colour of its earth and rocks. Central Khul is dominated by the Wastes of Chaos, a huge internal desert. Founts of raw Chaos magic in the Wastes cause most of the creatures there to mutate horribly. Western Khul is ruled by the Ximoran Protectorate, an alliance of several city-states centered on the city of Ximoran. At the edge of the Protectorate is the "peaceful and prosperous" town of Neuburg, bordering the Cloudhigh Mountains. Southern Khul is dominated by the barren Scythera Desert and the Inland Sea, the latter region being home to numerous pirates. The Inland Sea is bordered by the almost uncrossable Shios’ii Mountains. Over these mountains is the kingdom of Hachiman, ruled by the Shogun. Hachiman is the setting for the gamebook Sword of the Samurai, and is modelled on Feudal Japan. Characters Titan is not a novel, but it describes various characters and their biographies. Many of them are characters who had already appeared in gamebooks (usually the main opponent who has to be defeated at the end of each book), but some were taken from Warlock magazine or were invented by Gascoigne for this book. Characters encountered in gamebooks who appear in Titan include: Zagor (from The Warlock of Firetop Mountain) Balthus Dire (from The Citadel of Chaos) Yaztromo (from The Forest of Doom) Baron Sukumvit (from Deathtrap Dungeon) Shareella (from Caverns of the Snow Witch) Malbordus (from Temple of Terror) The Archmage (from The Crown of Kings) Zharradan Marr (from Creature of Havoc) Reviews Reviewing Titan in White Dwarf #84, Graeme Davis said that "the contents are impressive", and stated that the book had a "wealth of rich background information". He also said "the whole thing is beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated", and concluded his review by saying Titan was "probably the best value around in fantasy RPG source books". References External links Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks – the official website Wizard Books – the Publisher's site Fantasy worlds Fighting Fantasy Puffin Books books 1986 children's books