| Advanced Fighting Fantasy Book | |
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| Outline | |
| Function: | Guide book |
| Location: | Titan |
| Publication Details | |
| Author(s): | Andrew Wright |
| Illustrator(s): | Various |
| Puffin | |
| Arion Games | |
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| Cover illustrator: | Terry Oakes |
| First published: | January 22 2014 |
| ISBN: | ISBN TBC |
Beyond the Pit is an expansion title for Advanced Fighting Fantasy (AFF2) written by Andrew Wright as a follow-up to Out of the Pit. It is based on Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. The book was illustrated by various artists and was published in 2014 (ISBN TBC).
Creation[]
For several years, Fighting Fantasy fans had tried to write a sequel to Out of the Pit, documenting the creatures from the later gamebooks, but none of these efforts reached completion.[1] Finally, Graham Bottley asked Andrew Wright to write a book for AFF detailing 250 Fighting Fantasy monsters. Wright agreed to this task.[1] Wright complied a database to help him with this project: "With the help of the online Titannica wiki and the Titanorians at the Titan Rebuilding Yahoo! group, I'd finished compiling a database of every creature mentioned in every Fighting Fantasy related project". [1] It took Wright two years to finish writing the book. Other issues appeared during the book's writing: "Stephen Hand requested that any monsters from his books (Dead of Night, Legend of the Shadow Warriors and Moonrunner) be removed. This was a shame as I felt Stephen had created some truly memorable foes...but we had to respect his wishes." [1] Arion Games asked to the artists who illustrated the original gamebooks to reprint their illustrations in Beyond the Pit. Most of the artists agreed to this, but Dave Carson and Ian Miller declined: Bottley sourced replacement artwork for the monsters these artists had originally illustrated from artist Jason Lenox.[1] The book was funded by a 2013 Kickstarter campaign.[1][2]
Background[]
“ The world of Titan is a dangerous place, filled with monsters, animals, constructs and demons of all kinds. The original Out of the Pit book brought you 250 of these monsters, although this barely contained the most common! Now, we bring you another 250 dangerous and intriguing denizens of Titan.
Whether using this book to provide adversaries for Advanced Fighting Fantasy heroes or simply as a companion as you pit your skill against the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, the descriptions and illustrations herein will prove invaluable in your travels through the world of Fighting Fantasy.
” —Beyond the Pit - Back Cover
Contents[]
Map of Titan[]
Introduction: Beyond the Pit[]
Monster Listings[]
The monsters are arranged alphabetically.
Treasure/Encounter Tables[]
Cover and Illustrations[]
Cover
The cover of the book was designed and illustrated by Terry Oakes. It had originally been used as the cover of The Fighting Fantasy 10th Anniversary Yearbook.
| 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
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| A4 Format Softcover |
A4 Format Hardcover |
A4 Format Limited Edition Hardcover |
| US$19.99 | US$XX.xx | N/A1 |
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Illustrations
The interior illustrations were by various artists. Each monster description is followed by an illustration. And many of the most well known Fighting Fantasy Artists are represented here as the majority of drawings are from the gamebooks. However, there are some original illustrations as well.
The illustrators for Beyond the Pit were Alan Langford, Bill Houston, Bob Harvey, Brian Williams, Jason Lenox, David Gallagher, Duncan Smith, Geoffrey Senior, Iain McCaig, John Blanche, John Sibbick, Martin McKenna, Nik Williams, Pete Knifton, Russ Nicholson, Terry Oakes and Tony Hough.
A new map of Titan by Steve Luxton is included.[3]
Further Notes[]
Dedication[]
In memory of Brian Williams, inspirational Fighting Fantasy artist.
You helped bring the world of Titan alive.[4]
See Also[]
