Dragontales was a series of

gamebooks A gamebook is a work of printed fiction that allows the reader to participate in the story by making choices. The narrative branches along various paths, typically through the use of numbered paragraphs or pages. Each narrative typically does not ...

written by Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz as "Rhondi Vilott" and published by Signet in the 1980s. The books place the reader in the role of a young man or woman in various fantasy countries inhabited by a variety of extravagant creatures. The books were meant for readers somewhat older than those of most gamebooks, as romance is a common element, as are allusions to physical development in the books' heroines. An interesting feature of the ''Dragontales'' series was that each odd-numbered book in the series had a white cover and featured a female protagonist, while each even-numbered book had a black cover and a male protagonist. The first book was licensed and made into a

visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...

video game by

Hanako Games Hanako Games is an independent video game development company founded by Georgina Bensley that develops PC games mostly involving female protagonists centered on fantasy- and anime-inspired style. Games on the site include '' Fatal Hearts'', '' ...

in early 2015.

Books in the series

# ''Sword Daughter's Quest'' (1984) # ''Runesword!'' (1984) # ''Challenge of the Pegasus Grail'' (1984) # ''The Towers of Rexor'' (1984) # ''The Unicorn Crown'' (1984) # ''Black Dragon's Curse'' (1984) # ''Spellbound'' (1984) # ''The Dungeons of Dregnor'' (1984) # ''Aphrodite's Mirror'' (1985) # ''Hall of the Gargoyle King'' (1985) # ''Maiden of Greenwold'' (1985) # ''Storm Rider'' (1985) # ''Pledge of Peril'' (1985) # ''Secret of the Sphinx'' (1985)

References

{{reflist * Gamebooks Fantasy gamebooks Signet Books books