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I am happy to report that Moon Knight: Age of Anubis was more than a one-hit wonder. I read it through multiple times without repeating many scenes. And even with a couple of repeated scenes, each round felt unique and held my interest. What’s more, I know that I still have plenty of scenes I never even got to. This means that I can read it through several more times (at least) and get different adventures each time.
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I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. The downfall was that I requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before the book was archived. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it!
This is a new character to me but I struggled with this particular book. It’s a game book so the context and the format made me stall more than once. If you are a fan of this character it seems like it would be a fun and enjoyable but but mostly I read it for the mix of Marvel and Egyptian mythology. Maybe I would have had more fun if I had played my way through the book? The writing are still well done and descriptive and the plot was interesting.
This is such a hugely interactive book, and so much fun to read and follow. This is an adventure gamebook based on the Marvel Character Moon Knight where you (the reader) team up to stop a rampaging mummy and the plague. This is such a fun and engaging read and will be purchased for my shelf as soon as it is published!
You're an Egyptologist setting up a new exhibit when an actual mummy breaks out and starts wreaking havoc on the city. In comes Moon Knight to save the day! Konshu declares that you're a high priest and must tag along with Moon Knight to stop evil from spreading and the adventure truly begins.
It's a really fun adventure book where you get to pick what happens next in the story with random decisions and the results of tossing dice to get points. Very fun and imaginative, but not very practical when you're traveling or reading while on your commute because you need to be able to take notes and roll at least one die on almost every page.
I really liked how many characters it brings in for MK and the reader to interact with and how much each branch of the story changes depending on the decisions and points. It's very interactive and reads almost like you're playing a video game.
Happy thanks to NetGalley and Aconyte Books for the action-filled read!
This is so fun to do omg???!!! Lol this is only the second time I've read game adventure book. The first one's Percy Jackson and it's not as complicated as Moon Knight. It feels like I'm upgrading my level 😭😂🫶🏽🫶🏽
I wouldn't say I master those superpowers in brackets line with all the calculations, but I love the possibilities. I love the vast variety of versions provided 🥹👌
If you're a book gamer, this one's for you✨✨
I love Marvel, love the Moon Knight, and love choose-your-adventure stories, so I couldn’t pass this one by. It was very fun and entertaining to read! Love the joy that this book brought.
Moon Knight: Age of Anubis is the latest in Marvel’s Multiverse Missions Adventure Gamebook series, which is basically the merging of old school Choose Your Own Adventure books and D&D. As a big fan of Moon Knight I’m thrilled anytime I see something knew starring him. Note this isn’t a book you’re going to read from start to finish. It’s more of a game, and interactive adventure so to speak. You’ll want to have a pen and paper handy to keep track of your stats and the like as well a some dice. Now as with the previous books which starred Deadpool and She-Hulk, you don’t actually play the title character Moon Knight, rather you’ll assist him on the adventure. As for the story itself, I can’t give you an overall recap as it’s an ever evolving adventure that you’ll help steer, and as such changes depending on the decisions and combat rolls you’ll make. What I will say is that Jonathan Green did a wonderful job of capturing the feel of Moon Knight and weaving an entertaining adventure that I’ve enjoyed playing through multiple times, seeing where the different paths took me. While I normally don’t comment on what format people choose to read, I can say that while this works perfectly fine on kindle, this is the type of book I honestly prefer to have in physical format. Just my personal preference. Though no matter how you decide to consume (aka play) this one, you’ll have a blast. I’d like to thank Aconyte Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read/play and review and eARC of Moon Knight: Age of Anubis.
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Moon Knight: Age of Anubis was my first ever gameplay book and I loved it so much! It's like playing DnD but you are the only player and the book is a dungeon master. I enjoyed the story so much, I got invested pretty quickly and the different choices and different consequences made it fun. I got through it only once, however, I'm definitely planning on going through the story again and try other choice options to see how they influence the story.
It was a great introduction to gameplay books as a board game genre, and I would recommend Age of Anubis to beginners, too. Enjoyed it a lot and I''ll pick other game books more often in the future.
I received an e-reader copy from Aconyte Books in exchange for an honest review. I had a great time reading this choose-your-own-adventure type book. The instructions are very clear which maximized the entertainment value. This cannot be overstated!
This book allows the reader to immerse themselves quite literally in the Marvel Universe. I got to imagine what it would be like if I suddenly became an ally of the Fist of Khonshu. Although this is a book, it feels a lot like playing a board game almost. Be ready with a set of dice and a pen and notebook to keep track of your points and inventory. Be careful because the wrong choices and/or losing too many battles can get you or Moon Knight killed!
