Return to Firetop Mountain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| The Fighting Fantasy series |
|
 The original cover of Return to Firetop Mountain illustrated by Les Edwards |
|
 The Wizard cover of Return to Firetop Mountain illustrated by Martin McKenna |
|
| Outline | |
| Location: | Allansia, Titan |
| References: | 400 |
| Publication details | |
| Author(s): | Ian Livingstone |
| Illustrator: | Martin McKenna |
| Puffin | |
| Cover illustrator: | Les Edwards |
| Year of release: | 1992 |
| Number | 50 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0140360085 |
| Wizard | |
| Cover illustrator: | Martin McKenna |
| Year of release: | 2003 |
| Number | 16 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1-84046-481-X |
| List of FF books | |
Return to Firetop Mountain is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Martin McKenna and originally published in 1992. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 50th in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0140360085) and 16th in the modern Wizard series (ISBN 1-84046-481-X). It is a sequel to the first book in the series, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, written to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks.
It was originally planned to be the final book in the series, but the series was still so popular it was continued.
Contents |
[edit] Story
Firetop Mountain, the forbidding peak whose dark shadow once cast gloom over the whole of Northern Allansia, has been quiet for ten years. It has been that long since the diabolical reign of the evil sorcerer, Zagor, was ended by a heroic adventurer who braved the countless perils of the dungeons beneath the mountain and succeeded where so many had failed before.
But now, resurrected by the power of dark sorcery, Zagor has risen from the dead! More evil than before, the crazed wizard is intent upon wreaking his revenge upon all in Allansia. He must be stopped, and for good this time. Some brave adventurer – YOU! – must enter the forbidding labyrinth and bring justice once more to the lord of Firetop Mountain!
The reader must travel to Firetop Mountain and defeat the evil Zagor. Unlike the first book the player must actually traverse the land to actually get to the mountain before facing its dangers. In addition, the second half of the mountain has been changed, giving the player no particular advantage from knowledge of the layout provided in Warlock of Firetop Mountain.
[edit] Popularity and other references
By the time Return to Firetop Mountain was published, the Puffin Fighting Fantasy series was nearing its end. The series may not have continued after this title, however due to its unexpected popularity Puffin published another nine books before they ended the Fighting Fantasy series.
The character Zagor appeared in the Zagor Chronicles series of novels written by Ian Livingstone and Carl Sargent, and the Fighting Fantasy gamebook based on the novels, Legend of Zagor.
[edit] Reprint
Wizard had run out of silver embossing when they came to reprint this title. Not wanting to leave another book without a Special Limited Edition after Armies of Death the remaining gold embossing from the Sorcery series was used instead.
