History Literature / PhantomsOfFear

* NamesTheSame: Your character's sword is [[NamedWeapons named]] Telessa. The [[DamselInDistress princess you have to save]] in Waterfield's later ''Deathmoor'' is named Telessa.

* AnAxeToGrind: Eric Rune-Axe's WeaponOfChoice is a gigantic, enchanted axe.

''Phantoms of Fear'' is the t28[[superscript:th]] entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' series of gamebooks, written by Robin Waterfield.

* OurElvesAreBetter: For once, you specifically play as a Wood Elf, who are pacific forest dwellers. Dark Elves are vile creatures met in Ishtra's service, and the mere sight of them makes your character furious.

* WreckedWeapon: If you fight a quartz golem with your sword, it damages the blade and lowers your Skill. Just to twist the knife, it was guarding an armory, and the door's still blocked even if you win the fight.

* WreckedWeapon: If you fight a quartz golem with your sword, it damages the blade and lowers your Skill.

* MagicKnight: Your character can use both magic and swordsmanship, in addiction to the mystical ability to travelling to the Dream World.

''Phantoms of Fear'' is the twenty-eighth entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' series of gamebooks, written by Robin Waterfield.

!!''Phantoms of Fear'' contains examples of:

* AntiMagic: When you reach Ishtra's Pit you're left unable to cast spells. To compensate, you can travel to the Dream World while you're awake.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Fighting Morpheus in his own dream world qualifies as this.[[spoiler: One can defeat Ishtra via Dream combat without the spheres with enough Power. The explanation is that mortals (even elves are mortal, compared to demons) have the capacity to grow]].
* DoorToBefore: [[spoiler: Conveniently enough, the cavern where Ishtra is fought contains a secret passage to the surface.]]

* DreamWeaver: You can manipulate your dreams to some extent, which includes fighting incredible enemies who'll normally be out of your league. [[spoiler: For example, dueling Ishtra himself if you have enough Power points.]]

* OhCrap: Ishtra's reaction [[spoiler: if you complete the ritual in time with all the six required items and banish him back to Hell.]]

* PlayingWithFire: One of your spells involves fire. Also, Ishtra's favourite method of dealing with enemies.

* YourMindMakesItReal: Unlike other Dream Battles, you can die for real if you face Morpheus [[spoiler: or Ishtra.]]

''Phantoms of Fear'' is the twentyeighth entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' series of gamebooks, written by Robin Waterfield.

You are a Wood Elf from Affen Forest, but no ordinary elf: your father was a great warrior, your mother a powerful shaman, and as their son, you are a gifted warrior capable of wielding magic and the power of entering the Dream World, typical of shamans. Your powers and connection to the Dream World earned you the title of Eldenurin, the "Defender-Shaman of the Tribe", and now your powers are required to save Khul from evil. In your dreams you sense the threat of the diabolical Prince Ishtra, one of the Snake Demons, who's building a secret invasion force in the dephts of Affen Forest itself, corrupting the land. With your arsenal of spells and your enchanted sword Telessa at your side, you must brave the chaotic forest, infiltrate Ishtra's Pit and find a way to defeat the Demon Prince and his terrifying minion Morpheus, master of Nightmares.

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Ishtra's caverns are an undegroudn maze populated by evil creatures, minions of darkness and traps.
* EldritchAbomination: Morpheus is a shapeless, horrorific entity that manipulates nightmares and can spawn all sorts of terrible monsters from his body.
* ElementalPowers: You need to recover a series of items symbolizing fire, air and water which [[spoiler: are required for a ritual to seal Ishtra.]]

* NonLethalKO: Normal battles inside the Dream World aren't lethal, except when you fight Morpheus, [[spoiler: or Ishtra]] or try to cast a spell inside the Dream World itself.
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: Invoked by Morpheus, as he traps you in his dream: if you kill him, the dreamworld you're in will collapse, taking you with him. You must beat him into submission and then spare him.]]

* RiddlingSphinx: A Crio-sphinx, a being known for being devious and deceptive, guards the entrance to Ishtra's domain and tells you that the left path is safe, the right one is deadly. [[spoiler: Inverted, since it's from her point of view.]]

* {{Veganopia}}: Wood Elves are vegetarian. Becomes relevant when you are looking for provisons and are attacked by a wild boar: even if you kill it, you cannot obtain food from it.

* NonLethalKO: Normal battles inside the Dream World aren't lethal, except when you fight Morpheus, [[spoiler: or Ishtra]] or try to cast a spell indife the Dream World itself.

* NighInvulnerable: Being a Snake Prince, Ishtra cannot be killed or harmed bu mortal weapons, not even magical weapons can do long-standing damage against them.

* DressingAsTheEnemy: As much as it disgust you, you have to infiltrate Ishtra's base by dressing as a Dark Elf.

* DidYouPunchOutCthulhu: One can defeat Ishtra via Dream combat without the spheres with enough Power. The explanation is that mortals (even elves are mortal, compared to demons) have the capacity to grow.

* GottaCatchThemAll: One way to defeat Ishtra is by finding all of the spheres.

* NonLethalKO: Normal battles inside the Dream World aren't lethal, except when you fight Morpheus.
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: Invoked by Morpheus, as he traps you in his dream: if you kill him, the dreamworld you're in will collapse, taking you with him.]]