Product Description

Taking refuge in the infamous House of Hell has to be the worst mistake of your life! The dangers of the torrential storm outside are nothing compared to the blood-curdling adventures that await you inside. Who knows how many hapless wanderers like yourself have perished within its gruesome walls? Be warned! Tonight is going to be a night to remember...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64185 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Funday Times
"Relaunched and as gripping as ever, fans of role-playing adventures will lap [these books] up."

PTA magazine
"Bound to appeal to fans of the fantasy worlds of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings."

Venue
"A fantastic time guaranteed for all with authors Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson."

Customer Reviews

My favourite Fighting Fantasy book
I read all of the fighting fantasy books back in the 80's. I just stumbled across this book again recently and remember it vividly as being my favourite out of all of them. This is one of the hardest to complete, but when I sussed out how to complete it, it was extremely satisfying. The best way I can think to describe it is that it always reminded me of the Eagles song Hotel California. Maybe that song influenced the tone and plot of this book? Either way this is in my opinion the best FF book, but I would advise newcomers to try one of the others first. This is for the more experienced player.

Escape to freedom...
House of Hell may be the only FF Book that takes place in present-day Earth. You arrive at a strange mansion in the middle of the night and meet the owner. Eventually, you come to realize something very wrong is happening inside the house, and YOU must put a stop to it.

The house is an intricate maze, and there are quite a few traps set for the reader. Many passages you take will eventually lead to doom. It's not clear what you must do, although I'm sure it's fairly obvious after a while, or how you should accomplish your goals.

You definitely need to map this game book out, and make extensive notes. I've spent many hours just toying with the book, looking for the main villain, trying to escape the house, and various other things.

It's really is quite good, and always keeps you guessing. In fact, it's possibly my favourite game book, but it's not suitable for everybody because it is very difficult to solve.

You start to feel a little paranoid after a while and become enveloped into the adventure...

Better than a video game
I managed to pick up an original copy of this masterpiece in a second hand bookshop a few years ago. I had read books like it before but they were, frankly, rubbish. You only got to make a few decisions and the endings were clumsily written. However, I decided to give this book a go. It's brilliant! Really well-written and atmospheric. The artwork is brilliant and gives you a really good idea of the story. Even after I had beaten it I kept going back to read the different endings. Each reference was written with great care and there were some really creepy ones.This book I loved and so did my friends. In short, if you like this kind of book, buy it. If you don't buy it anyway, you could be pleasantly surprised.