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Fantasy Forest

Fantasy Forest is a series of ten gamebooks published by TSR, Inc. from 1983 to 1984.[1] The books are works of children's literature; eight of them are set in the fantasy world of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game created by TSR, Inc., and two are set in TSR's science fiction world of Star Frontiers. They have been compared to other gamebook series, such as Choose Your Own Adventure or Endless Quest.[2]

Format

The series was based upon a concept created by Edward Packard and originally published as the "Adventures of You" series, starting with Packard's Sugarcane Island in 1976.[3] Each story in the Fantasy Forest series is written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main character's actions and the plot's outcome. Unlike many gamebooks in which the reader's character is left purposefully gender-neutral,[4] there are several Fantasy Forest books in which the reader is placed in an unambiguously female protagonist's shoes.[5]

Books

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ward, James M.; Macari, Mario (1983). The ring, the sword, and the unicorn. Internet Archive. TSR, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88038-059-1.
  2. ^ "Series - Fantasy Forest - Demian's Gamebook Web Page". gamebooks.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  3. ^ "The Day - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. ^ Hendrix, Grady (2011-02-18). "Choose Your Own Adventure books: How The Cave of Time taught us to love interactive entertainment". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  5. ^ a b Gray, Michael; Macari, Mario; Caldwell, Clyde (1983). Shadowcastle. Internet Archive. TSR ; [New York] : Distributed by Random House. ISBN 978-0-88038-061-4.
  6. ^ Carr, Mike; Fishel, Michael; Parkinson, Keith (1983). Keep of the ancient king. Internet Archive. TSR, Inc. ; [New York] : Distributed by Random House. ISBN 978-0-88038-062-1.
  7. ^ Blashfield, Jean F.; Charette, Beverly Rae; Macari, Mario (1984). Star Rangers and the spy. Internet Archive. TSR, Inc. ; [New York] : Distributed by Random House. ISBN 978-0-88038-080-5.
  8. ^ "Castle in the Clouds (Fantasy Forest, book 7) by Morris Simon". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.

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