Fighting Fantasy Main Series is an unofficial term that applies to the fifty-nine Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, numbered sequentially, that were published by Puffin Books. This term differentiates them from the affiliated series and books that together make up Fighting Fantasy canon.
The books in the series are as follows:
Fighting Fantasy - Original Main Series[]
| Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks - Puffin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Author(s) | Illustrator | Cover illustrator | Map illustrator | First published | ||
| 1 | The Warlock of Firetop Mountain | Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone |
Russ Nicholson | (1st)Peter Andrew Jones (2nd)Peter Andrew Jones |
NO MAP | 27-Aug-1982 | |
| 2 | The Citadel of Chaos | Steve Jackson | Russ Nicholson | (1st) Emmanuel (2nd)Ian Miller |
NO MAP | 31-Mar-1983 | |
| 3 | The Forest of Doom | Ian Livingstone | Malcolm Barter | Iain McCaig | Malcolm Barter(BW) | 31-Mar-1983 | |
| 4 | Starship Traveller | Steve Jackson | Peter Andrew Jones | Peter Andrew Jones | NO MAP | 01-Sep-1983 | |
| 5 | City of Thieves | Ian Livingstone | Iain McCaig | Iain McCaig | NO MAP | 01-Sep-1983 | |
| 6 | Deathtrap Dungeon | Ian Livingstone | Iain McCaig | Iain McCaig | NO MAP | 29-Mar-1984 | |
| 7 | Island of the Lizard King | Ian Livingstone | Alan Langford | Iain McCaig | Alan Langford(BW) | 29-Mar-1984 | |
| 8 | Scorpion Swamp | Steve Jackson (2) | Duncan Smith | Duncan Smith | NO MAP | 27-Sep-1984 | |
| 9 | Caverns of the Snow Witch | Ian Livingstone | Gary Ward & Edward Crosby |
Les Edwards | NO MAP | 24-Oct-1984 | |
| 10 | House of Hell | Steve Jackson | Tim Sell | Ian Miller | NO MAP | 22-Nov-1984 | |
| 11 | Talisman of Death | Jamie Thomson & Mark Smith |
Bob Harvey | Peter Andrew Jones | NO MAP | 06-Dec-1984 | |
| 12 | Space Assassin | Andrew Chapman | Geoffrey Senior | Christos Achilleos | NO MAP | 28-Feb-1985 | |
| 13 | Freeway Fighter | Ian Livingstone | Kevin Bulmer | Jim Burns | NO MAP | 28-Mar-1985 | |
| 14 | Temple of Terror | Ian Livingstone | Bill Houston | Christos Achilleos | NO MAP | 25-Apr-1985 | |
| 15 | The Rings of Kether | Andrew Chapman | Nik Spender | Terry Oakes | NO MAP | 01-May-1985 | |
| 16 | Seas of Blood | Andrew Chapman | Bob Harvey | Rodney Matthews | Bob Harvey(BW) | 25-Jul-1985 | |
| 17 | Appointment with F.E.A.R. | Steve Jackson | Declan Considine | Brian Bolland | NO MAP | 26-Sep-1985 | |
| 18 | Rebel Planet | Robin Waterfield | Gary Mayes | Alan Craddock | NO MAP | 21-Nov-1985 | |
| 19 | Demons of the Deep | Steve Jackson (2) | Bob Harvey | Les Edwards | NO MAP | 30-Jan-1986 | |
| 20 | Sword of the Samurai | Mark Smith & Jamie Thomson |
Alan Langford | Peter Andrew Jones | NO MAP | 24-Apr-1986 | |
| 21 | Trial of Champions | Ian Livingstone | Brian Williams | Brian Williams | NO MAP | 26-Jun-1986 | |
| 22 | Robot Commando | Steve Jackson (2) | Gary Mayes | David Martin | NO MAP | 25-Sep-1986 | |
| 23 | Masks of Mayhem | Robin Waterfield | Russ Nicholson | John Sibbick | Dave Andrews1(C) | 30-Oct-1986 | |
| 24 | Creature of Havoc | Steve Jackson | Alan Langford | Ian Miller | Dave Andrews(C) | 20-Nov-1986 | |
| 25 | Beneath Nightmare Castle | Peter Darvill-Evans | Dave Carson | Terry Oakes | Dave Carson(BW) | 26-Feb-1987 | |
| 26 | Crypt of the Sorcerer | Ian Livingstone | John Sibbick | Les Edwards | Leo Hartas(C) | 09-Apr-1987 | |
| 27 | Star Strider | Luke Sharp | Gary Mayes | Alan Craddock | NO MAP | 28-May-1987 | |
| 28 | Phantoms of Fear | Robin Waterfield | Ian Miller | Ian Miller | NO MAP | 29-Oct-1987 | |
| 29 | Midnight Rogue | Graeme Davis | John Sibbick | John Sibbick | Steve Luxton(C) | 19-Nov-1987 | |
