Fighting Fantasy is a series of single-player fantasy roleplay gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volume in the series was published by Puffin in 1982, with the rights to the franchise eventually being purchased by Wizard Books in 2002. The series distinguished itself by featuring a fantasy role-playing element, with the caption on each cover claiming each title was "a Fighting Fantasy gamebook in which YOU are the hero!" The popularity of the series led to the creation of merchandise such as action figures, board games, role-playing game systems, magazines, novels and video games.
Contents
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Puffin Books (1982-95)
Fighting Fantasy roleplaying gamebooks
See also Advanced Fighting Fantasy.
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Wizard Books
Main series 1 (2002–2007)
*Original stories (not reprints).
Main series 2 (2009–2012)
*Original stories (not reprints).
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Snowbooks
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Scholastic
Main series (2017–present)
*Original stories (not reprints).
+ A hardback limited edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was published in September 2025, with a new cover by Karl Kopinski, a colour map by Leo Hartas, and a history of the FF franchise.
Fighting Fantasy titles published by Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games is a company based in Austin, Texas, founded by Steve Jackson (USA). In 2024 it was announced that it would be publishing FF gamebooks in the United States, starting with ten in 2025. The first five are available as of July 2026.
Fighting Fantasy title published by Unbound
Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy (2024)
Written by Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green, front cover art by Martin McKenna.
Other media
Electronic gamebooks and computer games
Some gamebooks were released as home computer games or as applications for smartphones.