Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest Books in Order

Part ofDouglas Niles Books in Order

See the Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest books by Douglas Niles in order, with short summaries, series background, and help choosing your next solo read.

Last updated: July 4, 2026

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Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest books in publication order

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Tarzan And The Well Of Slaves

by Douglas Niles

1985

This gamebook drops Tarzan into a dangerous search tied to slavers and a hidden well. Choices drive the action, so the path out depends on the reader.

Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest books in chronological order

Tarzan And The Well Of Slaves
by Douglas Niles
1985Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest, Book 1

Series background & context

The Endless Quest books were many readers' first taste of fantasy gaming without a full tabletop session. They are branching paperbacks built around decisions, danger, and the simple pleasure of turning to a new page because you chose the risky door.

Compared with the more rules-forward Super Endless Quest books, the classic Endless Quest line is usually lighter and quicker. The structure is still interactive, but the emphasis is on pace, peril, and the feeling that the reader is steering the adventure. That made the line especially good for younger readers and for people who liked Dungeons & Dragons from a distance before they ever played a campaign.

Douglas Niles was a natural fit for this format because he was good at clear setups and forward motion. Even when the line gets pulpy or simple, the appeal is easy to understand. You are not only reading about monsters, traps, and escapes. You are choosing them.

These books are very much products of their era, but that is part of the charm. They treat fantasy as a place to poke, test, and try again rather than just a story to receive passively.

They are gateway books, in a good sense.

This page helps you place Douglas Niles's contributions within the wider Endless Quest line and pick the kind of solo adventure you want next.