In a nutshell, Fabled Lands LLP are the publisher so their cut is more than 20% of the cover price compared to the 8%-10% Jamie and I used to get as authors. Just catching up today as I've been away all this week.įirst, Graham asked: "Dave, I remember you arguing that the Pan MacMillan editions had sunk into the wine-dark sea because they were underpriced, so what's the new business model?" It was rejected because the executives wanted magical, time-travelling robots? :-) :-) :-) Reply Delete Do not forget that there is a series of iPad apps being developed by Megara entertainment, a role-playing game in the works from Greywood Publishing, comics and novels, as well as the return of other classic series!Īnd Dave, I can't wait to see what is in store for the Robot Factory- the television program. It is now our time to shine as we as a collective group bring forth the completion of the series. I am preoccupied at the moment but plan on having reviews up for all six by February or March. The misconception is that these books are similar to the Choose-Your-Own Adventure or Fighting Fantasy series, when in fact, they are nothing of the sort.Īlso post good reviews on EACH of the following websites for ALL of the books:Įspecially the latter, as there aren't ANY reviews on that website, which is where I have ordered them from. At the very least, please blog, text, tweet, Myspace, Facebook, etc as many people as possible and convince them that the Fabled Lands series is the epitome of gamebook excellence - besides Heart of Ice, of course. Plus, if 10,000 copies of each of 1-6 are sold, books 7-12 will be released. The FL revival starts here!Īgagooga: Game-breaking errors such as incorrect paragraph references, missing and unused codewards changed AND they are 20% cheaper than the original copies sold for in 1995 or so. So if you enjoy adventuring in the Fabled Lands and want to help us try and continue the series, tell everyone you know. Maybe mention a cool thing that happened to you during an FL adventure - that's a great hook to get new readers to take a look.ĭid I mention that we need reviews? Seriously, most fantasy RPG books like Dragon Warriors sink into oblivion because the small group of true devotees fail to spread the word of their enthusiasm to a wider audience. If you don't, pester the blogs you regularly read with news of the FL 2nd edition. If you have a blog of your own, post a link.Including FL books on your lists raises their profile. Create a list of your favorite books on Amazon - "10 great role-playing gamebooks" or "10 fantasy classics" or whatever. (And thanks Alberto, Matthew, James and A.Seegert - your early reviews are really appreciated!) So you can help out by getting a review up there. We need reviews! Fabled Lands has built up an impressive star rating on Amazon over the years, but a new edition sets the counter to zero.If you got the FL books as scanned PDFs - well, shame on you :) but we're still glad to have you as a fan, and now you can atone by buying legit copies.But have you got friends who are into fantasy adventure games? Give the books as gifts. If you already own the original books then you probably don't want to buy them all over again.Here are a few ways you can get involved: The iPad and paper-&-pencil RPGs will build on this. We wanted them to be affordable so that they can attract a whole new bunch of readers - not only adult fans of the original books, but a whole new generation of players also. In real terms, the 2nd edition FL books are actually about 20% cheaper than the original 1995 editions. That's why we didn't publish new edition FL as expensive hardbacks for hardcore fans. But we're not following that niche strategy with Fabled Lands. And God bless you Legend players, every one. When Dragon Warriors was re-released by Magnum Opus Press, it found a devoted but unfortunately rather tiny market among longtime DW fans who were loyal enough to want to own deluxe hardback editions of the books. Because it's not enough to have the FL books available to buy, we need to get the word out to the multitude of role-playing or gamebook or fantasy enthusiasts - to every potential FL reader, in fact. (Continental European customers, check your local Amazon.) It's taken a lot of work to get these new copies ready in time for Christmas, but the real work starts now. In the USA you can get them from Amazon or Barnes & Noble, and in the UK from .uk. The new edition Fabled Lands books are now on sale.
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