{"product_id":"magic-realms","title":"Magic Realms : The Art of Fighting Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Jonathan Green, with Ian Livingstone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn August 1982, Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’s first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFighting Fantasy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003egamebook was published by Penguin Books under their children’s imprint, Puffin Books. It was an innovative branching narrative fantasy adventure and had a simple game system and the intriguing title of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Warlock of Firetop Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e. What followed was nothing less than a publishing phenomenon. By the 40\u003csup\u003eth \u003c\/sup\u003eanniversary of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Warlock of Firetop Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, more than 20 million\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFighting Fantasy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003egamebooks had been sold worldwide in over 30 languages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, the one thing that the books, as well as the spin-off novels, role-playing games, comics, board games, miniature figurines, and video games all had in common was the incredible artwork which helped define\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFighting Fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e. 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