Howl of the Werewolf is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Jonathan Green and illustrated by Martin McKenna. It was published in 2007 by Wizard Books. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 29th in the Wizard series. It is the first completely original Fighting Fantasy gamebook published by Wizard (Eye of the Dragon is an extended version of the adventure from Ian Livingstone's earlier book Dicing with Dragons). The book is made up of 515 references rather than the usual 400.
 FF29 Howl of the Werewolf, 2007 cover | |
| Author | Jonathan Green |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Martin McKenna |
| Cover artist | Martin McKenna |
| Series | Fighting Fantasy Wizard number: 29 |
| Genre | Fantasy Location: The Old World, Titan |
Publication date | Wizard: 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 1-84046-838-6 |
Howl of the Werewolf was voted the best gamebook in the series in a 2011 poll in Fighting Fantazine.[1]
Story
editTo find the cure for their lycanthropy, the player must travel through oppressed towns to reach Castle Wulfen. On the way they may find several important items that they will use in your final battle against Count Varcolac.
Setting
editThe book's setting of Lupravia is another of the principalities of Mauristatia, like Mortvania which featured in the previous Fighting Fantasy book Vault of the Vampire. Lupravia is an exclusive location for this book. It is a highly gothic setting that includes many vampiric monsters such as werewolves.[2]
Creation
editGreen had conceived the idea of Howl of the Werewolf before the cancellation of the series by Puffin Books.[3] Green came up with the premise, the name of the book, the beginning of the story and the very end, along with a few background details at this earlier time, but came up with the majority of the ideas in the book when he began plotting it in 2006.[4]
In writing the book, Green wanted to create an adventure that drew on the mythology and folklore surrounding werewolves, having found that their previous appearances in Fighting Fantasy took the form of shallow side-encounters.[5] Green has stated that he took the criticisms of his previous work on the official Fighting Fantasy website forums into account when writing Howl of the Werewolf.[6] The procedure for creating a character in Howl of the Werewolf is somewhat different than for previous Fighting Fantasy books.
References
edit- ^ Jonathan Green's blog, 14 February 2011 (retrieved 2 April 2014).
- ^ "Post by Jonathan Green on the official Fighting Fantasy website forums". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Letter from Jonathan Green on the AMYLASE website". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Post by Jonathan Green on the official Fighting Fantasy website forums". Archived from the original on 2008-06-29.
- ^ "Post by Jonathan Green on the official Fighting Fantasy website forums". Archived from the original on 2008-06-29.
- ^ "Post by Jonathan Green on the official Fighting Fantasy website forums". Archived from the original on 2008-06-29.
External links
edit- Official FF website
- "Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks on gamebooks.org". Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- "Howl of the Werewolf on gamebooks.org".