Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green

                                                                                                                                                             Photograph: Getty / Samir Hussein

Ian Livingstone is one of the founding fathers of the UK games industry. He co-founded iconic games company Games Workshop in 1975 with Steve Jackson, launching Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer in Europe. 

Ian and Steve co-authored The Warlock of Firetop Mountain in 1982. The ‘Fighting Fantasy’ gamebook series has sold over 18 million copies worldwide.

Ian was executive chairman of Eidos until 2002, where he launched global games franchises such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Jonathan Green is a writer of speculative fiction. Well known for his contributions to the ‘Fighting Fantasy’ range of adventure gamebooks, he has also written fiction for Doctor Who, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Moshi Monsters, LEGO, Judge Dredd, Robin of Sherwood, and Frostgrave. 

He is the creator of the ‘Pax Britannia’ series featuring dandy adventurer Ulysses Quicksilver, and has written eight novels set within this steampunk universe. To find out more about his current projects visit www.JonathanGreenAuthor.com and follow him on X @jonathangreen.