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Choose Your Own Adventure #34
Lanetli Şato
İskoçya'da yaşayan uzak bir akrabanız sizi şatosuna davet ediyor. Yardımınıza ihtiyacı var. Şato'da sizi büyük bir sürpriz bekliyor: Eğer dolunaya kadar kayıp aile armasını bulamazsanız, Leydi Sara veya siz ölebilirsiniz.
Şimdi ne yapmalısınız? Hizmetkarlardan Janet ve Alex'e güvenebilir misiniz? Yoksa, Gowri ile işbirliği yapmanız daha mı doğru olur?
Maceranın nasıl gelişeceğini, nasıl biteceğini sadece siz bilebilirsiniz. Vereceğiniz kararların, izleyeceğiniz yolların sizi ulaştırabileceği 20 ayrı son var. Kimi iyi, kimi kötü... Her şey sizin kararlarınıza bağlı. Yalnız çok dikkatli olun. Her an bir dehlizde tuzağa düşebilir, ya da bir kulenin penceresinden aşağıya itilebilirsiniz. Eğer şansınız yaver giderse, büyük bir şatonun varisi olmanız da mümkün.
Şimdi ne yapmalısınız? Hizmetkarlardan Janet ve Alex'e güvenebilir misiniz? Yoksa, Gowri ile işbirliği yapmanız daha mı doğru olur?
Maceranın nasıl gelişeceğini, nasıl biteceğini sadece siz bilebilirsiniz. Vereceğiniz kararların, izleyeceğiniz yolların sizi ulaştırabileceği 20 ayrı son var. Kimi iyi, kimi kötü... Her şey sizin kararlarınıza bağlı. Yalnız çok dikkatli olun. Her an bir dehlizde tuzağa düşebilir, ya da bir kulenin penceresinden aşağıya itilebilirsiniz. Eğer şansınız yaver giderse, büyük bir şatonun varisi olmanız da mümkün.
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November 4, 2025
A year after her debut Choose Your Own Adventure, The Lost Tribe, Louise Munro Foley brought us The Mystery of the Highland Crest, which surpasses that first effort in every regard. You are descended from a wealthy clan across the Atlantic in Scotland, and one day receive a letter from Lady Sara, your great-aunt, asking you to the family castle on an urgent matter. You travel there, and meet Lady Sara in her elegant sitting room. She gets to the point: the family crest has been stolen by a rogue member named Gowrie. An old curse dictates that anytime the crest gets lost, a family member will die. Gowrie wants Lady Sara to perish so he can claim the family fortune. You have less than a week to find the crest before the curse is carried out; do you want to have tea and think it over, or retire to your room and rest?
"We can all be led into temptation. But only the wise and the strong can change course if the wrong choice has been made."
—Lady Sara, P. 112
Stay for tea, and after Lady Sara takes her leave, you discover a photo of a woman in green you glimpsed earlier. Her name is Margaret, but the photo inscription says she died in 1645. Janet, the housekeeper, becomes upset when you inquire further, and admits Margaret was murdered by her twin sister Emily. If you saw either of them, it was a ghost. Shortly after, you meet the woman in green...but do you believe in haints? Survival hinges on your reaction. If Margaret or Emily confronts you in a parallel story route, you can grab her arm to prove she's flesh and blood, but your fingers pass through. Perhaps you and Lady Sara can rig a trap to catch Gowrie and regain the crest; ignore all distractions and it happens faster than you'd believe. Otherwise, you meet Gowrie face to face, and he tells you Lady Sara is insane and should be institutionalized. You may nearly find yourself an accessory to her murder. Had you chosen differently earlier, you join forces with Lady Sara's hired hand, Alex, to stop Gowrie. During a lightning storm you cross a rickety wood bridge to Black Rock, where you might recover the crest and save Lady Sara from the curse. You won't likely complete your mission without some loss of life.
