Endless Quest

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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.

Contents 1 Endless Quest: Series One 1.1 Collectors' sets 2 Endless Quest: Crimson Crystal Adventures 3 Endless Quest: Series Two 4 Related series 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Endless Quest: Series One

Endless Quest: Series One
#	Title	Setting	Author	Published	Cover by	Interior Art by	ISBN
1	Dungeon of Dread	D&D	Rose Estes	June, 1982	Larry Elmore	Jim Holloway	ISBN 0-935696-86-5
2	Mountain of Mirrors	D&D	Rose Estes	June, 1982	Larry Elmore	Jim Holloway	ISBN 0-935696-87-3
3	Pillars of Pentegarn	D&D	Rose Estes	June, 1982	Larry Elmore	Harry J Quinn	ISBN 0-935696-92-X
4	Return to Brookmere	D&D	Rose Estes	June, 1982	Larry Elmore	Timothy Truman	ISBN 0-935696-93-8
5	Revolt of the Dwarves	D&D	Rose Estes	Jan, 1983	Larry Elmore	Jim Holloway	ISBN 0-88038-020-9
6	Revenge of the Rainbow Dragons	D&D	Rose Estes	Jan, 1983	Larry Elmore	Harry J Quinn	ISBN 0-88038-021-7
7	Hero of Washington Square	Top Secret	Rose Estes	May, 1983	Jeff Easley	Timothy Truman	ISBN 0-88038-022-5
8	Villains of Volturnus	Star Frontiers	Jean Blashfield	May, 1983	Larry Elmore	Jim Roslof	ISBN 0-88038-023-3
9	Robbers and Robots	Top Secret	Mike Carr	July, 1983	Larry Elmore	Vernon Posey	ISBN 0-88038-036-5
10	Circus of Fear	D&D	Rose Estes	July, 1983	Keith Parkinson	Kevin Nichols	ISBN 0-88038-037-3
11	Spell of the Winter Wizard	D&D	Linda Lowery	Aug, 1983	Larry Elmore	Jeffrey R. Busch	ISBN 0-88038-054-3
12	Light on Quests Mountain	Gamma World	Mary L. Kirchoff James M. Ward	Aug, 1983	Keith Parkinson	Steve McAfee	ISBN 0-88038-055-1
13	Dragon of Doom	D&D	Rose Estes	Nov, 1983	Clyde Caldwell	Harry J Quinn	ISBN 0-88038-100-0
14	Raid on Nightmare Castle	D&D	Catherine McGuire	Nov, 1983	Jeff Easley	Jim Holloway	ISBN 0-88038-101-9
15	Under Dragon's Wing	D&D	John Kendall	Feb, 1984	Larry Elmore	Sam Grainger	ISBN 0-88038-076-4
16	The Dragon's Ransom	D&D	Laura French	Feb, 1984	Clyde Caldwell	Doug Chaffee	ISBN 0-88038-077-2
17	Captive Planet	Star Frontiers	Morris Simon	Jul, 1984	Clyde Caldwell	Sam Grainger	ISBN 0-88038-078-0
18	King's Quest	D&D	Tom McGowen	Jul, 1984	Ben Otero	Kevin Nichols	ISBN 0-88038-079-9
19	Conan the Undaunted	Hyborian Age	James M. Ward	Jun, 1984	Clyde Caldwell	Doug Chaffee	ISBN 0-88038-120-5
20	Conan and the Prophecy	Hyborian Age	Roger E. Moore	Jun, 1984	Keith Parkinson	Sam Grainger	ISBN 0-88038-121-3
21	Duel of the Masters	D&D	Chris Martindale	Sept, 1984	Clyde Caldwell	Keith Parkinson	ISBN 0-88038-154-X
22	The Endless Catacombs	D&D	Margaret Weis	Sept, 1984	Jeff Easley	Jeff Easley	ISBN 0-88038-162-0
23	Blade of the Young Samurai	D&D	Morris Simon	Nov, 1984	Clyde Caldwell	Gary Williams	ISBN 0-88038-155-8
24	Trouble on Artule	Star Frontiers	Catherine McGuire	Nov, 1984	Jeff Easley	Mitchell O'Connell	ISBN 0-88038-169-8
25	Conan the Outlaw	Hyborian Age	Roger E. Moore	Dec, 1984	Keith Parkinson	Ron Randall	ISBN 0-88038-222-8
26	Tarzan and the Well of Slaves	Tarzan	Douglas Niles	Jan, 1985	Larry Elmore	Ben Otero	ISBN 0-88038-206-6
27	Lair of the Lich	D&D	Bruce Algozin	Mar, 1985	Jeff Easley	Jim Roslof	ISBN 0-88038-212-0
28	Mystery of the Ancients	Gamma World	Morris Simon	May, 1985	Keith Parkinson	Doug Chaffee	ISBN 0-88038-217-1
29	Tower of Darkness	D&D	Regina Oehler Fultz	Jul, 1985	Jeff Easley	Mark Nelson	ISBN 0-88038-204-X
30	The Fireseed	D&D	Morris Simon	Oct, 1985	Larry Elmore	Jeffrey Butler	ISBN 0-88038-171-X
31	Tarzan and the Tower of Diamonds	Tarzan	Richard Reinsmith	Dec, 1985	Jeff Easley	Jeffrey Butler	ISBN 0-88038-205-8
32	Prisoner of Elderwood	D&D	Bruce Algozin	Feb, 1986	Jeff Easley	Gary Williams	ISBN 0-88038-283-X
33	Knight of Illusion	D&D	Mary L. Kirchoff	Jun, 1986	Clyde Caldwell	Sam Grainger Jim Holloway	ISBN 0-88038-284-8
34	Claw of the Dragon	D&D	Bruce Algozin	Sept, 1986	Clyde Caldwell	Stephen Fabian	ISBN 0-88038-306-2
35	Vision of Doom	D&D	Mary L. Kirchoff	Dec, 1986	Ben Otero	George Barr	ISBN 0-88038-307-0
36	Song of the Dark Druid	D&D	Josepha Sherman	March, 1987	Jeff Easley	Jim Holloway	ISBN 0-88038-442-5

