Talisman: Challenging the Sands of Time

Designed and Written by Bruce Hoffman

Alarm! Alarm! Something evil hath entered into the Persian Empire! There are reports of crops withering; livestock dying in multitude; bizarre, unpredictable weather changes; and many other strange, mystical occurrences throughout the land. The king's favored magician, Schazabe, believed that an evil and powerful genie had been summoned to wreck such havoc. He ventured forth to locate the genie and unearth an ancient Talisman that he believed could be used to spell the being's destruction!

Over a year hath passed and the mystic hath vanished without a trace! As conditions grow worse with each passing day, Great King Darius hath proclaimed that another shalt seek the magician and rid the land of the evil by whatever means possible! As a lowly and dispensible prisoner of the King, ye art assigned this task. Succeed, and ye shalt win thy freedom . . . fail, and ye shalt bring about the fall of the empire!

Accompanied by the King's chief vizor, the strong but dim-witted Abu, thy journeys shalt lead thee through lush forests and barren deserts, up towering mountains and across vast oceans; into bustling bazaars and deserted ruins, and to splendid palaces and famished villages. This will not be an easy endeavor - suspense and danger will await thee at every turn as ye try to unfold the secrets of the land. Please realize that ye may even fight against magic itself, as ye quest for the magician, the genie and the mystical Talisman!

Enter a whole new world of your computer as you become the main character in a COMPREHEND interactive novel! You control the outcome of the story by typing in all actions, such as "Abu, scale the palace wall," or "go east and bury your head in the sand."

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Back Cover - DOS (US)