Go to your room after first meeting Lady Sara, and the woman in green appears, telling you the crest is in Ireland. Lady Sara gives you permission to go, but as the train departs, a gypsy begs to be allowed on despite having no money. Pay her fare yourself, and eventually recognition hits: this woman’s visage was on the ceiling of your room at Lady Sara's castle. You attempt to follow her at your destination, but a nearby stranger gets robbed and beaten. Only you can keep him from death. A bangle is found in his possession, similar to one the gypsy owned. Should you wait until he regains consciousness and interrogate him? Time is ticking before the curse is enacted. If you wait, the man gifts you the bangle, and you still have a narrow window of opportunity to retake the crest. The countryside is enormous, though; what are your chances? You could tumble into a pit in an isolated area. When a magic fairy addresses you there, be careful how you word your request. More than a smidgen of faith is required to get the result you and Lady Sara desire.
"We must move ahead in faith...The forces of good are always stronger than the forces of evil. But to make it so, we must believe it."
—Lady Sara, P. 27
The Mystery of the Highland Crest barely misses being a gamebook classic. I love the atmosphere, intrigue, and wisdom of virtually every narrative path at the castle, enhanced by some of the finest illustrations in Paul Granger's career. Several endings are flawless pieces of human experience I won't forget. The reason I only rate the book two and a half stars is the half that’s set in Ireland. It isn’t gripping like what happens at the castle, and consistency from one story branch to the next is lacking. The Mystery of the Highland Crest isn't complete enough to be on Choose Your Own Adventure’s top tier with classics like The Cave of Time and The Forbidden Castle.
"We can all be led into temptation. But only the wise and the strong can change course if the wrong choice has been made."
—Lady Sara, P. 112
Stay for tea, and after Lady Sara takes her leave, you discover a photo of a woman in green you glimpsed earlier. Her name is Margaret, but the photo inscription says she died in 1645. Janet, the housekeeper, becomes upset when you inquire further, and admits Margaret was murdered by her twin sister Emily. If you saw either of them, it was a ghost. Shortly after, you meet the woman in green...but do you believe in haints? Survival hinges on your reaction. If Margaret or Emily confronts you in a parallel story route, you can grab her arm to prove she's flesh and blood, but your fingers pass through. Perhaps you and Lady Sara can rig a trap to catch Gowrie and regain the crest; ignore all distractions and it happens faster than you'd believe. Otherwise, you meet Gowrie face to face, and he tells you Lady Sara is insane and should be institutionalized. You may nearly find yourself an accessory to her murder. Had you chosen differently earlier, you join forces with Lady Sara's hired hand, Alex, to stop Gowrie. During a lightning storm you cross a rickety wood bridge to Black Rock, where you might recover the crest and save Lady Sara from the curse. You won't likely complete your mission without some loss of life.
Go to your room after first meeting Lady Sara, and the woman in green appears, telling you the crest is in Ireland. Lady Sara gives you permission to go, but as the train departs, a gypsy begs to be allowed on despite having no money. Pay her fare yourself, and eventually recognition hits: this woman’s visage was on the ceiling of your room at Lady Sara's castle. You attempt to follow her at your destination, but a nearby stranger gets robbed and beaten. Only you can keep him from death. A bangle is found in his possession, similar to one the gypsy owned. Should you wait until he regains consciousness and interrogate him? Time is ticking before the curse is enacted. If you wait, the man gifts you the bangle, and you still have a narrow window of opportunity to retake the crest. The countryside is enormous, though; what are your chances? You could tumble into a pit in an isolated area. When a magic fairy addresses you there, be careful how you word your request. More than a smidgen of faith is required to get the result you and Lady Sara desire.
"We must move ahead in faith...The forces of good are always stronger than the forces of evil. But to make it so, we must believe it."
—Lady Sara, P. 27
The Mystery of the Highland Crest barely misses being a gamebook classic. I love the atmosphere, intrigue, and wisdom of virtually every narrative path at the castle, enhanced by some of the finest illustrations in Paul Granger's career. Several endings are flawless pieces of human experience I won't forget. The reason I only rate the book two and a half stars is the half that’s set in Ireland. It isn’t gripping like what happens at the castle, and consistency from one story branch to the next is lacking. The Mystery of the Highland Crest isn't complete enough to be on Choose Your Own Adventure’s top tier with classics like The Cave of Time and The Forbidden Castle.
