Daggers of Darkness
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| Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks | |
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The cover of Daggers of Darkness illustrated by Les Edwards |
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| Outline | |
| Location: | Khul, Titan |
| References: | 400 |
| Publication details | |
| Author(s): | Luke Sharp |
| Illustrator: | Martin McKenna |
| Puffin | |
| Cover illustrator: | Les Edwards |
| First published: | 1988 |
| Number | 35 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0-14-032675-8 |
| Wizard | |
| Cover illustrator: | N/A |
| First published: | N/A |
| Number | N/A |
| ISBN: | N/A |
| List of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks | |
Daggers of Darkness is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Luke Sharp, illustrated by Martin McKenna and originally published in 1988 by Puffin Books. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 35th in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-032675-8). There are currently no announced plans to republish this book as part of the modern Wizard series.
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Dark forces are massing in the wild and ancient land of Kazan. Unless you reach the Great Throne in time the murderous vizier Chingiz will take power. Who knows what evil will flow from Kazan if his vile schemes succeed.
But time is running out. You must face Chingiz before it's too late: the destiny of Kazan is in YOUR hands.
The book begins with the player being attacked by an assassin and scratched by a Death Spell Dagger. The player must travel to the Great Throne to defeat the evil Chingiz, handing back the dagger to defeat its magic. This book features the second appearance of the wizard Astragal, who is a recurring character in Luke Sharp's books. The player must collect Medallions during this adventure. The player must go through trials to obtain these. Like many of Luke Sharp's books, there is a large emphasis on random dice rolls, obtaining one of the Medallions even involves a kind of board game.
