Endless Quest

Endless Quest

The "Endless Quest" books were two series of gamebooks released by TSR.The first series of 36 books was released from 1982 to 1987, the second series of 13 from 1994 to 1996. These were respectively the first and last gamebooks released by TSR. A short spin-off series of 4 "Endless Quest: Crimson Crystal Adventures" books were also released during 1985. There were also several series of similar books that did not bear the "Endless Quest" name.

The mechanics of these books involved simple choices in the style of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, rather than the game-like randomized elements of "Fighting Fantasy" gamebooks. However, the stories and characters in an "Endless Quest" book, while not necessarily more complex than in a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book, are often more fully-developed because the "Endless Quest" books are much longer. For example, the character referred to as "you" in the text almost always has a name, gender, and backstory. The result is that the books in the "Endless Quest" series resemble miniature novels with many different endings.

The majority of the books in the series were based on "Dungeons & Dragons", but some were based on other TSR games (e.g. "Gamma World", "Top Secret") or even licensed properties (e.g. Conan, Tarzan)

Mirrorstone, a division of Wizards of the Coast that publishes fantasy fiction for children and teens, began republishing the Endless Quest series in January 2008. The first book in the series is a revision of "Claw of the Dragon" (#34 from Series One) They have updated the book including making it gender neutral so it can be enjoyed by both boys and girls, and plan to update and publish more of the D&D books pending the success of this first title.

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Endless Quest: Series One

Related series

The related "Super Endless Quest" series changed its name to "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Gamebooks" starting with the fourth book; these books added a more complex game system to stories which otherwise share the same style with the "Endless Quest" books. A bookmark-style insert was provided with simple "Dungeons & Dragons" statistics for the book's main character, and a dice-rolling mechanic was added for determining the character's fate within the story.

The "Fantasy Forest" series of gamebooks (1982–1983) is quite similar to the "Endless Quest" books, but it is aimed at a somewhat younger audience.

Other similar series from TSR included "HeartQuest" (interactive romances, set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons), "Catacombs Solo Quest" (more complex again than Super Endless Quest) and "1 on 1 Adventure Gamebooks" that were each a pair of books for two players/readers.

TSR also used the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Gamebooks" format for books tied in to their "Marvel Super Heroes" roleplaying game, published as single-character "Adventure Gamebooks", and later as "1 on 1 Adventure Gamebooks", and featuring licensed Marvel Comics characters.

References

*cite journal
last =Rowland
first =Marcus L
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Open Box: Dungeons & Dragons Endless Quest Books
journal =White Dwarf
volume =
issue =Issue 39
pages =14
publisher =Games Workshop
year = 1983
month = March
url =
issn =0265-8712

* cite episode
title = D&D 4th Edition and Endless Quest
episodelink =
series = Gamer Radio Zero Podcasts
serieslink =
airdate = 2008-02-13
season =
number = 29

External links

* [http://ww2.wizards.com/books/Mirrorstone/EndlessQuest/Home.aspx Official publishers site of the 2008 revisions of the series]
* [http://www.gamebooks.org/show_series.php?name=Endless+Quest Demian's Endless Quest page]
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* [http://www.iblist.com/series688.htm Series 1] , [http://www.iblist.com/series.php?id=705 Series 2] and [http://www.iblist.com/series.php?id=687 Crimson Crystal Adventures] at the Internet Book List


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