[edit] Collectors' sets

1. contains Books 1–4, ISBN 0-88038-056-X
2. contains Books 5–8, ISBN 0-88038-057-8
3. contains Books 9–12, ISBN 0-88038-163-9
4. contains Books 13–16 no ISBN

[edit] Endless Quest: Crimson Crystal Adventures

TSR also released a spin-off series of four Endless Quest: Crimson Crystal Adventures books during 1985. These books add a small twist in the form of a clear sheet of red plastic which comes stapled to the inside. This plastic piece is removed and then overlaid on top of certain portions of the book to reveal hidden images (by acting as an optical filter).

Endless Quest: Crimson Crystal Adventures
#	Title	Setting	Author	Published	Cover by	Interior Art by	ISBN
1	Riddle of the Griffon	D&D	Susan Lawson (pseudonym for Margaret Weis and Roger E. Moore)	March, 1985	Keith Parkinson	Mario D. Macari, Jr. Gary Williams	ISBN 0-880382-10-4
2	Search for the Pegasus	D&D	Roger E. Moore	March, 1985	Clyde Caldwell	Mario D. Macari, Jr. Gary Williams	ISBN 0-880382-11-2
3	Renegades of Luntar	Generic Sci-Fi	Roger E. Moore	June, 1985	Keith Parkinson	Mario D. Macari, Jr.	ISBN 0-880382-18-X
4	Stop that Witch!	D&D	Mary Clark	September, 1985	Keith Parkinson	Mario D. Macari, Jr.	ISBN 0-880382-51-1

[edit] Endless Quest: Series Two

The second series differed from the first in several ways: they were printed in smaller type; the section numbers were independent of the page numbers; they were based on different original games; and they were not officially numbered (collectors and gamers use the numbering shown below, continuing from series one, for convenience).

Endless Quest: Series Two
#	Title	Setting	Author	Published	Cover by	Interior Art by	ISBN
37	Dungeon of Fear	Dragon Strike	Michael Andrews	1994	Jeff Easley	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 1-560768-35-5
38	Castle of the Undead	AD&D Ravenloft	George Barr	1994	Clyde Caldwell	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 1-560768-36-3
39	Secret of the Djinn	AD&D Al-Qadim	Jean Rabe	1994	Jeff Easley	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 1-560768-64-9
40	The Siege of the Tower	AD&D Greyhawk	Kem Antillies	1994	Jeff Easley	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 1-560768-94-0
41	A Wild Ride	Wildspace	Louis Anderson	1994	Jeff Easley	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 1-560769-28-9
42	Forest of Darkness	Dragon Strike	Michael Andrews		Jeff Easley	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 1-560769-32-7
43	American Knights	Gamma World	Nick Pollotta	1995	Jeff Easley	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 0-099540-21-5, ISBN 1-560768-99-1
44	Night of the Tiger	AD&D Ravenloft	Jean Rabe	1995	Roger Loveless	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 0-099540-81-9, ISBN 0-786901-14-4
45	Galactic Challenge	Amazing Engine	Allen Varney	1995	Dennis Kauth	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 0-786901-58-6
46	Bigby's Curse	AD&D Greyhawk	Anne K. Brown	1995	Jeff Easley	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 0-786901-78-0
47	The 24-Hour War	Gamma World	Nick Pollotta	1995	Keith Parkinson	Terry Dykstra	ISBN 0-786901-98-5
48	The Test		Wes Nicholson	1996			ISBN 0-786904-85-2
49	Sands of Deception	AD&D Al-Qadim	Jean Rabe	1996			ISBN 0-786904-94-1

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

• Rowland, Marcus L (March 1983). "Open Box: Dungeons & Dragons Endless Quest Books" (review of books #1-4). White Dwarf (Issue 39): 14. Games Workshop. ISSN 0265-8712. 
• "D&D 4th Edition and Endless Quest". Gamer Radio Zero Podcasts. 2008-02-13. No. 29.

[edit] External links

• Official publishers site of the 2008 revisions of the series
• Demian's Endless Quest page
• Endless Quest series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Series 1, Series 2 and Crimson Crystal Adventures at the Internet Book List