Hardcover
Brave hero, cursed hall, monstrous foe: Forge your Beowulf legend!

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  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2024

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Summary

“Listen! We of the Spear-Danes in the days of yore, of those clan-kings, heard of their glory, how those nobles performed courageous deeds!”

So begins the greatest fantasy story of them all, the Old English epic poem Beowulf. It is a story that has fascinated people throughout the ages inspiring the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien, Seamus Heaney and Neil Gaiman.

King Hrothgar’s great golden mead-hall Heorot is under a curse, subject to attacks by the mirth-hating night-stal…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781911390732
ISBN-10:1911390732
Author:Jonathan Green, Russ Nicholson
Publisher:Snowbooks Ltd
Imprint:Snowbooks Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:31 May 2024
Weight:607g
Series:Snowbooks Adventure Gamebooks
About The Author

Jonathan Green

Jonathan Green is a writer of speculative fiction, with more than 70 books to his name. Known for his contributions to the Fighting Fantasy range of adventure gamebooks, he has also written fiction for Doctor Who, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Moshi Monsters, LEGO and Judge Dredd. He is the creator of the Pax Britannia series for Abaddon Books and has written eight novels set within this steampunk universe, featuring Ulysses Quicksilver. He is also the author of an increasing number of non-fiction titles, including the award-winning YOU ARE THE HERO – A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks.

Russ Nicholson is an illustrator of Fantasy, best known for his contribution to Fantasy Gamebooks, such as the Fighting Fantasy series, including the first such book, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, TSR’s Fiend Folio, Games Workshop publications, including White Dwarf Magazine and for the seven books in the Fabled Lands series. Recently he has produced work for Le Grimoire, Dungeon World, Goodman Games, RuneQuest, Kobold Press, Scriptarium, Calific, Tin Man Games and the American folk punk band Blackbird Raum, as well as others.

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