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Richard Oliver Brightfield (September 28, 1927 – August 2, 2020) was an American writer of children's gamebooks.

Biography

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Richard Oliver Brightfield was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 28, 1927.[1] He wrote a number of Choose Your Own Adventure books, and was the first author to establish himself within that series after its founders Edward Packard and R.A. Montgomery. Although he is probably best known among collectors of that series for his books on martial arts, his earliest works for that series had quite different subject matter, being focused on various scientific topics or fantasy.

Brightfield resided in Palm Beach County, Florida.[2] He died in Boynton Beach, Florida on August 2, 2020, at the age of 92.[3]

Choose Your Own Adventure

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  • 19. Secret of the Pyramids
  • 26. The Phantom Submarine
  • 30. The Curse of Batterslea Hall
  • 33. The Dragons' Den
  • 36. The Secret Treasure of Tibet
  • 46. The Deadly Shadow
  • 70. Invaders of the Planet Earth
  • 75. Planet of the Dragons
  • 82. Hurricane!
  • 88. Master of Kung Fu
  • 102. Master of Tae Kwon Do
  • 106. Hijacked!
  • 108. Master of Karate
  • 126. Master of Martial Arts
  • 148. Master of Judo
  • 166. Master of Aikido
  • 176. Master of Kendo

Choose Your Own Adventure - Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

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  • 1. The Valley of the Kings
  • 2. South of the Border
  • 3. Revolution in Russia
  • 4. Masters of the Louvre
  • 5. African Safari
  • 6. Behind the Great Wall
  • 7. The Roaring Twenties
  • 8. The Irish Rebellion

Choose Your Own Nightmare

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  • 3. Island of Doom
  • 12. Something's in the Woods
  • 15. How I Became a Freak

Earth Inspectors

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  • 7. China: Why Was an Army Made of Clay?
  • 8. U.S.A.: What is the Great American Invention?

Escape from Tenopia

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  • 2. Trapped in the Sea Kingdom
  • 3. Terror on Kabran
  • 4. Star System Tenopia

Escape from the Kingdom of Frome

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  • 2. The Forest of the King
  • 3. The Caverns of Mornas
  • 4. The Battle of Astar

Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog

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  • 3. Water Around, Earth Below!

Your AMAZING Adventures

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  • 1. The Castle of Doom
  • 2. Island of Fear
  • 3. Terror Under the Earth
  • 4. The Dragonmaster
  • 5. Revenge of the Dragonmaster
  • 6. The Battle of the Dragons

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Richard Brightfield". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ Klinger, Cindy N. (June 21, 1992) "Big on books: Libraries can keep kids enthralled and entertained until Labor Day", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, p. 30.
  3. ^ "Richard Oliver Brightfield". Forever Missed. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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