| 30 | Chasms of Malice | Luke Sharp | Russ Nicholson | Les Edwards | Steve Luxton(C) | 10-Dec-1987 | |
| 31 | Battleblade Warrior | Marc Gascoigne | Alan Langford | David Gallagher | Leo Hartas(C) | 25-Feb-1988 | |
| 32 | Slaves of the Abyss | Paul Mason & Steve Williams |
Bob Harvey | Terry Oakes | Leo Hartas(C) | 17-Mar-1988 | |
| 33 | Sky Lord | Martin Allen | Tim Sell | Les Edwards | NO MAP | 09-Jun-1988 | |
| 34 | Stealer of Souls | Keith Martin | Russ Nicholson | David Gallagher | Leo Hartas(C) | 28-Jul-1988 | |
| 35 | Daggers of Darkness | Luke Sharp | Martin McKenna | Les Edwards | Leo Hartas(C) | 10-Oct-1988 | |
| 36 | Armies of Death | Ian Livingstone | Nik Williams | Christos Achilleos | Leo Hartas(C) | 01-Dec-1988 | |
| 37 | Portal of Evil | Peter Darvill-Evans | Alan Langford | David Gallagher | Leo Hartas(C) | 23-Feb-1989 | |
| 38 | Vault of the Vampire | Keith Martin | Martin McKenna | Les Edwards | Steve Luxton(C) | 13-Mar-1989 | |
| 39 | Fangs of Fury | Luke Sharp | David Gallagher | David Gallagher | Steve Luxton(C) | 27-Jul-1989 | |
| 40 | Dead of Night | Jim Bambra & Stephen Hand |
Martin McKenna | Terry Oakes | Leo Hartas(C) | 02-Nov-1989 | |
| 41 | Master of Chaos | Keith Martin | David Gallagher | Les Edwards | Leo Hartas2(C) & BW) | 29-Mar-1990 | |
| 42 | Black Vein Prophecy | Paul Mason & Steven Williams |
Terry Oakes | Terry Oakes | Leo Hartas(C) | 26-Jul-1990 | |
| 43 | The Keep of the Lich-Lord | Dave Morris & Jamie Thomson |
David Gallagher | David Gallagher | Leo Hartas(C) | 04-Oct-1990 | |
| 44 | Legend of the Shadow Warriors | Stephen Hand | Martin McKenna | Terry Oakes | Leo Hartas(C & BW) | 18-Mar-1991 | |
| 45 | Spectral Stalkers | Peter Darvill-Evans | Tony Hough | Ian Miller | Leo Hartas(C) | 25-Jul-1991 | |
| 46 | Tower of Destruction | Keith Martin | Pete Knifton | Terry Oakes | Leo Hartas3(C) | 31-Oct-1991 | |
| 47 | The Crimson Tide | Paul Mason | Terry Oakes | Alan Craddock | Leo Hartas4(BW) | 30-Jan-1992 | |
| 48 | Moonrunner | Stephen Hand | Martin McKenna | Terry Oakes | Leo Hartas(BW) | 26-Mar-1992 | |
| 49 | Siege of Sardath | Keith P. Phillips | Pete Knifton | Les Edwards | Leo Hartas(BW) | 28-May-1992 | |
| 50 | Return to Firetop Mountain | Ian Livingstone | Martin McKenna | Les Edwards | Leo Hartas(BW) | 30-Jul-1992 | |
| 51 | Island of the Undead | Keith Martin | Russ Nicholson | Terry Oakes | Russ Nicholson(BW) | 30-Sep-1992 | |
| 52 | Night Dragon | Keith Martin | Tony Hough | Tony Hough | NO MAP | 27-Jan-1993 | |
| 53 | Spellbreaker | Jonathan Green | Alan Langford | Alan Langford | Alan Langford(BW) | 24-Feb-1993 | |
| 54 | Legend of Zagor | Ian Livingstone | Martin McKenna | Jim Burns & Martin McKenna |
NO MAP | 30-Jun-1993 | |
| 55 | Deathmoor | Robin Waterfield | Russ Nicholson | Terry Oakes | NO MAP | 03-Mar-1994 | |
| 56 | Knights of Doom | Jonathan Green | Tony Hough | Tony Hough | Jonathan Green(BW) | 27-Oct-1994 | |
| 57 | Magehunter | Paul Mason | Russ Nicholson | Ian Miller | NO MAP | 02-Feb-1995 | |
| 58 | Revenge of the Vampire | Keith Martin | Martin McKenna | Les Edwards | Jonathan Green(BW) | 25-May-1995 | |
| 59 | Curse of the Mummy | Jonathan Green | Martin McKenna | Martin McKenna | Jonathan Green(BW) | 26-Oct-1995 | |
NOTES
- This was the first colour map used for the main Fighting Fantasy series.
- There is a colour map of Ashkyos on the inside front cover. However, this was not published in the first edition (UK), but from the second impression onwards.
- This was the last colour map to be published within the Fighting Fantasy books.
- Leo Hartas is credited as the copyright holder of the map for The Crimson Tide, but there is no known published map.