Yet another volume in the now long running and pretty successful Endless Quest series of gamebooks, Prisoner of Elderwood continues a trend of adult protagonists for the series as you start off as a prisoner of an evil king that even while he is evil loves his daughter enough to release you if you should retrieve her.

In the process of playing you get a smorgasbord of varyingly annoying sidekicks until you inevitably manage to succeed in your quest. The most interesting thing about this is the ambiguousness of the main villain, who seems to have a more complex moral compass than most cardboard BBEGs.

The highlight here is in the illustrations, both Jeff Easley’s cover and some of the interior illustrations by Gary Williams (who is a bit hit and miss, but the hits are really good). Tune in tomorrow for more of William’s illustrations!