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June, 1933 "Curse of Horror Island"

[Depicted in Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island, the first gamebook in Ballantine's "Find Your Fate Adventure" series, written by R. L. Stine - released in June 1984.]


  • In this adventure series that has twenty one narrative paths, the reader takes the role of Indy’s cousin who is joining the archaeologist en route to ‘Horror Island’ in search of a priceless artifact known as the Ebony Dove. 


  • Locations in this adventure are:


  • Coral Sea - a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, characterized by its warm climate that produces frequent rain and tropical cyclones. Of its many islands and reefs it’s also home to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), a World Heritage Site and the largest reef system in the world. Although fishing in the region is restricted, the area is a popular tourist destination as it’s rich with various birds and aquatic life. 

  • Malakula - also spelled Malekula - discovered by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós in 1606, and is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu located in the Pacific Ocean region of Melanesia. There are approximately 23,000 inhabitants on the island who speak nearly thirty different languages, and the two tribes are called Big Nambas and Small Nambas. 

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