Books published by Sharpsword Studios

Whatever past has brought you here, the future is yours to decide. Your journey across the land may leave a trail of blood and vengeance and your pockets fill with stolen gold. The poor may cower or cheer as you steam past, the rich quake or sneer. One thing is sure: wherever the roar of your Ferguson velosteam is heard, the Steam Highwayman approaches!The region is dominated by powerful guilds and the skies are full with airships carrying rich passengers and expensive freights. Will you join with the feared Captain Coke, or deliver him to justice? Will you side with the Coal Board in their machinations against the Telegraph Guild? Will you rise through society to mix with the gentry and beat them at their own games of croquet?Steam Highwayman is an open-world adventure gamebook series in which you, the reader, must choose your path through an alternate Steampunk history. With a pair of dice and a pencil you can track your adventure through an England that never was, discovering secrets, solving quests, rescuing those in need and punishing those who deserve vengeance. The midnight road calls!

The leaves drip in the sticky heat... After pushing your way between creepers and vines, you emerge on a rocky outcrop. There in the mist stands the lost temple itself. What will you do next?Write Your Own Adventure is a literacy programme that uses choice-based fiction to engage reluctant writers, challenge gifted students and bring about an enthusiastic writing culture. It draws on years of classroom practice and the powerfully engaging qualities of a story style that puts the reader - and the writer - fully in control.Including:· An entire photocopiable gamebook, The Maze of Madness, ready for your class to write their own adventure· Lesson plans for writing class, group and individual adventure gamebooks· 13 choicemaps to inspire and structure your children's writing

You close the regulator and bring the heavy Ferguson velosteam to a halt. From the crest of the hill you can see the lumbering freight wagons and the steam carriages of the gentry making their way through the rain-lashed night. Little do they expect the sudden and terrible assault of the Steam Highwayman…What next for you? A midnight attack on the nobles travelling the Bath Road? Will you rescue the Wethered Brewery from closure or punish the wicked Colonel Snappet? Will you ally with the Compact for Workers' Equality or find work protecting hauliers on the Wycombe run? Is trading cargo on the Thames more than a profitable sideline? Can you make your way to the glamorous Cliveden Ball or win the Spenser Cup?Steam Highwayman is an open-world adventure gamebook series in which you, the reader, must choose your path through an alternate Steampunk history. With a pair of dice and a pencil you can track your adventure through an England that never was, discovering secrets, solving quests, rescuing those in need and punishing those who deserve vengeance. The midnight road calls!