ULYSSES: The Pegasi Incident

by tsmpaul

Description

-26th April 2007-
Hi everyone! For those who have played the previous version of this web story-game, there have been a few minor changes. The story is the same, I've simply updated the text to remove errors, correct some grammar, fix spelling mistakes, etc. I've made the demo a little bit shorter as well - no point in giving everything away in the demo!

For those who don't know, this is a demo, consisting of aproximately the first half of my paperback gamebook novel, "Ulysses: The Pegasi Incident", published via www.lulu.com. (That's a big demo for a book!) This first book in my new sci-fi series should be available for purchase late June or early July 2007. For more information, please visit www.pjtgamebooks.com.

BACKGROUND:
The Federation of Worlds contains six different species' home worlds, with hundreds of colonies, space stations and outposts. The FSS Ulysses is a multi-role human starship designed to carry out mission such as scientific exploration, diplomatic duties, emergency evacuations, and the like.

A distress call has been recieved at Starbase 14 from Pegasi Station. All the humans there have fallen mysteriously ill, and the starship F.S.S. Ulysses has been dispatched to examine the situation, and hopefully develop a cure before the humans die. So far, the non-humans (aliens) at the space station all seem to be fine, and the Admiralty is worried that someone might have created a virus that targets humans only - and could therefore be a threat to the entire race! The Ulysses is around 24 hours away from the space station, but is the closest ship, and responds to the distress call with all due haste. They hope that when they arrive, the humans will still be alive...

In this story-game, you are not a particular character. Instead, as events happen, you determine how different characters respond to what is taking place, or solve problems they encounter. By your choices, YOU will be determining how the crew handles the situations they are faced with, and ultimately, whether they succeed or fail.

Stats

(on a scale of 1 to 8)

Maturity Level: 3 - must be at least this tall to play
Game Difficulty: 4 - march in the swamp
Play Length: 7 - It keeps going and going
Player Rating: 7 - even better than Reeses' Cups® (based on 36 ratings)
Played 158 times and finished 9 times since 4/29/2007

Comments

Very nice! Well written, interesting story. Great use of the choices with the characters- better alternative to using "you" everywhere. I -must- buy the ebook for the rest!

-- Raylathotep (Score of 0)
6/12/2008 2:28:32 PM:

Amazing. Simply amazing. Easily an 8/8, 'nough said.

-- Anubis (Score of 0)
9/11/2007 10:09:19 PM:

Hi guys! The final, edited version of the book, has been published, and is available for purchase! This web playable demo is not the most recent version of the book. Spelling and grammar errors have been corrected by my editor since then, however, the story remains unchanged, so this demo gives a good idea of how the book goes. Thanks for reading it :) - Paul Turner

-- tsmpaul (Score of 0)
7/7/2007 7:10:09 AM:

I was a bit skeptical at first, because of all the similarities to Star Trek, but by the time I reached the cliffhanger I was intrigued. How will the Ulysses' crew solve the mystery and avoid antagonizing the Cassians? Very good.

I think the story idea is strong; the overall concept is OK; the writing could use the tender ministrations of a pro or semi-pro editor, for grammar and succintness.

I'm looking forward to purchasing a copy when its ready.

-- Cal (Score of 0)
4/27/2007 6:28:24 AM:

Excellent story telling. Fast pace action, quick thinking fun. Great job!!!

-- ktankerous (Score of 0)
3/23/2007 12:14:47 AM:

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