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Location | Greece, Earth |
References | 540 |
Publication Details | |
Author(s) | John Butterfield, David Honigmann and Philip Parker |
Illustrator | Dan Woods |
Puffin | |
Cover illustrator | Michael Embden |
First published | October 31 1985 |
Number | 2 |
Previous Book | Bloodfeud of Altheus |
Next Book | Return of the Wanderer |
ISBN | ISBN 0-14-031813-5 |
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At the Court of King Minos is the second volume in the Cretan Chronicles trilogy of gamebooks and was written by John Butterfield, David Honigmann and Philip Parker, illustrated by Dan Woods and published by Puffin Books in 1985 (ISBN 0-14-031813-5) under the Adventure Gamebooks banner which also covered the more popular Fighting Fantasy and the related Sorcery! series, as well as the Starlight Adventures and the one-off Shakespearean-era role-playing game Maelstrom.
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“ The terrible Minotaur awaits you!
Your quest is to avenge the foul murder of your noble brother, Theseus, has led you to the wild and savage island of Crete. For YOU are Altheus, the young hero sent by the gods to right appalling wrong done to your house and rid your land of the scourge of the Minotaur. But first you must brave the lawless Court of King Minos, where two powerful factions struggle for power and no traveller is safe. You must play your part or perish with the losers! Brave Altheus - will YOU survive?”
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