I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to relive those days of the Scholastic Book Fair or to those that want a change of pace when it comes to their reading habits.
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About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2023 MARVEL
Combining those old choose your own adventure books with a ttrpg type adventure, I ended up really enjoying this Moon Knight choose your own adventure book.
Playing the part of a character who discovers that they are the High Priest of Konshu you aid Moon Knight to fight N’Kantu, The Living Mummy from releasing some ancient evil god or other.
All good so far!.
Throughout the book you make choices that affect you in some way (mainly your own stats), collect some stuff that aids you, whilst also trying to navigate pitfalls that are designed to hamper your progress and ultimately get you killed.
II enjoyed this book!. It was light, it was entertaining and just bloody good fun. I liked the cameo of Jack Russell, Werewolf by Night (where incidentally Moon Knight made his first appearance. So I thought that was a good little nod!) and also the inclusion of Dr Strange, who I have always had a bit of a soft spot for.
And in addition to that, it's Moon Knight, and as a big fan of the old Egyptian spirit of vengeance, I just couldn’t help but like this one
This is the first time that I have actually played these types of books, being a little too old for them when they were first introduced, so I thought that seeing it was Moon Knight, and the fact that I have enjoyed all the Marvel books that I have read that have been released in the Marvel universe by Aconyte, I thought I would give it a go.
The writing is as you would expect in this type of book, but Jonathan Green does a great job of keeping me entertained and keeping me wanting to return to the book to play it again.
Yeah! Enjoyed it!
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. ©2023 MARVEL
This was such a fun time! I've never seen a chose your own adventure for adults, so this was something I hadn't done since I was a kid.
I grew up reading books that allowed you to make choices in adventuring books(you won’t catch me using a trademark). I loved them and even read some of the old superhero fiction set in this particular sub-genre so I was very excited to see how it’s evolved in the last 30 years.
Marvel's Multiverse Missions Adventure Gamebook is an elevated system not only allowing you to make choices on events you take in the book but also roll for three stats Mystic, Mind, Might that you use in battles and encounters throughout the book. You will also collect Qualities, Achievements and Objects that will help you survive. The system is very easy to use but I will admit that at times it gets clunky writing everything down for little reward in the end in my opinion.
You play an Egyptologist who discovers you’re a High Priest of Khonshu. With the help of Moon Knight you must stop The Living Mummy from releasing an evil god. Along the way you run into several other Marvel characters who help or hinder your path depending on your choices.
Overall the story is very rudimentary but all the cameos and gameplay is fun. It’s definitely more of a Tween to YA audience but it was a great nostalgia read for me.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. ©2023 MARVEL
A choose your own adventure book with Moon Knight!
I loved coming across this book because it is not what I expected to read, I love that it has several resolutions, paths, and that depending on the qualities and characteristics you can go to different places.
I work in a school library and the Choose Your Own Adventure books are one of my most beloved. Imagine one that is from Marvel on top! They would totally love it.
Without a doubt, an entertaining read where I read as quickly as possible to know what was going to follow, thinking very carefully about what choice to make and also letting my characteristics choose the destination for me.
Super fun, entertaining, to read many times and keep discovering things.
Thanks Aconyte Books for the ARC I read on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel uses its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2023 MARVEL
Loved the tv series and really wanted to start the comics
But seen this on netgalley and thought I would try it.
Really liked it and loved moon knight
"Moon Knight stars in this brilliant new Marvel gamebook adventure of choice and chance, where only the player can stop an evil ritual which controls the powers of life and death
When N’Kantu, the Living Mummy, escapes his sarcophagus and steals an artifact that turns swaths of mankind into zombies, Moon Knight steps in to save the day… But is hampered by an eager Egyptologist whose choices seem to influence his personalities and strengths. As Moon Knight and the Egyptologist chase N’Kantu from the streets of New York to navigating traps, tricks, and riddles within an ancient temple in Egypt, the two uncover an evil ritual that will begin a battle between gods over the power of life and death. Only the Egyptologist holds the key to unraveling the dark plot… everybody’s lives are in their hands!"
This book was a lot of fun to read. I haven't read many choose your own story and see what the consequences are much. I enjoyed seeing what happened with my choices and I stayed up late a few times doing so. If you like Marvel and Moon Knight you should check this one out!
