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'''Middle-earth Quest''' (MEQ) was a series of | [[Image:Middle-earth Quest.png|right|250px|''Middle-earth Quest'' logo]] | ||
'''Middle-earth Quest''' (MEQ) was a series of solo adventure paperback books (similar to the ''[[Tolkien Quest]]'') based on the ''QuestGame'' System, published by [[Iron Crown Enterprises]]. According to [[Terry Kevin Amthor|Terry Amthor]], the books in the ''Middle-earth Quest'' series were scrutinized more closely than the supplements to ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]'', involving [[Rayner Unwin]] and a "Tolkien scholar at Oxford"<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/terbob/terry/biblio.html ''Terry Kevin Amthor Bibliography''] (external link), as of May 9, 2010</ref>. | |||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
* | * [[1986]]: ''[[Rescue in Mirkwood]]'' | ||
* | * [[1988]]: ''[[A Spy In Isengard]]'' | ||
* | * [[1988]]: ''[[Treason at Helm's Deep]]'' | ||
* | * [[1988]]: ''[[Mines of Moria (Middle-earth Quest book)|Mines of Moria]]'' | ||
Two more sequel books were promised to be available (''Search for the Palantír'' and ''Race from Rivendell''), but never reached publication. | Two more sequel books were promised to be available (''Search for the Palantír'' and ''Race from Rivendell''), but never reached publication. | ||
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The world of brave and cruel Men, Hobbits and Elves, Dragons and Dwarves, Orcs and Trolls, and Wizards both good and evil lives on in this series of ''Middle-earth Quest'' gamebooks. You too can now become entwined in the world's richest tapestry of high fantasy. | The world of brave and cruel Men, Hobbits and Elves, Dragons and Dwarves, Orcs and Trolls, and Wizards both good and evil lives on in this series of ''Middle-earth Quest'' gamebooks. You too can now become entwined in the world's richest tapestry of high fantasy. | ||
== Translations == | |||
*''Aventuras en la Tierra Media'' (Spanish) | |||
*''Aventuras na terra-media'' (Portuguese) | |||
*''Äventyr i Midgård'' (Swedish) | |||
*''Mittelerde-Questbucher'' (German) | |||
*''La terra di mezzo'' (Italian) | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.gamebooks.org/show_series.php?id=270 MEQ on ''Demian's Gamebook Web Page''] | |||
{{References}} | |||
[[Category:Role playing games]] | [[Category:Role playing games]] |
Revision as of 01:49, 14 January 2011
Middle-earth Quest (MEQ) was a series of solo adventure paperback books (similar to the Tolkien Quest) based on the QuestGame System, published by Iron Crown Enterprises. According to Terry Amthor, the books in the Middle-earth Quest series were scrutinized more closely than the supplements to MERP, involving Rayner Unwin and a "Tolkien scholar at Oxford"[1].
Publications
Two more sequel books were promised to be available (Search for the Palantír and Race from Rivendell), but never reached publication.
From the publisher
COME TO MIDDLE-EARTH!
The world of brave and cruel Men, Hobbits and Elves, Dragons and Dwarves, Orcs and Trolls, and Wizards both good and evil lives on in this series of Middle-earth Quest gamebooks. You too can now become entwined in the world's richest tapestry of high fantasy.
Translations
- Aventuras en la Tierra Media (Spanish)
- Aventuras na terra-media (Portuguese)
- Äventyr i Midgård (Swedish)
- Mittelerde-Questbucher (German)
- La terra di mezzo (Italian)
External links
References
- ↑ Terry Kevin Amthor Bibliography (external link), as of May 9, 2010