June 21, 2012
This was my favourite of this series.
July 5, 2020
La serie de Elige tu propia aventura es, literalmente, un clásico de nuestra infancia. He releído algunos, años después, y me parecen un poco cortos de miras, limitados en las posibilidades, pero cuando tenía 10 años cada uno de ellos era una maravilla lista para ser explorada hasta que hubiera dado todo lo que tenía dentro.
Al final siempre sabías que ibas a recorrer todos y cada uno de los caminos posibles. La emoción estaba, por tanto, en ganar y pasarte la historia al primer intento. Si no podías, pues nada, seguro que en el intento 18 acababas encontrando el camino. A veces los autores iban "a pillar", poniéndote los resultados buenos detrás de decisiones que eran claramente anómalas.
Recuerdo haber aprendido tanto palabras como hechos y datos en estos libros. No nadar contra la corriente cuando quieres llegar a tierra, dónde colocarse cuando un avión va a despegar, un montón de cosas interesantes y un montón de historias vividas, decenas por cada libro, que convirtieron a las serie en una colección fractal, donde cada vez podías elegir un libro nuevo entre los que ya tenías.
Llegué hasta el tomo 54 y dejé de tener interés por la serie, pero la serie siguió hasta superar los 180 títulos. Tal vez mis hijos quieran seguir el camino que yo empecé. Si quieres que lo sigan, pasa a la página 7.
Al final siempre sabías que ibas a recorrer todos y cada uno de los caminos posibles. La emoción estaba, por tanto, en ganar y pasarte la historia al primer intento. Si no podías, pues nada, seguro que en el intento 18 acababas encontrando el camino. A veces los autores iban "a pillar", poniéndote los resultados buenos detrás de decisiones que eran claramente anómalas.
Recuerdo haber aprendido tanto palabras como hechos y datos en estos libros. No nadar contra la corriente cuando quieres llegar a tierra, dónde colocarse cuando un avión va a despegar, un montón de cosas interesantes y un montón de historias vividas, decenas por cada libro, que convirtieron a las serie en una colección fractal, donde cada vez podías elegir un libro nuevo entre los que ya tenías.
Llegué hasta el tomo 54 y dejé de tener interés por la serie, pero la serie siguió hasta superar los 180 títulos. Tal vez mis hijos quieran seguir el camino que yo empecé. Si quieres que lo sigan, pasa a la página 7.
September 3, 2017
This was my first adventure book and it was so much fun. I picked this up at Goodwill on a whim and it lived up to the name. It was so cool to constantly flip pages to where my choices brought me. Sometimes I picked the wrong one on purpose and I died immediately. I did get lost a few times but it was indeed an adventure. I will be sure to pick up any more I find in my thrifting. I need to chill out on my book buying; they are starting to pile up!
November 11, 2016
Tu tía Sara te escribe desde Escocia para que le ayudes, cómo su heredera más próxima y por lo cual es de vital importancia para ti, a encontrar la desaparición de un Medallón antiguo del clan familiar. Sobre éste pesa una maldición; si se desvincula de su actual dueño dentro de la estirpe, todo el árbol genealógico morirá.
Te encaminas hacia ése verde y nebuloso País. Allí tendrás tú que ayudar a tu anciana tía, que sospecha de una familiar envidioso...
Principalmente, la esencia narrativa y los más destacado, del presente número se basa en la atmósfera creada, y recreada, de los magníficos parajes de Escocia e Irlanda, con su folklore de por medio y los elementos y mitos que lo acompañan: fantasmas, castillos, cementerios, duendecillos que ayudan y traen suerte en apuros, sortijas con maleficios, leyendas de tragedias familiares vinculadas a asesinatos y posesiones...
