About

The FORMAT

Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure stories from when you were a kid?

You’d open the book, read the first few pages, and then all the sudden you were asked to make a decision. Do this or do that? Take this road or take that road? Talk to this person or talk to that person?

You’d make your choice, then flip to the page indicated by your selection to find out what happens as a result.

Sometimes you’d end up dead. Sometimes you’d end up in trouble, sometimes you’d find one of many satisfying endings.

But YOU were in control. It truly was your story, your adventure.

Choose is my attempt to recreate at least some of that magic in webserial format.

The POLLS

The very first poll asked readers what type of story they wanted.

Readers chose “Clouds and Feathers : Castles and Dirigibles : Skies and Air Pirates. Flight” and the steampunk/fantasy genre of Choose was initiated.

The second poll asked readers what species/race the first mate of the pirate ship should be.

Readers chose “Ticker – self-aware clockwork. Very rare, very valuable, and almost always packaged with a superiority complex” and the most beloved character of Choose – Bones – was born.

Things have only gotten better since then.

The HOMAGES

One of the fun aspects of writing Choose is that I’ve been allowed to sprinkle in some geeky homages to movies, tv shows, books, and anime that I love. Some of them are pretty obvious and some of them are subtle but I always love it when my readers spot them.

Full listings of the homages can be found in the print versions of the books.

The STORY

Many, many thanks to Steve Hall for allowing me to use his review of Choose to help introduce the story to new readers.

“Choose” began life as a reader-directed web serial. The author, Tami Moore, has an incredibly deft hand at creating characters we care about, a world that is believable, and scenes that leave the reader wanting more.

While set in a steampunk world, “Choose” does not smother the reader with its genre: Steampunk is part of the world, giving background and color. But steampunk is not the star of the book; the characters are. And the characters are driven, in large part, by the readers of the web serial: Each major plot twist or new character was determined by vote of the readers; hence the title.

Remora Windgates Price is a wealthy heiress who does not put on airs. She is what she is, and isn’t hesitant to use (but not abuse) her position. And of course, rich heiresses are occasionally the target of ruthless assassins.

She is in search of the mythical Dawnstar, and to find it, she needs the help of someone who doesn’t get squeamish in the face of possible extra-legal situations. Enter Handsome Hank McCoy, an airship captain who may or may not be a pirate as well.

Unfortunately, Hank’s airship isn’t really his at the moment. By the time Remora and Hank are out of jail (the events leading up to this minor mishap are too enjoyable to give away here), Remora is the owner of Hank’s Miraj. She’s also recruited another crewmember/bodyguard, who just happens to be a mortal enemy of Hank and his first mate, Bones.

Ahh…Bones. Easily the most memorable, and most popular, character in “Choose,” “he” is a ticker: a clockwork, which is an almost-human-appearing construct who almost has a sense of humor, and certainly a sense of when to needle his boss.

Together, this diverse group embarks on their quest, guided by Remora’s will, and that of Ms. Moore’s web readers. “Choose” is a wonderful, light-hearted romp that will have you begging for more.