Sir Ian Livingstone at Dragonmeet 2025

Sir Ian Livingstone is attending Dragonmeet this weekend, on Saturday 29th November 2025, at London's Excel Centre in Docklands.

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You will find Sir Ian at stand G29, where he will be selling copies of the latest special edition hardback of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, signed by himself and Steve Jackson, and Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy.

If you are attending, do drop by stand G29 and say hello, pick up a new book, or get an old one signed by the gamebook master?

Dragonmeet 2025

Sir Ian Livingstone will be attending Dragonmeet, on Saturday 29th November 2025, at the event's new venue, London's Excel Centre in Docklands.

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Sir Ian will be selling copies of the new special edition hardback of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, signed by himself and Steve Jackson, and Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy.

If you are attending, why not drop by the stand and say hello, pick up a new book, or get an old one signed by the gamebook master?

Sir Ian Livingstone Forbidden Planet signing

Sir Ian Livingstone will be visiting the Forbidden Planet Megastore London on Saturday 8th November from 2:00pm-3:00pm to sign copies of the Collector’s Edition of the original Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

This is a ticketed event. Tickets cost £5.00 + fees, which is redeemable against the cost of purchasing the book at the event. Tickets are available to purchase here. (Please note that a ticket is required for each person who wishes to attend this event.)

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain collector's hardback edition out now!

Today marks the publication of the hardback collector's edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

The collector's hardback features brand new cover art by Karl Kopinski, the classic, iconic interior illustrations by Russ Nicholson, an updated History of Fighting Fantasy, the Qatlas map of Firetop Mountain, and the 1989 map of Allansia by Leo Hartas on the back cover.

The book is limited to 2,000 copies only, and is available online and in selected book shops.

Earlier this week, Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone visited Blackwell's Bookshop in Oxford to sign 500 copies of the collector's hardback of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone - may their STAMINA never fail!

Sir Ian Livingstone to attend the Lisbon Book Fair on Saturday

Good news, Portuguese Fighting Fantasy fans!

Sir Ian Livingstone will be attending the Lisbon Book Fair on Saturday 7th June 2025 as part of the relaunch of Fighting Fantasy in Portugal by Porto Editora.

Sir Ian will be signing copies of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and Deathtrap Dungeon at 6:00pm at the Porto Editora/Bertrand Editora booth.

Tu Es O Heroi!

The new Portuguese editions of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
and Deathtrap Dungeon.

Talking of events, it was great to see so many FF fans at the UK Games Expo last weekend. Click here to see some photos taken at the Fighting Fantasy stand during the course of the three-day event.

Martin Wallace and Sir Ian Livingstone with
Fighting Fantasy Adventures, at the UK Games Expo 2025.

Ulisses Spiele demoing Fighting Fantasy Quest

Paul Toderas from Ulisses Spiele will be demoing the company's new Fighting Fantasy Quest - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain board game at the UK Games Expo this year.

So why not stop by the Fighting Fantasy stand (Stand 2-359) and try it out for yourself?

Sir Ian Livingstone signing Fighting Fantasy Adventures at the UK Games Expo

Sir Ian Livingstone will signing copies of Fighting Fantasy Adventures with Martin Wallace at 2:00pm on Saturday 31st May 2025 at the UK Games Expo, at the Wallace Design stand (Stand 3A-460).

Please note that this version of Fighting Fantasy Adventures is the retail version, which will be on sale at the UK Games Expo, and not the version backers of the crowdfunding campaign will receive.

Sir Ian Livingstone signing at the UK Games Expo 2025

Sir Ian Livingstone will be attending the UK Games Expo on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June (but not Friday 30th May).

He will be signing copies of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks (including The Dungeon on Blood Island), Dice Men: The Origin Story of Games Workshop, and Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy (with co-author Jonathan Green), at Stand 2-359 in Hall 2.

Trolls & Légendes 2025

Sir Ian Livingstone will be attending the Belgian games convention Trolls & Légendes as a Guest of Honour on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April 2025. He will be signing copies of Dice Men, as well as Fighting Fantasy gamebbooks.

Trolls & Légendes is a non-profit organization, established in 2005 that organises the festival in order to promote Fantasy in all the arts: Literature, Comics, Music, Games, Cinema, Exhibitions, Animations. The event is held in Mons, Belgium.

