Deadwood City (Dragon Books) [Import] [Paperback]

Edward Packard (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Mayflower; n.e. edition (June 5, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0583303781
• ISBN-13: 978-0583303781
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An early classic, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Deadwood City (Choose Your Own Adventures, No 8) (Paperback)

The cowboy genre seemed a natural one for the "Choose Your Own Adventure" series to venture to, and luckily it did so in the early days, when ideas were fresh and master Edward Packer was in top form. Accordingly, we get the whole western panorama here, from gambling saloons to small town newspapers to desperadoes, gold prospecting, ranching, etc. Parts of this one do seem to bog down here and there, as you keep endlessly saddling up to go to Silver Springs, and not really getting anywhere. But overall it's good fun.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars kinder and gentler CYOA, January 9, 2005

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David Whitman (Wichita, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deadwood City (Choose Your Own Adventure #8) (Paperback)

This is a relatively easy read and isn't as dark or sophisticated as 'Your Code Name is Jonah' or 'Space and Beyond'. Since the hero is a kid, it's hard to get killed unless you try to make the Indians angry. There are a number of quick happy endings. Some of the other endings are ho-hum. Malloy, the sharp teethed bandit, isn't all that hard to beat unless you try to do gun battle with him, and even then he doesn't kill you (you're just a kid, remember?). The book is not all that bad, but adults would want to find nostalgia with the other books and leave this one for the little kiddies.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deadwood City, May 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Deadwood City (Choose Your Own Adventures, No 8) (Paperback)

I think Deadwood City was great, because you can choose your own way to go. I got a job in the ghost town. I left beforeI got killed. I also got stopped by Indians on the way, I snuck away, stopped at a water hole to drink and fill my canteen. Only a few more more miles and I was in Silver Springs. I got a job from an old friend and that was the end of my story. There are plenty of more mays to go. Another thing is they are fun because you don't know what is going to happen next.