Sagas of the Demonspawn

Sagas of the Demonspawn is a four issue gamebook series written by J. H. Brennan and illustrated by Geoff Taylor (first two books) and John Blanche (latter two).^[1]

The books feature a protagonist named Fire*Wolf [sic] in a continuing storyline. Unusual for gamebooks, the series is written in third person past tense.

The books have been translated into Danish, dropping the asterisk from the name of the protagonist.^[2] The Italian, French and Spanish versions version didn't drop it.

Books in the series

1. Fire*Wolf (1984)
2. The Crypts of Terror (1984)
3. Demondoom (1985)
4. Ancient Evil (1985)

Reception

While the series has been criticized for having an ill-designed combat system, the first two books have been praised for the quality of the writing and for targeting an older audience than most gamebooks (such as Brennan's GrailQuest series).^[3] Conversely, the latter two books have been described as being "nightmarishly difficult" and having "rushed" writing.^[4][5]