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The Fantasy Adventure Sequel to First Light

After saving the Kingdom of Pentari from ruin and total destruction in First Light, you have ascended from the ranks and installed as Governor of the new sixth city of the empire across the Quondem Ocean. This bold move to expand the kingdom to the distant shores of Umbra comes with great rewards and much uncertainty.

Lest you forget - the rogue wizards who nearly destroyed the Empire hailed from Umbra.

The growing young city of Lindon is making quite a mark on the natives; some embrace your settlement while others shun it and seek to snuff it out.  An ancient threat known only in legends grows in strength outside Lindon's walls.  As the leader of the thriving young City of Lindon, you must protect your people and the interests of the Empire.  Taking matters into your own hands, many dangerous tasks lie in front of you as well as a line in the sand you are dared to cross.

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The Next Astonishing Chapter in the Pentari Fantasy Adventure Series

You, a young apprentice in the Wizards Guild of Kent, have been assigned to follow your master as he establishes the Wizards Guild of Lindon. Your teacher, the grand enchanter Rilan, departs from his post as Guildmaster of Kent to lay down the foundation for the Wizard's Guild of Lindon as its first Guildmaster.  Rilan is a master of magic without equal and his powers are called upon to assist the kingdom as it expands across the Quondem ocean.

Grandmaster Rilan is captured in the night during a jolting assault upon the guild in Lindon itself. The other sorcerers of Lindon are busy assisting the Governor of Lindon so it falls upon you, an untested apprentice with shaky magical skills, to wield the mightiest of magics as you act to save the Kingdom itself. Can you do it?

Browse Pentari: The Apprentice

 

Interactive Horror Fiction

Interactive Horror Fiction

Escape from a hellish nightmare.

The First Mile is a chilling work of horror fiction that will scare you to death. When you begin this horror story you're not just reading an incredible horror novel; you are experiencing one firsthand.

Rated   by Adventuregamers.Com

 

Ranked As The Hottest Horror Adventure Game by Apple Computer!
(Don't Own an Apple? Don't worry  -- Everybody can enjoy The First Mile.)

Like most horror stories, things start out simply enough. You're driving cross country to relocate to a new job. Your gas tank is almost empty and your stomach is too. Fortunately, an exit off the interstate comes up right there so you turn off to fill your car and your grumbling stomach.

Just as you pull up to the gas station on the outskirts of town, a crazed man shoots the gas attendant dead. At point-blank range. With a shotgun. Then he turns the shotgun towards your car and takes aim at you! Your heart stops as he pulls the trigger! The roar of the shotgun and the tinkling smashing glass fills the air. Luckily, you ducked first. Your unknown nemesis raises the powerful weapon right at you, through the windshield and all.  He pulls the trigger but nothing happens. Fiddling with the weapon doesn't help. The bedraggled killer glares at you before he runs off. 

What happens next? Only you can decide.  The First Mile is a work of Interactive Fiction where anything is possible and  everything is worth a try.   You are the main character in this horror story and every move you make will either lead to your escape....or your death.

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"The First Mile should come with a night light. Nightmares galore! Implementor Howard Sherman is at the top of his game.  The First Mile is frighteningly good!" - Jack van Landingham, Hollywood actor.

Take command of a ticonderoga-class cruiser

Interactive Fiction with a suspense fiction/techno thriller slant

The Ultimate Techno Thriller

Have a seat... in the captain's chair.

Take command of USS Las Vegas on an over-the-top tour of duty with four missions spanning the globe. As captain of this Ticonderoga-class cruiser, an array of devastating, state-of-the-art weapons, both conventional and nuclear, are at your command. Leading your ship and crew from Sicily, to the Straits of Gibraltar, to Iran, North Korea and elsewhere, you are acting on the orders of the President of the United States to end the ambitions of rogue nations seeking nukes and terrorists out to topple civilization as we know it. Will your ship be destroyed on the open sea? Sabotaged by a terrorist? Or ultimately victorious? As captain, only you can decide.

 Browse Endgame

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Interactive Crime Fiction Without Peer

Crime Fiction with a twist - you are inside the murder mystery!

An Interactive Murder Mystery

This time, the game really is afoot.

 

Ranked as the Hottest Murder Mystery Game by Apple Computer - Twice!
(Don't Own an Apple? Don't worry  -- Everybody can enjoy Greystone!)

Did you ever try to solve a murder mystery before? If you enjoy reading a good crime novel, you'll really enjoy trying to solve one. When you enter the Greystone Mental Hospital undercover, you must stop the vicious killer before he claims another innocent victim. Whether you enjoy a good work of crime fiction or an addictive murder mystery game, Greystone is a title you will never forget.

After you've built your case through discovery of evidence and establishment of motive, make your arrest.  Just make sure you have the right man and he won't walk on a technicality.  With forty different endings, Greystone is a murder mystery that will challenge you like never before.

Will the murderer be caught? That's up to you. Greystone is a work of Interactive Fiction where anything is possible and  everything is worth a try.   You are the detective in this murder mystery and innocent people are counting on you to stop the relentless killer before he takes another life. Don't take too long to make an arrest for Greystone's killer may well discover your true identity and mark you as his next victim.

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A Science Fiction Fantasy Adventure through an exotic world.

 A fantasy adventure romp making science fiction interactive!

Immersive Science Fiction

Be a Hero and Save the World.

Step inside the magical kingdom of Pentari as a captain in the Empire's army. Dark forces have plunged an entire city into chaos and you are sent in to stop them. Your sword and your wits won't be enough. You must grow to become a master of magic and rise up to vanquish a great, hidden evil.

Immerse yourself into the magical lands of Pentari where elves, dwarves, men and even dragons all live together in peace.  A world where magic is real and life is good. The Wizards of Pentari have reached the pinnacle of sorcery and have assured the kingdom's safety and prosperity forever thanks to potent new magics under their control. Three powerful orbs, forged by sweat and sorcerery, bring unimaginable power to those who wield them. Those orbs have been turned to evil by traitorous sorcerers bent on conquering Pentari. Thanks to their treachery, the Guild of Wizards has been overrun as their own power was used against them. The city of Delphin is all but fallen, your own men lost to you.

Will the kingdom of Pentari be destroyed? Not if you're up to the challenge. First Light is a work of Interactive Fiction where anything is possible and  everything is worth a try.   You are the hero in this adventure and your every move will mean salvation or total destruction for everything you hold dear.

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