
About the Book
Book: Lion Warrior Author: James R. Hannibal Genre: YA Fantasy Release Date: April 23, 2024
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There and Back Again: A Game? The transition from book to game and back again is no easy thing. I’ve been on a steep learning curve since the day I started writing Wolf Soldier, the first book in the Lightraider Academy trilogy. Lion Warrior is the third. I should walk back a step. Lightraiders is a game. Did you know that? It began as DragonRaid, a 1980s fantasy adventure game designed for teaching Biblical learning and discipleship. DragonRaid had a huge influence on my Christian walk in my teens. I now have the honor of carrying the concepts designed by the game’s original creator, Dick Wulf, to a new generation through games and stories. Before he went on to be with the Lord, Dick was kind enough to write a foreword for Wolf Soldier. The task, when it came to me, was monumental: take a highly allegorical game with isolated location details and expand it into a full-realm book series while also building a new version of the game designed for today’s teens and families. By His grace, God placed men and women in my path who came alongside me to help—fellow believers who are creators from the realms of Tolkien, Star Wars, DC Comics, and Disney. Without them, it could not have been done. We’ve been building the game in the background for three years. At the same time, the books have served as a transition from the old to the new. Lion Warrior completes that transition, and the book and the new Lightraiders Adventure Bible System game for teens will release almost simultaneously. If you read through the series starting with Wolf Soldier, you may get a feel for this transition. The first book is more allegorical and tightly focused, much like the original DragonRaid game. Fantasy terms used in that story draw from the original game, with only a few new terms introduced. Bear Knight begins to broaden that perspective. It stretches past allegory and introduces several new ideas that you’ll find in the new Lightraiders game. In Lion Warrior, my hope is that you’ll finally have a picture of the fully developed realm from the Liberated Land in the south to the frozen islands in the far north of the Dragon Lands. And that story is fully steeped in the new game with terms and game mechanics slipped in for astute readers to find. So, we’ve come full circle. DragonRaid became the story world in Wolf Solder. Then, as I and the team God sent to me rebuilt the game for a new generation, new elements found their way into Bear Knight. And now we have Lion Warrior, fully based on the new Lightraiders discipleship game. If you read the full trilogy and check out the game, I hope you’ll see it all growing together. I do love the idea of game to story or vice versa. Are there other game/story combinations you love?Blog Stops
Becca Hope: Book Obsessed, April 25
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, April 26
Artistic Nobody, April 27 (Author Interview)
Simple Harvest Reads, April 27 (Guest Review from Mindy)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, April 28
Texas Book-aholic, April 29
Fiction Book Lover, April 30 (Author Interview)
Where Faith and Books Meet, May 1
Tell Tale Book Reviews, May 2
By the Book, May 3
For the Love of Literature, May 4 (Author Interview)
The Lofty Pages, May 4
Locks, Hooks and Books, May 5
Blogging With Carol, May 6
By The Book, May 7 (Author Interview)
Guild Master, May 8
Giveaway
To celebrate his tour, James is giving away the grand prize package of a signed hardcover copy of the book, three Starlots acrylic gem dice (diamond, sunfire, and ruby), a postcard with character art on the front and a map of Talania on the back, and Amazon $100 gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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