The Forbidden Castle

Infobox Book
name = The Forbidden Castle
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image_caption = Cover of the Bantam edition
author = Edward Packard
illustrator = Paul Granger
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country = United States
language = English
series = Choose Your Own Adventure
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genre = Gamebook
publisher = Bantam Books
pub_date = 1982
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 118
isbn = ISBN 0-553-22515-4
oclc = 9776365
preceded_by = The Abominable Snowman
followed_by = House of Danger "The Forbidden Castle" is a 1982 gamebook by Edward Packard, with illustrations by "Paul Granger" (a pseudonym for Don Hedin). It is the 14th book in the Choose Your Own Adventure series and the first sequel to "The Cave of Time", the first book in the same series. Although unlike "The Cave of Time", the protagonist only travels to one time period rather than jumping through epochs.

Plot summary

As in the other books in the series, the reader is portrayed as the protagonist of the story, referred to in the present tense and by the second-person pronoun "you." In this book, the protagonist re-enters the time portal from "The Cave of Time" and finds himself transported back to the Middle Ages. There, he becomes involved in a quest for the Forbidden Castle, which can be found only by solving a riddle:

"Somewhere south, where it is colder,
Where that which falls stays where it is,
You'll find what isn't what it is."

The protagonist journeys through medieval England and France, encountering various characters such as Henry, the power-hungry King of England; Rufus, the Mad King of Hereford; a motley group of Philosopher Knights; and Michelle, a young tavern maid who joins the protagonist on his quest. Other characters include a friendly giant named Garth and a convent of nuns. Obstacles include wolves, a dragon and a snake-infested forest, as well as armed force and sophistical arguments.

Book details

*Pages - 118
*Possible Endings - 27
*ISBN 0-553-22515-4

ee also

* Choose Your Own Adventure
* List of Choose Your Own Adventure books