Hobgoblin

John Coyne

earliest edition we have, 1982 Berkley, 1982 342 pages

Hobgoblin by John Coyne is a 1981 book about Scott Gardiner, a teenaged boy who becomes obsessed with "Hobgoblin," a fantasy roleplaying game based on Irish mythology, as his life in the game & in reality slowly blend. Like the contemporary Mazes & Monsters, this is a species of problem novel (altho not aimed at young adult readers) by an established writer, which treats the playing of roleplaying games as indicative...

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Hobgoblin edition · 2015 · Dover Publications, Incorporated · 320 pages · 9780486800097
Hobgoblin edition · 1982 · Berkley · 342 pages · 9780425053805

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