Books like Choose Your Own Adventure - The Third Planet from Altair by Edward Packard
The reader joins a crew in transit to the third planet from Altair to investigate mysterious extraterrestrial broadcasts. Presented with a series of decisions, the story unfolds based on the reader’s choices, guiding the ship’s course and determining the crew’s survival. As a landmark in plot-your-own stories, this juvenile science‑fiction adventure invites readers to become active participants in an interstellar quest.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Edward Packard
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