AboutSue Kayton Expertise Engineer who has read thousands of science fiction books and short stories. Can recommend stories on specific subjects and comment on technical feasibility. Especially good at older out-of-print books and authors.
Expert: Sue Kayton Date: 3/28/2008 Subject: choose your own adventure books
Question Hello! I wasn't sure which genre to choose for this question, but here goes:) When I was a child I read quite a few choose your own adventure books. Books like that for older children or adults seem to be few and far between. In early highschool (1996 maybe) one of my friends lent me a choose your own adventure book that was not for children. It definitely was a young adult or adult fantasy/sci-fi book. It had something to do with you (the main character) as a knight on a quest. The endings that the knight died in were very graphic, such as falling on spikes in pits and all the blood, gore, and brains that went with it. Not for children!! lol I thought that it was a dungeons and dragons series, but couldn't find anything on the topic at all. The only thing I found out was that basically, the only choose your own adventure books around are those for young children. If you know anything on the topic or can dig anything up thank you thank you thank you!! I miss those kinds of books and would love to read a fantasy one that was not for younger children if they exist:)
Answer Sorry - haven't read that particular book, so I have no clue about the title or author.
Here are some suggestions for SF and fantasy that you might enjoy
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, volume one. Excellent collection of the best SF short stories of all time.
The Belgariad and Malloreon series by David Eddings. The first book in the series is Pawn of Prophecy. There is a total of 10 books in this series. Sword-and-sorcery with an ironic twist and excellent character development.
The Harper Hall series by Anne McCaffrey, aimed at high school girls. The first in the series is Dragonsong.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. Not to be confused with the horrible movie with a totally different plot. Collection of short stories about robots. Or get The Complete Robot which includes several sequels to this book, but is harder to find in libraries.
There are several Robert Heinlein books that appeal to high school kids and young adults. My favorites are Tunnel in the Sky, Time for the Stars, and Double Star.
