About:
As far as I know, Fighting Fantasy was the series that started the gamebook genre. The first book appeared in 1982. The books have been published by Dell (the first few) then Puffin.
Up to now, the main series numbers 59 books, a rather impressive number. Rumours of a 60th book - Bloodbones are arife, but it is confirmed cancelled, though it is listed on Amazon.com. It must be noted that although all of the books seem to be authored (or rather, presented) by the original 2 who started the series (Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone), they have actually written fewer than 20 books in the series. The rest are written by other authors. Luckily, it seems that SJ and IL had to vet the books written by the other authors, so there is some quality control present.
The Fighting Fantasy System (includes Sorcery!)
Excerpts from the Kai Wisdom and Fighting Fantasy Mailing Lists
Links:
FightingFantasy.com The name says it all! Find a (now defunct) mailing list, solutions, info and more here.
Fighting Fantasy
| No. | Title | Rating ( /5 ) | Do I have this? |
| 1 | The Warlock of Firetop Mountain | 2.5 | Yes |
| 2 | The Citadel of Chaos | 4 | Yes |
| 3 | The Forest of Doom | 4.5 | Yes |
| 4 | Starship Traveller | 3 | Yes |
| 5 | City of Thieves | 5 | Yes |
| 6 | Deathtrap Dungeon | 4 | Yes |
| 7 | Island of the Lizard King | 3.5 | Yes |
| 8 | Scorpion Swamp | 5 | Yes |
| 9 | Caverns of the Snow Witch | 3.5 | Yes |
| 10 | House of Hell | 1 | Yes |
| 11 | Talisman of Death | 2.5 | Yes |
| 12 | Space Assassin | 2 | Yes |
| 13 | Freeway Fighter | 2.5 | Yes |
| 14 | Temple of Terror | 5 | Yes |
| 15 | The Rings of Kether | 2 | Yes |
| 16 | Seas of Blood | 4 | Yes |
| 17 | Appointment with F.E.A.R. | 2 | Yes |
| 18 | Rebel Planet | 2.5 | Yes |
| 19 | Demons of the Deep | 4 | Yes |
| 20 | Sword of the Samurai | 5 | Yes |
| 21 | Trail of Champions | 3 | Yes |
| 22 | Robot Commando | 5 | Yes |
| 23 | Masks of Mayhem | 3 | Yes |
| 24 | Creature of Havoc | 2.5 | Yes |
| 25 | Beneath Nightmare Castle | 3 | Yes |
| 26 | Crypt of the Sorcerer | 4 | Yes |
| 27 | Star Strider | 3 | Yes |
| 28 | Phantoms of Fear | 3.5 | Yes |
| 29 | Midnight Rogue | 4.5 | Yes |
| 30 | Chasms of Malice | 3 | Yes |
| 31 | Battleblade Warrior | 3.5 | Yes |
| 32 | Slaves of the Abyss | 4 | Yes |
| 33 | Sky Lord | 3 | Yes |
| 34 | Stealer of Souls | 3.5 | Yes |
| 35 | Daggers of Darkness | 3 | Yes |
| 36 | Armies of Death | 4.5 | Yes |
| 37 | Portal of Evil | 3 | Yes |
| 38 | Vault of the Vampire | 4.5 | Yes |
| 39 | Fangs of Fury | 3 | Yes |
| 40 | Dead of Night | 5 | Yes |
| 41 | Master of Chaos | 5 | Yes |
| 42 | Black Vein Prophecy | 1 | Yes |
| 43 | Keep of the Lich Lord | 5 | Yes |
| 44 | Legend of the Shadow Warriors | 5 | Yes |
| 45 | Spectral Stalkers | 1.5 | Yes |
| 46 | Tower of Destruction | 5 | Yes |
| 47 | The Crimson Tide | 4 | Yes |
| 48 | Moonrunner | 5 | Yes |
| 49 | Siege of Sardath | 4.5 | Yes |
| 50 | Return to Firetop Mountain | 4 | Yes |
| 51 | Plague / Island of the Undead | Yes (Sent to me free of charge very generously by Danny White!) | |
| 52 | Night Dragon | 5 | Yes |
| 53 | Spellbreaker | 5 | Yes |
| 54 | Legend of Zagor | 4.5 | Yes |
| 55 | Deathmoor | 3 | Yes |
| 56 | Knights of Doom | 5 | Yes |
| 57 | Magehunter | 2.5 | Yes |
| 58 | Revenge of the Vampire | 5 | Yes |
| 59 | Curse of The Mummy | 2.5 | Yes |
| Number | Title | Rating ( /5 ) | Do I have this? |
| 1 | The Shamutanti Hills | 5 | Yes |
| 2 | Kharé - Cityport of Traps | 5 | Yes - Thanks to Michael Phillips in N. Ireland who sent it to me for free! |
| 3 | The Seven Serpents | 5 | Yes |
| 4 | The Crown of Kings | 5 | Yes |
Fighting Fantasy, the RPG:
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Number
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Title
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Rating (/5)
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Do I have this?
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1
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Fighting Fantasy, the Introductory Roleplaying Game
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4
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Yes
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2
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The Riddling Reaver
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4
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Yes
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Advanced Fighting Fantasy:
Dungeoneer
Blacksand!
Allansia
Titan
Out Of The Pit
Fighting Fantasy Novels:
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Title
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Rating (/5)
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Do I have this?
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The Trolltooth Wars
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Yes
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Demonstealer
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Yes
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Shadowmaster
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Yes
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Zagor Chronicles: Firestorm
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Yes
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Zagor Chronicles: Darkthorne
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Yes
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Zagor Chronicles: Skullcrag
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Yes
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Zagor Chronicles: Demonlord
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Yes
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The Zagor Chronicles are a touch dark.