R.A. Montgomery

[Bramblethorn]

Raymond Almiran Montgomery has died. He was the publisher and one of the authors of the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, one of the best-selling children's book series of all times.

Sounds like an interesting guy, and he insisted on crediting the other CYOA authors by name in a time when it would have been standard to publish them under his own name.

I grew up reading his books (and their many imitators - my favourites were GrailQuest and Fighting Fantasy, plus Kim Newman's "Life's Lottery" for grown-ups). Looking back, it seems odd that he wasn't a little more famous.

Any other CYOA veterans here?

 

[StrangeLife]

I have read a few of them.... it's been a long time, but I remember them fondly.

 

[lovecraft68]

I recall fighting fantasy...my sister picked up a couple at a yard sale for me when I was a kid.

Great concept and did you know.....they now have these in porn? They have sex videos that when the action hist a certain point the viewer gets to click on one of three options for which position or sex act it goes next?

I am Sure Montgomery would be proud.

 

[StrangeLife]

I recall fighting fantasy...my sister picked up a couple at a yard sale for me when I was a kid.

Great concept and did you know.....they now have these in porn? They have sex videos that when the action hist a certain point the viewer gets to click on one of three options for which position or sex act it goes next?

I am Sure Montgomery would be proud.

We also have CHYOO... though if Montgomery knew about it, his ghost would probably come back to haunt the web-designer...

 

[rippitydoo]

We also have CHYOO... though if Montgomery knew about it, his ghost would probably come back to haunt the web-designer...

Yeah; Post there, & have it denied, the only reason for denial being a promise of approval if you submit it to what the staff call the "new" version of the site (same staff as the old)... If you do so, the staff of the site will approve your threads for about 6 weeks, & then ban you from the "new" site & Forums.

 

[Misshotndeep]

I remember those books I use to love them. How sad!