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The Start of Interactive Fiction
Raymond Queneau, a French writer, writes "Story As You Like It" - the first piece of interactive fiction -
Second Time It Pops Up
Julio Cortázar, an Argentine author who wrote in France, uses the interactive style in his work Rayuela (Hopscotch) -
"Sugarcane Island" by Edward Packard
Edward Packard pens the prototype novel for the future Choose Your Own Adventure series but he can't find a publisher! -
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The Tracker Series
From 1972 to 1980, The Tracker series was released in the UK. This 12 book series was the first interactive book series created and a precursor to the Choose Your Own Adventure books. -
Published!
"Sugarcane Island" by Edward Packard is finally published at Vermont Crossroads Press -
The Adventures Of You Series
R.A. Montgomery writes "Journey Under the Sea", the second book now in his "Adventures Of You" series -
Zork is created!
[link]Zork, an interactive text-based adventure is created by MIT students who later go on to found the game company Infocom. You can read the game adapted into an interactive online book here. -
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CYOA Bantam Books
Bantam Books publishes the Choose Your Own Adventure Series of books and many related interactive fiction series -
The First Choose Your Own Adventure Novel
"The Cave of Time" by Edward Packard kicks off the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books published by Bantam Books -
CYOA Out-Of-Print
Choose Your Own Adventure books go out of print -
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CYOA published by ChooseCo
ChooseCo LLC revives and updates the Choose Your Own Adventure series. -
Façade - Online Animated Interactive Drama
Façade is created - an online interactive animated drame where you play the friend of a married couple who are in the process of divorce -
ChooseCo revives CYOA
R.A. Montgomery, one of the primary authors of the original series revitalizes the Choose Your Own Adventure series by updating the text and illustrations of many of the originals as well as adding new titles -
Choose the Ending Books
Choose the Ending books publishes "Beer, Women and Bad Decisions" by Shawn Harris - a new line of interactive fiction books for adults