This was my first time reading a Marvel Multiverse Missions book and I greatly enjoyed the experience. I read a lot of choose your own adventure-type books in elementary school, and adding a combat system made the experience stay fresh. I want to say I played through three times, two ended rather abruptly but the third time took me on a long spanning sprawl through a compelling story arc. I really liked that while the story centered around Moon Knight as well as his other personalities, there was no stigma against Marc for having a mental illness (Dissociative Identity Disorder). Additionally, while the player character, an egyptologist, was kept blank for readers to project onto, they were still able to contribute to the plot and decisions actually felt like they mattered. I also liked the inclusion of other Marvel characters, like Doctor Strange and Jack Russel (Werewolf by Night) and it made the universe feel real. The Egyptian mythology parts were also compelling.
Overall, it's a positive experience for readers of all ages and I will have to look into more of these Marvel adventure books in the future!
Thank you to NetGalley, Jonathan Green, Aconyte Book and Marvel Comics for this e-ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.
To start, I am a big fan of Moon Knight as a whole, especially after the TV show (I know, I know, I gotta read the comics), so to me - this was a fantastic glimpse into the world of Moon Knight. I am also a huge fan of TTRPG games. I enjoy a good RPG and a good hero too.
I loved this book. With so many options, it's so easy to play multiple times, and if you're like me, try to complete all the achievements. This book put me back to my childhood games like this, where I would spend hours trying to figure out all the options. I liked keeping track of all my stats. I'm the forever DM of my RPG group and it felt nice to be a player again. It feels like a TTRPG game that could be very easily modified to play with a group or just another person. I could easily see myself playing this with a friend and just playing it again by myself.
My only note is that I would have liked to have some clarification of what dice to use. I was using a d6 but I think a d12 could be a great dice to use as well. Be prepared to take notes and play MULTIPLE times to really view the story.
It is a fun adventure read for any superhero fans out there. I would really like more books like this to play through. I had so much fun though and I like books that are fun like this!
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Review
Moon Knight Age of Anubis is the third marvel multiverse game book by Aconyte Books. It sees N’Kantu the living Mummy escape his sarcophagus and steal an artifact that turns swaths of mankind into zombies. Of course the fist of Konshu, Moon Knight, steps in to save the day but is hampered by an over eager Egyptologist whose choices are seemingly influencing his personalities and strengths. The unlikely duo join forces to chase down N’Kantu through New York to an ancient temple in Egypt all while navigating traps, tricks and riddles. There they will uncover an evil ritual that wil begin a battle between the gods over the power of life and death and only the Egyptologist holds the key to unraveling this dark plot. Everybody’s lives are in their hands!
I have always loved game books since the Fighting Fantasy days of my youth (unfortunately where I grew up not as many people liked roleplaying games so the books allowed me to enjoy the past time and hobby myself) and with a love of Egyptology (I was also the Egypt girl!) this one is already ticking boxes. Add in Moon Knight, one of my favourite super heroes (because of Egyptian connections!) and it is a win but just because I was excited for this one doesn’t mean it would be good, thankfully Jonathan Green didn’t make this good he made it brilliant! It’s got action, riddles, traps, funny interactions and best of all re-playability. Moon Knight is written amazingly and so are we (the Egyptologist). I adore the ability to choose your path and see how things could play out differently. I loved the first two novels, particularly Deadpool’s one but I have to say this one is now easily my favourite.
Writing choose your own adventure and gamebooks is not easy. You have to balance a lot of things to make it work and Green does just that. You instantly become immersed in this tale and the writing is perfect at bringing the world around you to life and the characters within it. I honestly adored this one and will have to get a physical copy because I can see me replaying this again and again. Partly because it’s Moon Knight, partly because it’s fantastic and partly because I can live one of my dreams of being an Egyptologist if only for a short while! If you loved gamebooks, solo adventures, Moon Knight, ancient Egypt or just want to kill a bit of time in a fun and engaging way this is the book for you!
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This is an adventure gamebook based on the Marvel Character Moon Knight where you (the reader) team up to stop a rampaging mummy and the plague it brings to NYC (with a few other mythological encountered on the way) … I haven’t don’t one of these for so long that it gets +1 just for nostalgia. The only downside here is that you have to keep track of stats, objects, boons and achievements on a separate piece of paper to play this game right (and you need two 6 sided dice), so it is not just choosing options (so replayability is good +1). And of course you are playing alongside a superhero in NYC. There are 300 scenes to piece together with 15 possible endings and only 4 ways to win (so there are a lot fo dumb ways to die). I played through a few scenarios (win/loss 1:2 … die rolls were horrible) and had fun each time (+1). The storyline was interesting and fast paced (if not particularly detailed). There is an added advantage with reading on an ebook/kindle because the links to jump to the next part of the adventure are right there with the options (so you don’t have to fumble back and forth for the pages). YMMV, but I am giving this one two thumbs up!
I was given this free advance reader copy (ARC) ebook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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