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Matt Forbeck

Author of Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon

119+ Works 3,620 Members 107 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Matt Forbeck has worked full-time on games and fiction since 1989 with many top companies, including AEG, Atari, Boom! Studios, Atlas Games, Del Rey, Games Workshop, Green Ronin, High Voltage Studios, Human Head Studios, IDW, Image Comics, Mattel, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Playmates Toys, Simon show more Schuster, Ubisoft, Wizards of the Coast, and WizKids. He has designed collectible card games, roleplaying games, miniatures games, and board games, and has written short fiction, comic books, novels, nonfiction, magazine articles, and computer game scripts and stories. His work has been published in at least a dozen different languages. He lives in Beloit, WI. show less

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Works by Matt Forbeck

Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon (2010) 232 copies, 6 reviews
Races of Faerûn (2003) 210 copies
Marked for Death (2005) 165 copies, 1 review
Unapproachable East (2003) — Author — 130 copies
Escape the Underdark (2018) 116 copies, 11 reviews
The Con Job (2012) 108 copies, 6 reviews
The Road to Death (2006) 103 copies, 1 review
Carpathia (2012) 97 copies, 6 reviews
The Queen of Death (2006) 93 copies, 2 reviews
HALO: New Blood (2015) 83 copies, 2 reviews
Vegas Knights (2010) 82 copies, 20 reviews
Amortals (2010) 78 copies, 2 reviews
Dungeonology (Ologies) (2016) 67 copies, 3 reviews
Blood Bowl (2005) 64 copies, 3 reviews
Marvel Encyclopedia, Vol. 1 (2002) — Author — 62 copies
Sages and Specialists (1996) 57 copies
To Catch a Thief (2018) 56 copies, 1 review
HALO: Legacy of Onyx (2017) 53 copies
The Quick & the Dead (1996) — Editor — 52 copies
Big Trouble (2018) 51 copies, 1 review
Into the Jungle (2018) 49 copies
Marvel's The Avengers Encyclopedia (2015) 48 copies, 1 review
HALO: Bad Blood (2018) 44 copies, 1 review
Brave New World: A Roleplaying Game (1998) 43 copies, 3 reviews
Dead Ball (2005) 36 copies, 1 review
The Mad Mage's Academy (2019) 36 copies, 6 reviews
Escape from Castle Ravenloft (2019) 33 copies, 9 reviews
Strange Bedfellows (2000) 33 copies
Death Match (2006) 32 copies, 1 review
Mind Lords of the Last Sea (1996) 31 copies
The Blood Bowl Omnibus (2007) 23 copies
Mutant Chronicles (2008) 22 copies
Seven Cities (2002) 21 copies
Independence Day (1997) 18 copies
The Slayer's Guide To Orcs (2002) 18 copies
Rumble in the Jungle (2007) 17 copies, 1 review
Goblintown Justice (2012) 15 copies, 1 review
Magic: The Gathering Volume 1 (2012) 14 copies, 3 reviews
Glory Days (2000) 13 copies
Bargainers (2000) 11 copies
Redhurst: Academy of Magic (2005) 10 copies
Western Hero (1992) 7 copies
Monster Academy: I Will Not Eat People (2014) 7 copies, 2 reviews
DEADLANDS ONE-SHOT (1999) 4 copies
Dracula's Revenge #2 (2004) 1 copy
Dracula's Revenge #1 (2004) 1 copy
Book of Extreme Facts (2011) 1 copy

Associated Works

Aliens: Bug Hunt (2017) — Contributor — 85 copies, 1 review
HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! and Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects (2014) — Contributor — 74 copies, 4 reviews
Hot and Steamy: Tales of Steampunk Romance (2011) — Contributor — 73 copies, 2 reviews
The Book of All Flesh (2005) — Contributor — 56 copies, 1 review
The Bones: Us and Our Dice (2010) — Contributor — 27 copies, 1 review
Night Train (1998) — Contributor — 24 copies
Moria (Middle Earth Role Playing/MERP: Citadels Series) (1994) — Author, some editions — 22 copies
Tales of the Far West (2012) — Contributor — 17 copies, 3 reviews
The Lion and the Aardvark: Aesop's Modern Fables (2013) — Contributor — 13 copies, 1 review
The New Hero: New Heroes for a New Age (2013) — Contributor — 13 copies
White Dwarf 122 (1990) — Contributor — 1 copy, 1 review

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Enjoyable romp. The Leverage team takes on an entrepreneur who is bilking comic book artists out of their original art pieces. He has plans to auction them for big bucks and keep the proceeds. Nate, Sophie, Parker, Elliot and Hardison travel to San Diego for ComicCon where Hardison geeks out in a major way. The team finds that there is a deadly plot behind the auction which could lead to the deaths of hundreds of fans. Along the way, many inside jokes and name-dropping occurs. A series villain puts in a surprise appearance as well as a beloved publishing figure. If you're a fan of the tv series, the story stays true to the characters. Nate reveals a heart-wrenching reason for not wanting to attend the convention, Parker gets to do a couple disguises, and Elliot gets multiple chances to mock Hardison's enthusiasm. Great fun!… (more)
 
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Leischen | 5 other reviews | Aug 12, 2023 |
I bought this book, because I intend to play Guild Wars 2. I never played the original Guild Wars, so I was curious about the lore.
I liked what I read. It was fun, had action, was well written and I could easily understand this world. I requires no foreknowledge although I can imagine it would be even more fun when you know about Guild Wars.

It was just a fun read and I can't wait to go play the game.
 
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weaver-of-dreams | 5 other reviews | Aug 1, 2023 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
A "choose you fate" book. Never having played Dungeons and Dragons. I had difficulty following the story line. I did not finish the book, but can see a gamer drawn to it. Graphics were excellent -- bright colors and well drawn.
 
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Pat2011 | 8 other reviews | Jan 15, 2023 |
It would have been nice for the book to have more blood bowl in it.
 
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Kavinay | 2 other reviews | Jan 2, 2023 |

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