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A review by bookwormjimmy
Heart of Ice by Russ Nicholson, Dave Morris, Jon Hodgson
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This is my first Interactive Fiction book that I've read. Interactive Fiction allows for me to choose a character at the start of the story with traits, items, and abilities. And throughout the book, I'm making choices, some of which I can only do should I have the necessary skills or equipment in my inventory. It's a step further than a choose your own adventure type story, which I always love. So this was an interesting step further in the genre.
Heart of Ice is a world in the 24th century where the Earth is dying, and a mysterious satellite sends a cryptic message to select people on Earth to search for the Heart of Volent. With that dire warning, you set out on a journey to find this supposed Heart before anyone else. But is it truly the salvation that humanity needs? Or is it perhaps another scion of evil? You get to decide.
I enjoyed trekking through the ice and exploring pyramids, earning codewords, allies, and still managing to survive despite some of the bad choices I made along the way. I took a peek at some of the other choices, mainly because I didn't feel like starting from the very beginning, and got a better idea of what some of the other journeys could have been. The narrative is fairly forgiving, assuming you make good choices to at least try to stay alive. The writing itself was a bit simple, so don't expect anything moving. Rather, focus on the journey and try to stay ahead of your adversaries.
If you read this, what journey did you take, and what was your ending?
Heart of Ice is a world in the 24th century where the Earth is dying, and a mysterious satellite sends a cryptic message to select people on Earth to search for the Heart of Volent. With that dire warning, you set out on a journey to find this supposed Heart before anyone else. But is it truly the salvation that humanity needs? Or is it perhaps another scion of evil? You get to decide.
I enjoyed trekking through the ice and exploring pyramids, earning codewords, allies, and still managing to survive despite some of the bad choices I made along the way. I took a peek at some of the other choices, mainly because I didn't feel like starting from the very beginning, and got a better idea of what some of the other journeys could have been. The narrative is fairly forgiving, assuming you make good choices to at least try to stay alive. The writing itself was a bit simple, so don't expect anything moving. Rather, focus on the journey and try to stay ahead of your adversaries.
If you read this, what journey did you take, and what was your ending?