King's Quest: The Floating Castle

From King's Quest Omnipedia

The first of the official King's Quest novels. Unlike the second and third novel, this first was written by Craig Mills.

This story takes place after Alexander's return to Daventry, some point between KQ4 and KQ6. As he hurries home to avoid an upcoming storm, he notices what looks like a dark flying castle in the sky above him. Sure enough, after a particularly vicious storm, the dark castle has planted itself right in Daventry's countryside and sends warriors and monsters to terrorize the bewildered land.

The villain in this story, the powerful wizard Telgrin who stole the castle, comes to the castle and demands power over Daventry and its people. When Graham refuses, the wizard steals his soul. Alexander immediately sets out with Cyril, an apprentice wizard to retrieve it.

Many familiar fantasy elements appear here - witches who turn people into frogs and captive princesses.

[edit] Background

According to the Fall 1995 issue of Interaction Magazine, King's Quest: The Floating Castle is a way to experience the magic of King's Quest without a computer. The books was written by Craig Mills based on the popular series of Roberta Williams. It is the first printed-page version of King's Quest, and allows readers to follow their favorite characters in an all new adventure-fantasy story.