Cosmic Kidnappers
Author: E. T. Randall
Illustrator: Jackie Rogers
First Published: 1985
ISBN: 0-8167-0329-9
Length: 116 pages
Number of Endings: 36
Library of Congress Summary: Drawn into a computer and out again into an
alien spaceship, the reader must figure out a way to get back home.
My Thoughts: This book really isn't a whole lot of fun... It doesn't work
as a game because crucial background elements of the plot change depending
on certain choices and it doesn't work as a story because it's derivative
and uninterestingly written.
Target: Earth
Author: E. T. Randall
Illustrator: Jackie Rogers
First Published: 1985
ISBN: 0-8167-0327-2
Length: 116 pages
Number of Endings: 36
Library of Congress Summary: Alone on a secluded lake, the reader encounters
alien construction workers at work on an anti-gravity building site. The
reader's choices determine the outcome of the plot.
My Thoughts: Like Cosmic Kidnappers, this doesn't work too well as
either a game or a book.
Thieves from Space
Author: E. T. Randall
Illustrator: Jackie Rogers
First Published: 1985
ISBN: 0-8167-0331-0
Length: 118 pages
Number of Endings: 34
Library of Congress Summary:The reader may choose the direction of the
plot as aliens from outer space arrive on Earth, purportedly to warn of a
terrible disaster.
Translation: Spanish
My Thoughts: This is a fairly typical book for the series; there are
a lot of totally unrelated plots which pop up randomly depending on how
choices are made. The Library of Congress summary is particularly bad for
this book since the plot line it mentions has little to do with most of the
others; the majority of paths through the book create stories dealing with
aliens stealing Earth's metal.
Town in Terror
Author: E. T. Randall
Illustrator: Jackie Rogers
First Published: 1985
ISBN: 0-8167-0333-7
Length: 116 pages
Number of Endings: 37
Library of Congress Summary: On a class trip to Earth from outer space, a
group of aliens turn a town upside down with their antics. As one of the
townspeople, the reader makes choices about the outcome of the plot.
Translation: Spanish
My Thoughts: This book is slightly better than the others in the series
simply because it's considerably weirder. This still doesn't make it
particularly good, though...
