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From: ceforma@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Christopher E. Forman)
Subject: Re: Infocom novels?
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 16:48:41 GMT
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A. P. Hilliard (gk818@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote:
: For what it's worth...I recently found the third (of three?) of the Zork
: play-as-you-read novels.  Can't remember who the author is...Steve Maretzky?

There were four -- "The Forces of Krill," "The Malifestro Quest," "The Cavern
of Doom," and "Conquest at Quendor."  Steve Meretzky wrote all four.

: It's kind of simple, probably aimed more at kids.

Apparently Infocom realized the potential market for their games.  The books
had advertisements for the Zork computer games in the back.

Still, if you're an Infocom fanatic, they're worth looking into.

: Found it at a Goodwill for .25 cents!

Places like this are probably your best chance of finding them nowadays.
I've also seen them in used bookstores, flea markets, and garage sales.
Like the full-length Infocom novels, they're quite rare.
