Castle In The Clouds

Fantasy Forest #7

by Morris Simon

While investigating strange noises in the attic, the reader as the principal character, Mary, is transported to the magical kingdom of Perlon and must make appropriate choices to evade danger and to reach the Castle in the Clouds.

Genres: Choose Your Own Adventure, Fantasy

77 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Raven Jade]

I read *Castle in the Clouds* in the 1980s, and although I had forgotten the title over the years, I never completely forgot the story.

I remembered a modern girl being drawn into another world, the fantasy characters she encountered there, and especially the excitement of reaching the end of a scene and choosing which path she would take next. I could go back, make a different choice, and discover another version of the adventure.

Rediscovering this book after more than forty years has brought back wonderful memories. Books like *Castle in the Clouds* were among my earliest experiences with fantasy, long before I discovered the epic fantasy novels I would later come to love.

Looking back now, I think there was something magical about being given a story and being told, essentially, “You decide what happens next.” It made the fantasy world feel like a place I could actually enter rather than simply observe.

I loved that feeling then, and I have never really stopped loving it.