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| Location | Gallantaria, Titan |
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| Author(s) | Steve Jackson |
| Illustrator | Steven Lavis |
| First Edition | |
| Cover illustrator | Steven Lavis |
| First published | July 18 1985 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-19-279792-1 |
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| Cover illustrator: | Steven Lavis |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books |
| First published: | March 27 1986 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0-14-031969-7 |
- For other uses of The Tasks of Tantalon, see The Tasks of Tantalon
The Tasks of Tantalon is a PuzzleQuest Book written by Steve Jackson, illustrated by Steven Lavis and originally published in 1985 as a hardback (ISBN 0-19-279792-1) by Oxford University Press. It was reprinted by Puffin Books in 1986 as a softcover (ISBN 0-14-031969-7) as part of their Fantasy Questbook range.
Creation[]
Background[]
“ Can YOU solve The Sorcerer's Grand Puzzlequest?
The land of Gallantaria is reeling from the aftermath of a long and costly war. Tantalon, wizard of the court, rules the kingdom over an Inner Council of scheming knights, jealously vying for power. But Tantalon's years are drawing to a close ...
In order to seek out the kingdom's sharpest minds, Tantalon has devised an epic adventure quest. One which will test the wits of its contestants to the full. From near and far, contenders come to Royal Lendle to take up the challenge.
You are a competitor in the ageing sorcerer's puzzlequest. Can you steal the Brimstone Dragon's treasure hoard? Will you find a way to free Sir Dunstable from imprisonment in the Stinn dungeon? And how will you catch the Demon Fish?
Do you have the courage and a mind sharp enough to complete:
The Tasks of Tantalon?” —The Tasks of Tantalon - Back Cover (Hardback PuzzleQuest Book Edition)
Covers and Illustrations[]
| 1985 | 1986 |
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| OU Press Hardback |
Puffin Books Softcover |
| £-1 | £2.95 |
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The Tasks[]
The Tasks given by Tantalon are:
- Rescue Sir Dunstable from the Stinn Dungeon; [1]
- Catch the Demon Fish off the coast of Fickling ;[1]
- Capture the Hag-Witch of Weirtown; [1]
- Turn the correct valves to dam the Eede River; [1]
- Retrieve the treasure stolen by the Brimstone Dragon in the Cragrock Peaks; [1]
- Rescue the four Ham Princes from the Horntoads; [1]
- Recover the Crystal of Supremity from the Minotaur's Maze; [1]
- Seek out the Ting Ring; [1]
- Capture the traitor "King" Tag, who is hiding in the region of Casper; [1]
- Find the Treasure of Hornhelm on Windswept Moor; [1]
- Release Lady Cassandra from the Gremlins of Cumbleside; [1]
- And finally, rescue Sir Duke from the Gorgon of the Forbidden Caves.[1]
At the conclusion of the quest, the hero becomes King or Queen of Gallantaria and gains two talismans: the Crown of Courage and the Sword of Justice.[2]
Intertextual References[]
Other Media[]
Main Characters[]
- Bishop of Eacham - Priest
- Captain Schankerman
- Chauncey - Dwarf
- Davina
- Fagorn - Seer
- Hag-Witch - Hag-Witch
- King Constain
- "King"/Sir Tag
- Lady Cassandra
- Morphus - Alchemist
- Prince Hanna
- Serendra
- Sir Beade - Knight
- Sir Clance - Knight
- Sir Dirk - Minister of the Court
- Sir Duke - Knight
- Sir Dunstable - Knight
- Sir Neibling
- Tantalon - Sorcerer
Locations[]
- Aiken
- Border River
- Brice
- Carp's Gate
- Casper
- Catgrape's Vineyard
- Chessog
- Cragrock Peaks
- Cumbleside
- Cygnet
- Eacham
- Eacham Abbey
- Eedefork
- Fickling
- Fickling Rise
- Forrin
- Gallantaria
- Gambit Castle
- Greycloud Manor
- Hamblehill Castle
- Healing Well
- Hill Top Rise
- Klisdon
- Mauristatia
- Minotaur's Maze
- Mount Cuspid
- Narrow Pass
- Onyx Sea
- River Eede
- River Eede Dam
- River Greenbeck
- River Tass
- River Weir
- Royal Lendle
- Shattuck
- Stinn
- Stinn Castle
- The Ham
- The Pig and Goblet
- The Sink Hole
- Weirtown
- Whitewater River (Gallantaria)
- Windswept Moor
- Witchtooth Line
Further Notes[]
"The Solution" Pamphlet[]
- Main article: Tantalon's Secret
A pamphlet was produced in 1987, two years after The Tasks of Tantalon had been published, that provided the solution to the book.
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Fantasy Questbook at Gamebooks.org - Retrieved 2019-11-13
- PuzzleQuest at Gamebooks.org - Retrieved 2019-11-13
- The Tasks of Tantalon at Gamebooks.org - Retrieved 2019-11-13