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The Retro Box

The Retro Box

BY

Edward Packard

This action-packed 4-book boxed set takes YOU on over 160 adventures!

Explore winding paths through the past and future, search for the lost city of Atlantis in your very own submarine, blast off to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, and travel by hot air balloon across the forbidding dunes of the Sahara in this 4-book set boxed together in a nostalgic 80s-era gift box. Featuring exclusive editions of some of the most classic books in the Choose universe, The Retro Box includes:

  • The Cave of Time by Edward Packard
  • Journey Under the Sea by R. A. Montgomery
  • Space and Beyond by R. A. Montgomery
  • By Balloon to the Sahara by D. Terman
  • A brand new poster
NUMBER OF PAGES

576

PUBLICATION DATE

October 14, 2025

DIMENSIONS

4-3/16 x 6-7/8

CATEGORIES
EAN

9781937133061

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Edward Packard

EDWARD PACKARD was born in 1931 in Huntington, New York, and worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer. He wrote the first book in Bantam’s classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, The Cave of Time, and wrote many other titles in the series. His book Imagining the Universe (1994), received a Scientific American book award. His recent writings are available at edwardpackard.com. 

R. A. MONTGOMERY wrote his first interactive book, Journey Under the Sea, in 1976 and published it under the series name The Adventures of You. A few years later Bantam Books bought this book, renamed the series Choose Your Own Adventure, and a publishing phenomenon was born. The series has sold more than 260 million copies in over 40 languages.

D. TERMAN worked as a novelist for many years, writing for the Choose Your Own Adventure series as well as novels of political intrigue and adventure for adults, including First Strike, Free Flight, Shell Game, Cormorant, and several others. His wife, Seddon Johnson, also contributed two titles to the Choose Your Own Adventure series.

EXPLORE OUR ENTIRE SERIES

What’s waiting for you on the other side? If you’re brave, turn the page to find out.

The Cave of Time The Mystery of Chimney Rock Your Code Name is Jonah

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