The Silver Lining
From King's Quest Omnipedia
The Silver Lining is a fanmade sequel to the series and will give unofficial answers to many of the perceived unsolved problems in the series. It is currently being developed by Phoenix Online Studios and is a game inspired by the King's Quest series.
Phoenix Online Studios received a special fan license allowing them to make the game.
The game starts during a celebration in the Green Isles that goes horribly wrong when a dark enchantment befalls the land. From there, King Graham embarks on a journey to reverse the spell, but as he does, he starts finding out that there's much more going on than what meets the eye. The story eventually tells the tale of two societies -- the Black Cloak Society and the Silver Cloak Society -- that were at war more than a thousand years ago. At that time, a prophecy was uttered. This prophecy is linked to the Daventry family and somehow explains all the events that have taken place during each King's Quest game. [1]
Currently a demo for Shadows has been released to the public. In it we learn that Graham must go on an adventure to save his son and daughter from the curse put on them by a mysterious man in a black cloak.
The saga continues. Be prepared.
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- An unofficial timeline was created for this game by the The Silver Lining team. However, no official source has given specific calendar dates (except for mentioning how much time passed between each game). It should be noted however that The Silver Lining timeline differs from the official references to time between games made in the sierra games, game manuals and official strategy guides. It is unknown if its merely a mistake on their part, or intentional. It is also not known to what extent the The Silver Lining timeline will affect the storyline of their game (I.E. how many specific references to dates will be made within the game itself).
- Peter Spear is writing an unofficial novelization of The Silver Lining for the TSL team.
- The developers have said that The Silver Lining follows the events seen in the official KQ games rather than the KQ2 remake. So expanded history, new characters, and altered characters from the remake do not apply to the story.
- The game was formerly known as KQIX: Every Cloak Has A Silver Lining, but was shortened to "The Silver Lining".
- The game was originally going to be released as a trilogy, under the titles; Part I: Shadows, Part II: The Two That Are One, Part III: Eternities. Each part was to be three chapters long. However, due to various reasons production stopped on parts II, III, and chapter three of part I. it was decided to release only the finished work under the title The Silver Lining.[2] The rest of the story may never be released.
