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|caption=The cover of ''Seas of Blood'' illustrated by Rodney Matthews |
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|location=Khul, Titan |
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|authors=Andrew Chapman |
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|illustrator=Bob Harvey |
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|coverillustrator=Rodney Matthews |
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|year=1985 |
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|number=16 |
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|ISBN=ISBN 0-14-031951-4 |
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'''''Seas of Blood''''' is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Andrew Chapman, illustrated by Bob Harvey and originally published in 1985 by Puffin Books. It forms part of [[Steve Jackson (UK)|Steve Jackson]] and [[Ian Livingstone]]'s [[Fighting Fantasy]] series. It is the 16th in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-031951-4). There are currently no announced plans to republish this book as part of the modern Wizard series. |
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==Story== |
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{{Quote|''The city of Tak, at the northern end of the Inland Sea, is the greatest den of thieves, pirates and cut-throats that the civilized world has ever seen. In this city of scum, there are two pirates infamous for their ruthless greed, their daring raids and their countless skirmishes with death. One of these villains is Abdul the Butcher. The other is YOU''<br><br>''Only one of you can be King of the Pirates. A wager is laid, a race is on. But which of you will win?''}} |
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In this book, the reader takes on the role of the captain of the [[pirate]] vessel ''Banshee''. The story begins with a contest between the reader and his or her most powerful rival pirate, Abdul the Butcher. Each will take a ship across the sea to the isle of Nippur. Whoever makes it to the destination within the fifty day time limit with the most gold will be declared ''King of Pirates''. The book includes rules for combat between vessels. |
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This gamebook is different from other Fighting Fantasy titles in that you and your crew are able to engage in some particularly brutal and bloodthirsty actions (such as taking slaves), not becoming of a typical hero. |
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==Other media== |
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The book was loosely adapted into an [[Adventure Soft]] text adventure game for the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[Amstrad CPC]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Fighting Fantasy]] |
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*[[List of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks]] |
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==References== |
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* {{cite web |
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| title=Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks on gamebooks.org |
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| url=http://www.gamebooks.org/show_series.php?id=11}} |
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* {{cite web |
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| title=Seas of Blood on gamebooks.org |
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| url=http://www.gamebooks.org/show_item.php?id=53}} |
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* {{cite web |
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| title=Seas of Blood on the Internet Archive record of the old fightingfantasy.com site |
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| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20051127132124/www.fightingfantasy.com/ffb16.htm}} |
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[[Category:1985 books|Seas of Blood]] |
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[[Category:Fighting Fantasy|Seas of Blood]] |
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[[Category:Books by Andrew Chapman]] |
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[[pt:Mares de Sangue]] |
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