Invaders of the Planet Earth

The Choose Your Own Adventure series offered an option every few pages to choose how the story would continue. According to your preference, you would follow its instructions by turning to the appropriate page of the book as indicated by your choice. This was a popular and revolutionary idea when the series was first launched in the early 1980s, driving it to incredible sales levels for many years until it was overshadowed by variants on the idea that took the concept to more elaborate lengths (e.g. Fighting Fantasy) and especially by other interactive media.

The plot: Aliens come to Earth and they invade it. Should I have used a spoiler tag?

Observations: Someone in marketing back in 1987 was a fool. First, they thought they'd put a show more banner on the bottom corner of the cover that reads "More Challenging Choices!", which is an insult to the 69 books that came before this one. Secondly, they thought it was a brilliant idea to change the cover design. No, it isn't, stop it. I was looking for an excuse to draw the line somewhere, so this was where my collecting ended.

Personal memories: I remember reading this one a few times and scoffing over the supposedly more challenging choices. If you want to slip into the woods, turn to page 54; but if you decide to stay with the wagons, turn to page 67! I'm practically sweating, here. show less