Underground Kingdom (Choose Your Own Adventure) [Paperback]

Edward Packard (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Bantam USA (September 23, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553232924
• ISBN-13: 978-0553232929
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,278,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite "Choose your own adventure" books!, March 5, 2011

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This review is from: Underground Kingdom (Choose Your Own Adventure) (Paperback)

--Characters--
Well developed.

--Artwork--
Good. Showing a picture of a new species just as it is explained in the text is perfect timing. Also does a good job of showing a picture of significant characters as soon as they appear for the first time, something I wish all gamebooks did.

--Story--
Excellent.

-Intro:
Jumps into the action right away.

-Main plot:
Captures the reader's attention immediately and holds it. A very fascinating idea to explore an undiscovered world.

-Endings:
Excellent. A good sense of finality to the endings, and lot of interesting bad endings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic of the genre, January 8, 2001

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Chris Williams (Southampton, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UNDERGROUND KINGDOM (Choose Your Own Adventure) (Mass Market Paperback)

Packard is almost at his best in this tale of subterrenean adventure. He utilises his imagination (always his best asset as a writer) and ties in characters from other Packard books. This device, in particular, helps the reader think there's some continuity here, some sense of belonging to the Packard family.

We come across all manner of wonderful beasts and baddies (and the odd symbolistic morality tale) down below the Bottomless Crevasse, in what is probably Packard's greatest work outside of 'Hyperspace'.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Kota Beasts scared the Black Sun out of me, April 13, 2005

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Kristin J. Johnson "Three-time published author" (Hilo, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UNDERGROUND KINGDOM (Choose Your Own Adventure) (Mass Market Paperback)

UGH. Were there any more frightening creatures to me as a kid than the Kota Beasts? Long fangs. Weird hair. Huge malicious predatory eyes. Ironically, 20+ years later, I have no problem with Alien, Predator, or Aku from "Samurai Jack."

The Rakas, Archpods, Flying Clera/Angel Birds, and the whole Underground Kingdom nevertheless captivated me once the picture of the Kota Beasts (which looked more vivid on the glossy back cover than on plain paper) ceased to creep me out.

The premise was "Lost World"/"Journey to the Center of the Earth" with a morality tale and a worthy message about conflict resolution between the Israeli-Palestinian-esque Rakas and Archpods. My favorite among these other than the young Archpod Katu (the only girl other than the ultracool Dr. Vivaldi) was the Grand Akpar. Although I liked the High Raka, Arton, Akpar somehow had more of a forbidding presence. They were equally enigmatic, and highly intelligent.

I wish there had been a Return to the Underground Kingdom, unless there's one I don't know about.