Ian Livingstone (born December 1949 in Prestbury, England) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur and is one of the biggest names in the role-playing game genre. He is the co-founder of the Fighting Fantasy brand, co-author of its first and most enduring book, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain; the co-founder of Games Workshop; creator of a number of other games across different media and chairman of Eidos.