Skip to content
The Thrifty Reader

Fighting Fantasy books in order

Fighting Fantasy by Ian Livingstone has 30 books, published 1982–1988. Reading all of them takes about 116 hours (6,335 pages). 1 of them is free to read.

1The Warlock of Fire… 2The Citadel of Chaos 3The Forest of Doom 4Starship Traveller 5City of Thieves 6Deathtrap Dungeon 7Island of the Lizar… 8Scorpion Swamp 9Caverns of the Snow… 10House of Hell 11Talisman of Death 12Space Assassin 13Freeway Fighter 14Temple of Terror 15The Rings of Kether 16Seas of Blood 17Appointment with F.… 18Rebel Planet 19Demons of the Deep 20Sword of the Samurai 21Trial of Champions 22Crypt of the Sorcer… 23Masks of Mayhem 24Creature of Havoc 28Phantoms of Fear 30Chasms of Malice 32Slaves of the Abyss 33Sky Lord 34Stealer of Souls 35Daggers of Darkness
Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1982

    The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

    206 pages, about 3.8 hours 5.0★ (1)

    FREE EBOOK

  2. Book 2 · 1983

    The Citadel of Chaos

    200 pages, about 3.7 hours

    BORROW FREE

  3. Book 3 · 1983

    The Forest of Doom

    210 pages, about 3.9 hours

    BORROW FREE

  4. Book 4 · 1984

    Starship Traveller

    208 pages, about 3.8 hours 4.0★ (1)

  5. Book 5 · 1983

    City of Thieves

    208 pages, about 3.8 hours

    BORROW FREE

  6. Book 6 · 1984

    Deathtrap Dungeon

    216 pages, about 4 hours 5.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

  7. Book 7 · 1984

    Island of the Lizard King

    216 pages, about 4 hours

  8. Book 8 · 1984

    Scorpion Swamp

    Steve Jackson

  9. Book 9 · 1984

    Caverns of the Snow Witch

    242 pages, about 4.4 hours

  10. Book 10 · 1984

    House of Hell

    201 pages, about 3.7 hours

    BORROW FREE

  11. Book 11 · 1985

    Talisman of Death

    245 pages, about 4.5 hours 4.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

  12. Book 12 · 1985

    Space Assassin

    216 pages, about 4 hours

    BORROW FREE

  13. Book 13 · 1985

    Freeway Fighter

    200 pages, about 3.7 hours 4.0★ (1)

  14. Book 14 · 1985

    Temple of Terror

    196 pages, about 3.6 hours 4.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

  15. Book 15 · 1985

    The Rings of Kether

    300 pages, about 5.5 hours

    BORROW FREE

  16. Book 16 · 1985

    Seas of Blood

    230 pages, about 4.2 hours 4.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

  17. Book 17 · 1985

    Appointment with F.E.A.R.

    295 pages, about 5.4 hours

    BORROW FREE

  18. Book 18 · 1985

    Rebel Planet

    219 pages, about 4 hours

  19. Book 19 · 1986

    Demons of the Deep

    232 pages, about 4.2 hours

  20. Book 20 · 1986

    Sword of the Samurai

    320 pages, about 5.9 hours

  21. Book 21 · 1986

    Trial of Champions

    243 pages, about 4.5 hours 4.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

  22. Book 22 · 1987

    Crypt of the Sorcerer

    256 pages, about 4.7 hours

  23. Book 23 · 1986

    Masks of Mayhem

    200 pages, about 3.7 hours

  24. Book 24 · 1986

    Creature of Havoc

    276 pages, about 5.1 hours 4.0★ (1)

  25. Book 28 · 1987

    Phantoms of Fear

    400 pages, about 7.3 hours

  26. Book 30 · 1988

    Chasms of Malice

    200 pages, about 3.7 hours

  27. Book 32 · 1988

    Slaves of the Abyss

    Paul Mason

  28. Book 33 · 1988

    Sky Lord

    Ian Livingstone

  29. Book 34 · 1988

    Stealer of Souls

    Carl Sargent

  30. Book 35 · 1988

    Daggers of Darkness

    400 pages, about 7.3 hours

Questions people ask

How many Fighting Fantasy books are there?

There are 30 books in the series, published 1982–1988.

Which Fighting Fantasy book should I read first?

Start with The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1982), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 116 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 6,335 pages in total. The longest book is Phantoms of Fear at 400 pages.

Can I read Fighting Fantasy for free?

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is in the public domain, so you can download it free from Project Gutenberg. 12 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.