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The King's Quest Companion | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter Spear
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1094475
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 007881815X
EAN: 9780078818158
ASIN: 007881815X
Publication Date: November 1992
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Product Description
Following along the second edition's success, this edition tells the story of the King's Quest through a fictional narrative by Peter Spear. The book offers complete answers (better than hints) to the games as the story unfolds with each turn of the page. This revision includes updates pertinent to the release of King's Quest VI, and new maps for this latest version of the game.
Amazon.com Review
By the standards of computer game books, this is a staggering tome. That it covers the solutions to all seven King's Quest games doesn't account for its length and richness--not even when you take into account that it leads to multiple solutions of many problems. This is more than just a computer game solution book: it's a fantasy novel in its own right. In The King's Quest Companion we often follow the narrative stories of the King's Quest characters, seeing their world through their eyes, hearing their voices and thoughts, seeing them not as on-screen game pieces but as fully developed characters. That might even be too mild a description, because Spear insists throughout that the world of Daventry is "real" and that these stories all really happened. Certainly, the characters have become real for the devoted players who've followed their exploits since the first King's Quest changed the face of computer gaming in 1984. Spear's strategy guide offers solutions to the puzzles that have driven players to distraction for years, but more than that, he adds new depth to the King's Quest experience.
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Amazon Should Be Ashamed For Incorrect Product Info! January 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just received this book,after ordering it here because I just ordered The King's Quest Collection for XP.
This is what Amazon says.(I ordered the third Edition,which is the one shown in the picture.)
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
"By the standards of computer game books, this is a staggering tome. That it covers the solutions to all seven King's Quest games doesn't account for its length and richness--not even when you take into account that it leads to multiple solutions of many problems. This is more than just a computer game solution book: it's a fantasy novel in its own right. In The King's Quest Companion we often follow the narrative stories of the King's Quest characters, seeing their world through their eyes, hearing their voices and thoughts, seeing them not as on-screen game pieces but as fully developed characters. That might even be too mild a description, because Spear insists throughout that the world of Daventry is "real" and that these stories all really happened. Certainly, the characters have become real for the devoted players who've followed their exploits since the first King's Quest changed the face of computer gaming in 1984. Spear's strategy guide offers solutions to the puzzles that have driven players to distraction for years, but more than that, he adds new depth to the King's Quest experience."
This book is only 482 pages not over 600 as they claim,and it absolutely DOES NOT cover KQ7!
I think such false advertising is inexcusable!
Well Done October 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used to own the King's Quest Companion back in the glory days of Roberta's oh-so-nostalgic PC games, but of course time has passed and I lost my book to a basement flood several years ago. When the compilation came out I decided to reorder the guidebook not only to help me out (who can turn Mannanan into a cat all by themself?!), but for the brilliant stories that Peter Spear creates for the world of Daventry and its royal family. Plus, only paying $3.25 for such a treasure was appealing to me as well.
Of course, the book is just as I remember it being--full of illustrations from scenes of the game, helpful tips from Prince Alexander's perspective, and of course what the book was written for: complete walkthroughs to each game; maps and charts for where the character was to go; and item lists with the points value beside them. Spear was lucky to be the one to think of telling the stories this way. He is a very smart man.
The only reason that I do not give this book the five stars it deserved was because it did not contain help for the seventh game. This was partly my own fault (I suppose that I could have read the description more thoroughly), and not truly the author's fault, but I was saddened to discover that I'd have to find an alternate help source in guiding Rosella and Valanice through Etheria.
Howeve, despite my one complaint, I was otherwise completely happy with the book and recommend it to anybody who is looking for help in the 7-game series.
 I'm a big fan of the KQ series... October 25, 2000
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
...However, I've never really liked the KQ companion series of books. I just prefer to make up my own backstories for the events that occur in the games.
 Fulfills Expectation September 22, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book does exactly what it claims. It walks you through the King's Quest series step by step ensuring you get maximum gaming from the series. It also adds a story version to each setup. If you want the fast way to solve the series, I'd definately buy this book.
A #1 Kings Quest Guide! March 29, 2000
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
The Kings Quest Companion Is Excellent! It's #1! If You Play The Games, Or If You Are In Need Of A Great Thing To Read, The Kings Quest Companion's More Than A Guide, It Details Each Game In Novels! Read It!
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