Jamie Thomson

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Jamie Thomson is the author of several "choose-your-own-adventure" type gamebooks.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early Life 1.2 Career 2 Bibliography 2.1 Fighting Fantasy 2.1.1 Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks 2.2 Outside of Fighting Fantasy 3 See Also 4 External Links 5 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Life

The author was born in Iran, but grew up in Brighton where he met Mark Smith at school there. Thomson graduated from Kent University with a degree in politics and government. He cites his gaming career as having begun with original Dungeons & Dragons in 1976.^[1]

[edit] Career

Thomson was an Assistant Editor of White Dwarf magazine, and a contributor to Warlock magazine.

Thompson started the company Black Cactus, creating the game Warrior Kings.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Fighting Fantasy

Writer

[edit] Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks

• (#11) Talisman of Death (Puffin, 1984) (with Mark Smith)
• (#20) Sword of the Samurai (Puffin, 1986) (with Mark Smith)
• (#43) The Keep of the Lich-Lord (Puffin, 1990) (with Dave Morris)

[edit] Outside of Fighting Fantasy

Writer

His contributions to the genre include four series: Duelmaster, Falcon, and Way of the Tiger (all co-written with Mark Smith) and Fabled Lands. He also co-wrote an adventure game The Tower of Despair.

[edit] See Also

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[edit] External Links

[edit] References

1. ↑ Duelmaster 1 (Armada Publishing, 1986)