Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island is the first gamebook in Ballantine's "Find Your Fate Adventure" series, by author R. L. Stine. It was released in June 1984.
Publisher's summary[]
Will you and Indiana Jones uncover the secret of THE CURSE OF HORROR ISLAND?
It's your summer vacation. While your friends go to camp or travel with their families, you embark on an exciting journey with your cousin Indiana Jones, the great archaeologist, to the distant Coral Sea. You are bound for Horror Island in search of a priceless ebony idol. But legend has it that the island is cursed and many who got here never live to return! What will happen to you?
The danger begins before you even leave the New York harbor. And every step of the way, battling hostile natives and savage jungle animals, you decide what to do, which moves to make, as you FIND YOUR FATE!
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Marcus Brody
- Higgins
- Professor Huntington
- Captain Jim
- Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones' cousin (First appearance)
- Abner Ravenwood (Mentioned only)
Artifacts[]
Locations[]
- Malekula
- New York City, New York, USA
Behind the scenes[]
There are twenty-one narrative paths in this book (including one that ends in an infinite loop, bouncing between pages 73 and 107). The longest path is thirty-one pages, and ends with Indy recovering the ebony dove statue after his rivals are tricked into thinking it has been destroyed. The page sequence for this path is:
- 1 → 2 → 8 → 9 → 27 → 58 → 65 → 14 → 15 → 43 → 46 → 67 → 77 → 78 → 106 → 72 → 97 → 59 → 98 → 33 → 54 → 38 → 112 → 100 → 11 → 24 → 22 → 23 → 48 → 62 → 63
Cover gallery[]
| ADVENTURE TIMELINE | ||
|---|---|---|
| previous | next | |
| March 1933 | June 1933 | June 1933 |
| Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone | Indiana Jones and the Curse of Horror Island | Indiana Jones and the Giants of the Silver Tower |