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The Cave of Time (Choose Your Own Adventure #1) [Paperback]

Edward Packard (Author)
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Publication Date: August 1, 1982
You're The Star! 40 Thrilling  Endings!

Will You Become Trapped  In Time ?

You  are hiking in Snake Canyon when you find yourself  lost in the strange, dimly lit Cave of Time.  Gradually you can make out two passageways. One curves  downward to the right; the other leads upward to  the left. It occurs to you that the one leading  down may go to the past and the one leading up may  go to the future. Which way will you  choose?

If you take the left branch, turn to page 20.  If you take the right branch, turn to page 61. If  you walk outside the cave, turn to page 21. Be  careful! In the Cave of Time you might meet up with  a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, or be lured aboard an  alien spaceship!

What happens  next in the story? It all depends on the choices you  make. How does the story end? Only you can find  out! And the best part is that you can keep  reading and rereading until you've had not one but many  incredibly daring experiences!

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You're The Star! 40 Thrilling Endings!

Will You Become Trapped In Time ?

You are hiking in Snake Canyon when you find yourself lost in the strange, dimly lit Cave of Time. Gradually you can make out two passageways. One curves downward to the right; the other leads upward to the left. It occurs to you that the one leading down may go to the past and the one leading up may go to the future. Which way will you choose?

If you take the left branch, turn to page 20. If you take the right branch, turn to page 61. If you walk outside the cave, turn to page 21. Be careful! In the Cave of Time you might meet up with a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, or be lured aboard an alien spaceship!

What happens next in the story? It all depends on the choices you make. How does the story end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading until you've had not one but many incredibly daring experiences!

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You're The Star! 40 Thrilling  Endings!

Will You Become Trapped  In Time ?

You  are hiking in Snake Canyon when you find yourself  lost in the strange, dimly lit Cave of Time.  Gradually you can make out two passageways. One curves  downward to the right; the other leads upward to  the left. It occurs to you that the one leading  down may go to the past and the one leading up may  go to the future. Which way will you  choose?

If you take the left branch, turn to page 20.  If you take the right branch, turn to page 61. If  you walk outside the cave, turn to page 21. Be  careful! In the Cave of Time you might meet up with  a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, or be lured aboard an  alien spaceship!

What happens  next in the story? It all depends on the choices you  make. How does the story end? Only you can find  out! And the best part is that you can keep  reading and rereading until you've had not one but many  incredibly daring experiences!

Product Details

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Bantam Books (August 1, 1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553269658
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553269659
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
In 1979, Edward Packard, who is easily the best author of the entire gargantuan Choose-Your-Own-Adventure series, wrote and published this book, and with that one stroke he not only gave us all a classic adventure story but founded an entire new genre of fiction as well! The whole idea of the "interactive novel" did not even exist before the first Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, as far as I know. The instant the series became popular, almost thousands of imitators started up, most of which died while the series that was started by "The Cave of Time" just kept going and going, like the Energizer Bunny. Today, it is considered just part of a whole category of books. "The Cave of Time" itself is an imaginative story that takes its reader all through time, from the end of the entire universe to the days of Camelot and everything in between. The mechanism for the time travel is NOT the typical machine, but rather a system of tunnels that can transport you in different directions through time depending on which way the tunnel is heading. An original and intriguing idea. Since the early '90s, the CYOA series has sadly gone downhill, with practically all the books being about martial arts and sports--as if they suddenly think that little GIRLS never read their books! and the number of endings has shrunk and shrunk, until now it is often less than TEN per book! As a female who has been reading, collecting, and loving this series since she was 8, this is a major disappointment for me, and I'm sure it would be to anyone else out there who may remember the "good old days" of this series. But THIS book, with its subject matter that would appeal to ANYONE, both boys AND girls, and its whopping 40 endings, is the classic that started it all. This is the standard that interactive fiction for kids has been trying--and failing--to reach ever since. ...Notorious
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I remember this gamebook series from childhood, though I was never particularly good at them. "The Cave of Time" starts out with the reader finding a cave and deciding whether or not to enter it. From there, the reader travels back in time to the Ice Age, colonial America, the Dark Ages--even traveling ahead in time. There is no one ending or quest to this book, so you're not in a mad dash to win. In fact, there is no "winning" in here, just 40 possible endings to certain situations--some good, some fatal. Younger readers who like gamebooks will probably like this book/series, though there's not a lot of action.
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I've read this book many times and think it's one of the best Choose Your Own Adventure Books ever written.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
One of my favorite reads as a child and even today
I swear, I am stuck in literary time. When I was 10 years old I would go down to the local bookstore and spend my allowance on a new Choose Your Own Adventure book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by SarahtheAdventurer
Awsome
I got the book ahead of time and it is in excellent condition, the pages are just old and has that old book smell but there was no writing and no torn pages and the title page and... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Bo78
Years of my life were spent in this book!
This book and it's sequel, Return to the Cave of Time, captivated and enthralled me for years, well into my late teens. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Aaron Perkins
old favorite still great
I bought this and 'Chimney Rock'for my 9 year old son who is now enjoying the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' series. They're my old favorite;Edward Packard's were the best.
Published on July 12, 2009 by J. Mski
Outstanding
The first and one of the best in the series. The Cave of Time provides a keen sense of being in different worlds. Read more
Published on January 7, 2005 by David Whitman
My Library Report
Its not really about anything you get to be the character in the book and you half to make the decions. Read more
Published on December 14, 1999 by Ross Gilham
An Imaginative Journey
This book takes the reader on an imaginative armchair journey through time. The first and the best in Edward Packard's clever adventure series, it is fun to read again and again!
Published on January 31, 1998
Superb Book!
They actually have 40 different endings!
Published on January 30, 1998
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