Infocom Books
Apart from publishing interactive fiction, Infocom also published a number of novels based on their
games.
Regular novels
- Arther Byron Cover: Planetfall (1988)
- Craig Shaw Gardner: Wishbringer (1988)
- Robin Wayne Bailey: Enchanter
- Arthur Byron Cover: Stationfall (1989)
- George Alec Effinger: The Zork Chronicles (1990)
Tells the story of an exploration of the Great Underground Empire,
and also doubles as a study of Joseph Campbell's mono-myth (a la "Hero
with One Thousand Faces").
- Robin Wayne Bailey: The Lost City of Zork (1991)
About the deposition of King Zilbo III, and the beginning of the Flathead
dynasty with Duncanthrax on the throne.
- Arthur Byron Cover: Futurefall (unpublished)
This book in mentioned in Stationfall as being a continuation of that
book, but it was never published.
Children's novels
There was also a series of children's books published by Tor, written
by S. Eric Meretzky (Steve Meretzky). These books were also published
in Britain by Penguin.
- Zork - The Forces of Krill
- Zork - The Malifestro Quest
- Zork - The Cavern of Doom
- Zork - Conquest at Quendor
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