Sagas of the Demonspawn

Sagas of the Demonspawn is a four issue gamebook series written by J. H. Brennan and illustrated by Geoff Taylor (first two books) and John Blanche (latter two).

The books feature a protagonist named Fire*Wolf [sic] in a continuing storyline. Unusual for gamebooks, the series is written in third person past tense.

The books have been translated into Danish, dropping the asterisk from the name of the protagonist.[1] The Italian, French and Spanish versions version didn't drop it.

Books in the series
  1. Fire*Wolf (1984)
  2. The Crypts of Terror (1984)
  3. Demondoom (1985)
  4. 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 targeting an older audience than most gamebooks (such as Brennan's GrailQuest series).[2] Conversely, the latter two books have been described as being "nightmarishly difficult" and having "rushed" writing.[3][4]

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References
  1. Demian Katz. "Sagas of the Demonspawn". Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. David Whyld. "Sagas of the Demonspawn 1: Fire*wolf (review)". Archived from the original on February 7, 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  3. David Whyld. "Sagas of the Demonspawn 3: Demondoom (review)". Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  4. David Whyld. "Sagas of the Demonspawn 4: Ancient Evil (review)". Retrieved 23 August 2009.
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