Titan (world)
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Titan is the fantasy world
which serves as the setting for the majority of Steve Jackson
and Ian Livingstone
's Fighting Fantasy
and Sorcery!
gamebooks and novels. The title contains "backstory on...the villains and NPC's" found throughout the Fighting Fantasy series.
titles. There are three main continents (Allansia; Khul and the "Old World") and other remote locations such as the Isles of the Dawn and Arrowhead Islands.
Allansia is apparently the largest continent and the setting for many of the earliest Fighting Fantasy titles. The city-state of Port Blacksand (City of Thieves), town of Fang (Deathtrap Dungeon
) and the Icefinger Mountains (Caverns of the Snow Witch) are all located in Allansia.
Khul is a continent to the south, and is dominated by the Wastes of Chaos, a huge internal desert rife with monsters. Several of the Fighting Fantasy titles set in remote locations (Scorpion Swamp, Chasms of Malice and The Master of Chaos) occur in Khul.
The "Old World" is the last continent, being a largely civilized land mass divided into several kingdoms. The kingdom of Analand is the setting for the Sorcery!
series.
Fantasy world
A fantasy world is a fictional universe used in fantasy novels and games. Typical worlds involve magic or magical abilities and often, but not always, either a medieval or futuristic theme...
which serves as the setting for the majority of Steve Jackson
Steve Jackson (UK)
Steve Jackson is a game designer, writer and game reviewer.-History:In early 1975, Steve Jackson co-founded the company Games Workshop with John Peake and Ian Livingstone....
and Ian Livingstone
Ian Livingstone
Ian Livingstone OBE is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. He is a co-writer of the first Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, and co-founder of Games Workshop....
's Fighting Fantasy
Fighting Fantasy
Fighting Fantasy is a series of single-player fantasy roleplay gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volumes in the series were published by Puffin in 1982, with the rights to the franchise eventually being purchased by Wizard Books in 2002...
and Sorcery!
Sorcery!
Sorcery! is a single-player four-part adventure gamebook series written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Blanche. Originally published by Puffin Books from 1983 to 1985, the titles form part of the Fighting Fantasy series, despite not being part of the formal chronology...
gamebooks and novels. The title contains "backstory on...the villains and NPC's" found throughout the Fighting Fantasy series.
Summary
The fictional world of Titan is the setting for the majority of the Fighting FantasyFighting Fantasy
Fighting Fantasy is a series of single-player fantasy roleplay gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volumes in the series were published by Puffin in 1982, with the rights to the franchise eventually being purchased by Wizard Books in 2002...
titles. There are three main continents (Allansia; Khul and the "Old World") and other remote locations such as the Isles of the Dawn and Arrowhead Islands.
Allansia is apparently the largest continent and the setting for many of the earliest Fighting Fantasy titles. The city-state of Port Blacksand (City of Thieves), town of Fang (Deathtrap Dungeon
Deathtrap Dungeon
Deathtrap Dungeon is a single-player adventure gamebook written by Ian Livingstone, and illustrated by Ian McCaig. Originally published by Puffin Books in 1984, the title is the sixth gamebook in the Fighting Fantasy series...
) and the Icefinger Mountains (Caverns of the Snow Witch) are all located in Allansia.
Khul is a continent to the south, and is dominated by the Wastes of Chaos, a huge internal desert rife with monsters. Several of the Fighting Fantasy titles set in remote locations (Scorpion Swamp, Chasms of Malice and The Master of Chaos) occur in Khul.
The "Old World" is the last continent, being a largely civilized land mass divided into several kingdoms. The kingdom of Analand is the setting for the Sorcery!
Sorcery!
Sorcery! is a single-player four-part adventure gamebook series written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Blanche. Originally published by Puffin Books from 1983 to 1985, the titles form part of the Fighting Fantasy series, despite not being part of the formal chronology...
series.
External links
- Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks - the official website
- Wizard Books - the Publisher's site