Games industry legend and co-creator of Fighting Fantasy, Sir Ian Livingstone, has announced the completion of a new sequel to the 1984 classic Deathtrap Dungeon, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The original book was followed by direct sequels Trial of Champions (1986) and Armies of Death (1988).
“I’m delighted to announce I’ve written a 2nd sequel to Deathtrap Dungeon, to be published in September,” said Livingstone, who also co-founded The Games Workshop. “The Dungeon on Blood Island will have a cover by the amazing Iain McCaig, who painted the original Deathtrap Dungeon cover.”
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of Deathtrap Dungeon, I'm delighted to announce I've written a 2nd sequel to be published in September. The Dungeon on Blood Island will have a cover by the amazing Iain McCaig who painted the original Deathtrap Dungeon cover. @fightingfantasy pic.twitter.com/cVO6Vec9UE
— Ian Livingstone (@ian_livingstone) March 28, 2024
Deathtrap Dungeon, one of the more famous Fighting Fantasy novels, inspired its own video game in 1998, developed by Asylum Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. More recently, the book has been faithfully adapted.
The Fighting Fantasy series has been expanded with new books, including The Port of Peril (2017), The Gates of Death (2018), Assassins of Allansia (2019), Crystal of Storms (2020), Secrets of Salamonis (2022), and Shadow of the Giants (2022), with the latter pair marking the 40th anniversary of the series.
