King's Quest books!
 

Did you know there are books based on the King's Quest games, it's true!:)

From Wikipedia:
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That´s cool, i´d love read those books! I wonder if they´re still in print?:)

Take a look at this site for more pictures and info.

I knew that there were KQ books back when they went out. For some reason I didn't buy them (didn't want to be dragged into collecting non-game stuff), now I wish I did...

I knew they were out there but have never been able to get my hands one. There are also books for Tex Murphy that I can't find. I was able to get a copy of Alen Dean Foster's novel based on the 'The Dig' but it was so bad I couldn't finish it.

...bysmitty

Any ideas on the KQ novels' quality? I'm afraid they don't sound like Hugo winning stuff, but I know I should do better than judge a book (or several) from their cover.

Any book-reviews perhaps?

Really! Can you provide links?

Ah, I have access to that since my friend bought it and probably have access to it. Hardcover too.

I've got the King's Quest Companion in my room. It has walkthroughs that were written in story form. Very interesting.

There were some Space Quest comic books a long time ago, too.

But no expansions to the stories? Only the stories told in the games?

Ah yes, 3 issues. You can download the PDFs from spacequest.net.

And while we're on this subject, I'd like to add that there was a TV show based on Maniac Mansion. I watched some episodes back when it aired.

That Alan Dean Foster is familiar with book adaptations, he´s written books based on movies, like Alien and The Thing.:)

Amazon.com has reviews of the books. :)

You got a free comicbook when you bought Space Quest 2, if i remember correctly.

Walkthroughs in story form! That´s such a cool, clever idea, i´d love to read them.:)

I own the KQ companion 3th as well as the 4th edition. The fourth edition covers KQ1-7 and is quite comprehensive... Both are valued items in my collection. :)

I own The Kingdom of Sorrow and The Floating Castle myself. On the upside, both are entertaining books with fun characters. On the downside, the plots of both are a bit contrived in places, and they don't really add anything in-depth to the game characters, or anything that we didn't know before.

My net recommendation would be that if you like King's Quest, and you can find the books second-hand for not too much (which they shouldn't be), buy them. :)

Peace & Luv, Liz

Speaking of walkthroughs told in story form, I've got a LSL book with the first 6 games written in that format. An entertaining read, for sure.

Heh, I just went and dug up my copy of the King's Quest Companion (4th edition).

That Larry companion is probably a real trip. Never knew one existed.

Thanks a lot Liz and Hamham.
Guess I won't be reading them, for finding such books second-hand in Greece would be quite a feat...

Cheers

I have read ALL three books and they are all charming. I would recommend them immediately to anyone who loves the King's Quest games. They're really fun. The third book is hard to find and quite expensive. It's called "See No Weevil"

Really? was it really maniac mansion or just a cartoon that was based off the same idea?

I stumbled upon a copy of The Floating Castle a few months ago at a certain infamous used bookstore in my city. It was quite enjoyable... but my reading experience was always "enriched" by music from KQ6. It couldn't be helped!!! :crazy:

I have the hardcover The Dig book as well. I found it cheap one day, almost as-new, in a used book store.

I've thought about picking up the King's Quest novels - they're long out of print - but never really felt like it, since they're not really "official" Sierra in any way. I suppose I'll pick them up one day eventually.

I have all four editions of the KQ companions - though I need to replace my fourth edition with one in better condition - but I've never really taken to Peter Spear's whole vision of the King's Quest world.

I have near-mint copies of the Space Quest comics (3 issue adaptation of the first Space Quest game, published by Adventure Comics (an imprint of Malibu)) for sale.

All of the above mentioned books, you can find on Amazon.

Well, it wasn't a cartoon at all. It was a weird show about the Edison family, which was very loosely based on the game (same title, same names, that's about it I think). You can find info about it on-line.

Oh, that show was bad.