Does anyone remember...

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:52 pm

...Those Sonic books by "martin adams"? They were probably the first book I actually enjoyed aged eight... The memories... Anyway, does anyone else remember them? They had names like "Sonic the Hedghog in the forth dimension" or "STH and the silicon warriors" and were mostly written after sonic 2, before knuckles appeared. I want to know more about them and how I can lay my hands on some of the others - ebay has drawn a blank and searching the internet led me to this site's page on them but not the books themselves (although it's a fair tradeoff

). Can you help me find these most excellent pieces of sonic literature?

Post by **G.Silver** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:25 am

I certainly don't remember anything about these books (and I'd bet that they wouldn't be so great if not first read at age 8...), but I got curious and found them for you. :) Half.com had nothing, and amazon.com had nothing, but there was a reference too the books by Martin Adams in another book about the "reading habits of English children." English books eh? Sure enough, amazon.co.uk has three of them (used, though), just give a search for Martin Adams Sonic and that should do it.

Really man, you're in England and you didn't check there?! Here I was, concerned that this poor guy just trying to be reunited with the books he loves was going to get charged an arm and a leg for shipping, or that maybe the sellers wouldn't ship overseas, or who knows what exactly. All for nuthin.' Anyway, get your books. They seem scarce. :)

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:59 am

"Martin Adams" was a collective pen name used by book's several authors. Their actual names were Marc Gascoigne, James Wallis, and Carl Sargent. Maybe you'll be able to find something else if you look those up.

Incidentally, they also wrote Penguin's Sonic Adventure Gamebooks. I'd never heard of those, but apparently they're like Choose Your Own Adventure books with RPG elements. I used to really like Choose Your Own Adventure books, but I only just discovered that they haven't been published since 1998. What's the problem with kids today?

hello.jpg · Post by **hello.jpg** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:02 am

I have 3 of the 4 "Martin Adams" books in my collection. They kick ass (as close to canon as we're going to get in terms of "serious" writing), and no, I'm not selling them. I suggest second hand bookshops for you, young squire. Harr.

The Almighty Bunghole · Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:27 am

I had some cheap chatty Sonic book, and one of those Sonic game books, that's about it.

Post by **Popcorn** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 6:03 am

I had Sonic in the Fourth Dimension and, I gotta say, it was a bloody good read, even now. Back when I too was eight years old it was even better.

Post by **Popcorn** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 6:04 am

http://www.deco.franken.de/books/books.html

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:38 am

If only they had that guy/those guys/whatever penning some of the scripts for sonic adventure... Oh well. I'm off to do some reading.

Post by Bo » Fri Jun 04, 2004 8:24 am

Did I dream it or did I reply to this earlier?
Anyway... I had a couple copies of the "Martin Adams" books as a kid, but in my infinite wisdom, I colored some of them. I sold the non-vandalized ones with my comic books a while back.
Speaking of video game books, did anyone else have the Super Mario "Choose Your Own Adventure" books? I read the hell out of those.

Post by **Delphine** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:07 pm

I had all four of those books as a child... and then one day my mom had a fit and threw them out, along with all of my comic books. Girls don't like that sort of thing, see. Yeah, I'm not still bitter or anything.

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:41 pm

I would be.

bcdcdude · Post by **bcdcdude** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 3:01 pm

Yeah, i have Sonic the Hedgehog in Robotnik's Labortory (I think that's what it's called). It took me 8 years to read it, and it was a bloody good read.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:25 pm

Popcorn wrote:I had Sonic in the Fourth Dimension and, I gotta say, it was a bloody good read, even now. Back when I too was eight years old it was even better.

bcdcdude wrote:Yeah, i have Sonic the Hedgehog in Robotnik's Labortory (I think that's what it's called). It took me 8 years to read it, and it was a bloody good read.

Well, that was a bloody good read!

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:36 pm

Three bloody good readers can't be wrong. Although I would rank the forth dimension as merely "Extremely Spiffing", but only because it doesn't have knuckles in it.

That smiley is wobbling his lip at us. This action disturbs and confuses me.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 11:35 am

You could learn a few things from his wobbling lip move. Your girlfriend would really appreciate it, ifyaknowwhatImeanandIthinkyado....

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:00 pm

Excellent suggestion. Now I need a girlfriend. Who's remotely female around here...

Hey, Del! Come here and let me ask you something!

Post by **Delphine** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:48 pm

Shya, right. At least SK is cute in that adorable little kid way.

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:52 pm

I'm sad now.

...-er.

J.C.14 · Post by **J.C.14** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:55 pm

Amazing Grant wrote:You could learn a few things from his wobbling lip move. Your girlfriend would really appreciate it, ifyaknowwhatImeanandIthinkyado....

Well...I don't

WhoopA · Post by **WhoopA** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:25 pm

J.C.14 wrote:
Amazing Grant wrote:You could learn a few things from his wobbling lip move. Your girlfriend would really appreciate it, ifyaknowwhatImeanandIthinkyado....
Well...I don't

Too young then,

J.C.14 · Post by **J.C.14** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:37 pm

WhoopA wrote:
J.C.14 wrote:
Amazing Grant wrote:You could learn a few things from his wobbling lip move. Your girlfriend would really appreciate it, ifyaknowwhatImeanandIthinkyado....
Well...I don't
Too young then,

I do know, it kinda was a joke, kissing, french kissing, sex, 2nd Base, sperm, jacking I know it all for someone my age, (i'm 11)

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:49 pm

Do you have any older siblings? Because most of the stuff my little brothers know, they learned from me.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 10:29 pm

J.C.14 wrote:
WhoopA wrote:
J.C.14 wrote:
Amazing Grant wrote:You could learn a few things from his wobbling lip move. Your girlfriend would really appreciate it, ifyaknowwhatImeanandIthinkyado....
Well...I don't
Too young then,
I do know, it kinda was a joke, kissing, french kissing, sex, 2nd Base, sperm, jacking I know it all for someone my age, (i'm 11)

I wasn't implying kissing.

Ask your mom.

Post by **Delphine** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 10:51 pm

Amazing Grant wrote: I wasn't implying kissing.

Ask your mom. :twisted:

Well, you COULD say it's a TYPE of kissing. There are lips involved.

Jaden · Post by **Jaden** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:06 pm

And depending on some factors a cheek or two... I say kids these days just need to sit down with the Karma Sutra... Everyone needs to know how the yoni and lingam connects to provide bliss to calm the the sprirt of Kamadhenu...