Sagas of the Demonspawn
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Sagas of the Demonspawn is a four issue gamebook
series written by J. H. Brennan
and illustrated by Goeff Taylor (first two books) and John Blanche
(latter two).
The books feature a protagonist named Fire*Wolf in a continuing storyline.
Unusual for gamebooks, the series is written in third person past tense
.
The books have been translated into Danish
and Italian
, with both translations dropping the asterisk from the name of the protagonist. The French
version didn't drop it.
series).
Conversely, the latter two books have been described as being "nightmarishly difficult" and having "rushed" writing.
Gamebook
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series written by J. H. Brennan
James Herbert Brennan
J. H. "Herbie" Brennan is a lecturer and the author of over one hundred fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens, and children.-Biography:...
and illustrated by Goeff Taylor (first two books) and John Blanche
John Blanche
John Blanche is a British fantasy and science fiction illustrator and modeler known for his work for Games Workshop's White Dwarf magazine, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and Warhammer 40,000 games and his role as art director for the company, including his work in the field...
(latter two).
The books feature a protagonist named Fire*Wolf in a continuing storyline.
Unusual for gamebooks, the series is written in third person past tense
Past tense
The past tense is a grammatical tense that places an action or situation in the past of the current moment , or prior to some specified time that may be in the speaker's past, present, or future...
.
The books have been translated into Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, with both translations dropping the asterisk from the name of the protagonist. The French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version didn't drop it.
Books in the series
- Fire*Wolf (1984)
- The Crypts of Terror (1984)
- Demondoom (1985)
- Ancient Evil (1985)
Reception
While the series has been criticized for having an ill-designed combat system, the first two books have been praised for the quality of the writing and for targetting an older audience than most gamebooks (such as Brennan's GrailQuestGrailquest
GrailQuest is a series of gamebooks by J. H. Brennan. The books are illustrated by John Higgins.The series is set in King Arthur's realm of Avalon, and follows the adventures of a young hero named Pip...
series).
Conversely, the latter two books have been described as being "nightmarishly difficult" and having "rushed" writing.