop in briefly that evening. However, I will be at the event all day Saturday, signing books at the Raven Distribution stand as well as taking part in these two...

Gamebook Friday: 100 Aker Wood is fully funded on Kickstarter!

Jonathan Green

Despite only launching on Kickstarter on Tuesday, within 48 hours 100 Aker Wood passed its funding goal.If you are one of those who has already pledged your support, thank you very much. If you have yet to choose your reward, you can do so here.As the Kickstarter has already funded, we are now...

Gamebook Friday: Dracula - Le baptême de sang

Jonathan Green

The French edition of Dracula: Curse of the Vampire, is currently available for pre-order from Alknost Editions before it's release in June.Prepare to enter a world of gothic horror for an interactive adventure inspired by the universe of Bram Stoker. Play as the young solicitor's clerk Jonathan...

Gamebook Friday: ACE Gamebooks at UK Games Expo 2026

Jonathan Green

Four weeks today, I will be attending the UK Games Expo at the NEC in Birmingham*. You will find me sharing Stand 2-359 with Sir Ian Livingstone.This year marks the 20th anniversary of the UK Games Expo. Checking back on my blog**, my first visit was in 2010, the fith year it had been on, when it...

Genfærdets hævn - The Ghost's Revenge!

Jonathan Green

Currently live on Kickstarter is Genfærdets hævn, which is Danish for 'The Ghost's Revenge' - a.k.a. Night of the Necromancer.The crowdfunding campaign is being run to fund production of a Danish translation of my seventh Fighting Fantasy gamebook, by publisher Faraos Cigarer, who have already...

Gamebook Friday: If you go down in the woods today...

Jonathan Green

You're sure of a big surprise!100 Aker Wood launches on Kickstarter in under three weeks' time, and you will want to be there are the beginning, because there are some rather special rewards on offer, that are limited by time and number.If you are one of the first 50 people who back at the POOH...

Happy Deathday, Mr Shakespeare!

Jonathan Green

Today - Saint George's Day - is William Shakespeare's deathday*, so it seemed like the perfect time to remind gamebook fans that Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come is available to buy now. You can even buy a signed hardback here.Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu at Anne Hathaway's Cottagein...

Gamebook Friday: My Most Popular ACE Gamebooks

Jonathan Green

I regularly check Amazon to see how my books are rating*. For a long time, I thought that RONIN 47 was one of my most popular ACE Gamebooks because, although it didn't have a lot of reviews, almost all of them were 5 stars. However, in my obsession with the only sci-fi ACE Gamebook to date, I had...