Sir Ian Livingstone to attend Dragonmeet 2024

Sir Ian Livingstone will be attending Dragonmeet again this year, at the Novotel London West, on Saturday 30 November 2024.

Before the trade halls open to the general public, the Dragonmeet Awards ceremony will take place. Last year, one of the awards that was made was the Ian Livingstone Prize for Innovations in Games.

Sir Ian presenting the inaugural Ian Livingstone Prize for Innovations in Games to the Role Play Haven at Dragonmeet 2023.

If you have been meaning to pick up a signed copy of Magic Realms, Dice Men, or the collector's hardback of The Dungeon on Blood Island, Dragonmeet will be the perfect occasion to do just that.

Also in attendance will be FF author and historian Jonathan Green, who will be selling copies of YOU ARE THE HERO: An Interactive History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks.

So, if you're in London on Saturday 30 November 2024, why not pop along and say hello?

Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 and a return to Forbidden Planet

Last Saturday, Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 took over the University of West London in Ealing for a day dedicated to your favourite gamebook series.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, including the traders who came along, and to all our guests, but especially Guests of Honour artist Iain McCaig and Fighting Fantasy co-creator Sir Ian Livingstone.

There is no other event quite like Fighting Fantasy Fest. After all, where else could you see a Hollywood blockbuster character designer dance a jig while a knight of the realm plays blues harmonica?!?

Sir Ian Livingstone with original Penguin Books commissioning editor Geraldine Cooke, who championed The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

Sir Ian's signing queue went out of the door!

The new 75mm Shape Changer produced by Blue Giant Studios and painted by Paul Cooke of Pandaemonium Miniatures during FFF5.

The authors' talk with Marc Gascoigne, Steve Williams, Paul Mason, and Peter Darvill-Evans.

Deathtrap Dungeon Live! Featuring Sir Ian Livingstone, The Dark Room's John Robertson, and Zagor the Warlock!

The legendary Fighting Fantasy Auction with Guest of Honour Sir Ian Livingstone.

The winners of the charity pub quiz that took place the night before FFF5 - I Love Wheelies!

Sir Ian was inundated with people wanting him to sign his new books, The Dungeon on Blood Island (number 72 in the series if you're counting from the beginning) and the #1 Bestseller Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy.

If you were not able to attend FFF5, you have another chance to grab yourself a signed copy of the books at Forbidden Planet, on Saturday 14th September, from 2:00-3:00pm, where Jonathan Green, co-author of Magic Realms, will also be in attendance.

Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy

Today sees the publication of the long awaited Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy by Sir Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green.

You can join Sir Ian this evening at Barnes Bookshop for the official launch.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Green was on BBC Radio Somerset today, talking about the new book and the Fighting Fantasy series in general. You can listen to the 12 minute interview with Vicki Clark for the next 29 days here. The bit you want begins at the 2hr 16min mark.

Yesterday, the pair were signing books for those people who supported the book through Unbound. By the end of the day, Sir Ian had set a new record for the number of items signed in one day - a whooping 2,120! That's 850 books, 900 prints, 150 bookplates, and 220 copies of Shadow of the Giants! 

Sir Ian and Jonathan will also be signing Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy at Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 on Saturday, while Sir Ian will be giving a talk at the Cartoon Museum, in Central London, on Tuesday 10th September.

Sir Ian Livingstone signing Magic Realms at the Forbidden Planet Megastore

Sir Ian Livingstone will be signing Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London, on Saturday 14 September 2024, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm.

He will be joined by his co-author, the FF author and historian, Jonathan Green. To find out more about the event, visit ForbiddenPlanet.com. 

YOU ARE THE HERO on sale at UK Games Expo 2024

YOU ARE THE HERO: An Interactive History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, written by Jonathan Green and covering 40 years of FF, will be on sale for the first time outside of the original Kickstarter at the UK Games Expo this weekend.

Jonathan will be joining Sir Ian Livingstone at Stand 2-T21 to sign copies of his magnum opus from Friday 31 May - Sunday 2 June 2024 in Hall 2 at the NEC, just outside Birmingham.

Of course, Sir Ian will also be signing copies of his books too, including Dice Men. He is also taking part in a number of events. You will find Sir Ian's schedule for the weekend here.