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Armies of Death – Book Review

By Angela Youngman Dec 12, 2011, 16:03 GMT

One of Fighting Fantasy\'s most innovative titles now in a brand-new edition. Can YOU defeat the nightmare army of the undead? Agglax the Shadow Demon is amassing an army of undead warriors to conquer Allansia. Having survived the perils of Deathtrap Dungeon you set off from Fang with over two hundred veteran soldiers to fight his army. But the Shadow Demon is not of this world and special powers ...more

Fighting fantasy gamers will not be disappointed by this offering from Ian Livingstone.  It is a welcome reissue of a book that has been out of publication for too long.  Agglax the Shadow Demon is creating an army of warriors to conquer Allansia. 

Only a brave hero can save the day - as long as all the challenges can be successfully overcome. The problem is that each answer can lead you in many different directions.  All too frequently, it will result in frustration as you have to go back to the beginning and start again! 

This is a good way of getting boys to read and should be encouraged. Why not introduce lots of new books of this type - they are well needed.