Usborne Fantasy Quests
The Fantasy Adventures series
Andy Dixon
Usborne
Fiction, CH Fantasy/Gamebooks/Sci-Fi
Themes: Aliens, Curses, Dragons, Fairy Tales, Witches and Wizards
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Description
Can you find hidden objects? Solve puzzles? Three challenging picture adventures, illustrated by Nick Harris, await within:
Dragon Quest: An evil spell has deprived the people of Shortsville of their hair, but the only way to break the curse lies beyond the lair of a
fearsome dragon.
Sword Quest: Recover the kidnapped king and magic sword to free the land of Glee from a foul villain's grip.
Star Quest: An alien seeks help to stop the destruction of his world's sun.
Review
The stories may be silly, but the detailed and imaginative illustrations are great. The hidden image searches added a nice extra dimension, and proved to be more challenging than I expected. I admit, I never did find a few needed items. Fortunately, there's an answer key at the end of each quest, plus a few additional puzzles for any eagle eyes who found the puzzles too easy. I enjoyed it for what it was, and can certainly appreciate the time and effort that went into devising the challenges.