Todo eso, logra que lo que en un principio pudiese ser un tomo más de cierto misterio y aventuras, consigue tener un argumento formal y clásico de base; cosa que se agradece. Además, al contener menos de una veintena de soluciones, las historias no pecan de falta de extensión ni desarrollo elemental. Otra cosa diferente resultan ser sus soluciones, algunas muy fortuitas y otras algo bruscas. Aunque prevalece la lógica y los finales altamente satisfactorios en general (no como pasa con otros autores). Si bien le quita un poco de chispa al aspecto thriller.
Así que, “El misterio del medallón Escocés” es un número muy digno y entretenido, clásico a nivel narrativo y de trama, con una atmósfera bastante bien conseguida, uniendo elementos imprescindibles de los cuentos de fantasmas y fábulas del folklore Británico; aunque sin ser superior en vorágine narrativa como la agilidad que tienen otros tomos de éste tipo dentro de la serie.
Si te gusta el misterio con elementos y narrativa clásica, es tu libro para comenzar la serie.
Te encaminas hacia ése verde y nebuloso País. Allí tendrás tú que ayudar a tu anciana tía, que sospecha de una familiar envidioso...
Principalmente, la esencia narrativa y los más destacado, del presente número se basa en la atmósfera creada, y recreada, de los magníficos parajes de Escocia e Irlanda, con su folklore de por medio y los elementos y mitos que lo acompañan: fantasmas, castillos, cementerios, duendecillos que ayudan y traen suerte en apuros, sortijas con maleficios, leyendas de tragedias familiares vinculadas a asesinatos y posesiones...
Todo eso, logra que lo que en un principio pudiese ser un tomo más de cierto misterio y aventuras, consigue tener un argumento formal y clásico de base; cosa que se agradece. Además, al contener menos de una veintena de soluciones, las historias no pecan de falta de extensión ni desarrollo elemental. Otra cosa diferente resultan ser sus soluciones, algunas muy fortuitas y otras algo bruscas. Aunque prevalece la lógica y los finales altamente satisfactorios en general (no como pasa con otros autores). Si bien le quita un poco de chispa al aspecto thriller.
Así que, “El misterio del medallón Escocés” es un número muy digno y entretenido, clásico a nivel narrativo y de trama, con una atmósfera bastante bien conseguida, uniendo elementos imprescindibles de los cuentos de fantasmas y fábulas del folklore Británico; aunque sin ser superior en vorágine narrativa como la agilidad que tienen otros tomos de éste tipo dentro de la serie.
Si te gusta el misterio con elementos y narrativa clásica, es tu libro para comenzar la serie.
July 7, 2020
From the old school Choose Your Own Adventure series, instalment number 34. I didn’t really read this series of books when I was younger, I was more interested in the Fighting Fantasy series, but this was a fun read. It’s a bit different in that there are a lot of different endings and a lot of ways to die – quite quickly. Which I did. A quick fun read. The story wasn’t super original but the entertainment was in trying to get to the end without dying.
July 15, 2018
A really great adventure. It has death, ghosts, gypsies, murder, and a mystery to solve.
Use to read these as a kid and remember getting stressed out about making the right choice. Now I know there is no right choices in life, just different paths. That being said, I totally made the right choice and won.
Use to read these as a kid and remember getting stressed out about making the right choice. Now I know there is no right choices in life, just different paths. That being said, I totally made the right choice and won.
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November 23, 2019I remember getting thrilled by this book when I was 10. Ghosts, tombs, scottish stories, two women: the good and the evil which appear out of nowhere and you have to decide immediatly which she is and what to do next... The best of the Choose... series.
November 12, 2020
Read this with my 6 year old son, pretty good read.
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January 7, 2022Lol the memories of reading this book one holiday some 25+ years ago…. Mostly lives up to them, too!
March 3, 2024
Es el primero de elige tu propia aventura que leo y la verdad se me hizo muy flojito. No creo que lea ningún otro
January 15, 2015
The first book of the series that I read and my favourite throughout time. I pick it up at least once a year. At least. It's fun, it's well written and the story is good no matter the outcome. Maybe it's nostalgia, I don't know, but I think it's fantastic.
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