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All 185 Choose Your Own Adventure Books Ranked From Most to Least Awesome-Sounding

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Just how 20th Century Fox will turn the Choose Your Own Adventure book series into a movie remains a mystery. What we do know is that the studio has reams of source material to work from. One-hundred and eighty five books worth from the original run, to be exact. As a service to Fox, and because it seemed like a fun thing to do, we’ve ranked every one of those books from the most to the least exciting, based on their titles alone. Here we go:

  1. Prisoner of the Ant People
  2. War With the Mutant Spider Ants
  3. Surf Monkeys
  4. Space Vampire
  5. Revenge of the Russian Ghost
  6. Ninja Cyborg
  7. Planet of the Dragons
  8. Dinosaur Island
  9. Tattoo of Death
  10. The Phantom Submarine
  11. By Balloon to the Sahara
  12. The Curse of Batterslea Hall
  13. Blood on the Handle
  14. The Cobra Connection
  15. Vampire Invaders
  16. Alien, Go Home!
  17. The Abominable Snowman
  18. Death in the Dorm
  19. The Deadly Shadow
  20. The Reality Machine
  21. Terror Island
  22. The Mardi Gras Mystery
  23. Shadow of the Swastika
  24. Invaders of the Planet Earth
  25. Exiled to Earth
  26. Spy for George Washington
  27. Mutiny in Space
  28. Cyberspace Warrior
  29. The Forgotten Planet
  30. Through the Black Hole
  31. Vampire Express
  32. The Antimatter Formula
  33. The Antimatter Universe
  34. The Terrorist Trap
  35. Greed, Guns, and Gold
  36. Moon Quest
  37. Outlaw Gulch
  38. Grave Robbers
  39. The Dragons’ Den
  40. The Power Dome
  41. Terror in Australia
  42. Ghost Train
  43. Sky-Jam!
  44. South Pole Sabotage
  45. Mayday!
  46. Inside UFO 54-40
  47. Smoke Jumper
  48. CyberHacker
  49. Rock and Roll Mystery
  50. The Island of Time
  51. Possessed!
  52. Kidnapped!
  53. Hostage!
  54. Hijacked!
  55. Captive!
  56. Vanished!
  57. Volcano!
  58. Hurricane!
  59. Typhoon!
  60. Earthquake!
  61. Stampede!
  62. The Lost Ninja
  63. Last Run
  64. The Horror of High Ridge
  65. Journey Under the Sea
  66. Gunfire at Gettysburg
  67. Terror on the Titanic
  68. The Mona Lisa is Missing!
  69. River of No Return
  70. Comet Crash
  71. The Lost Tribe
  72. Danger at Anchor Mine
  73. Return to the Cave of Time
  74. Ninja Avenger
  75. Beyond Escape!
  76. Who Are You?
  77. You Are a Millionaire
  78. You Are Microscopic
  79. You Are an Alien
  80. You Are a Monster
  81. You Are a Shark
  82. You Are a Genius
  83. You Are a Superstar
  84. Fright Night
  85. Everest Adventure
  86. House of Danger
  87. Secret of the Sun God
  88. Secret of the Ninja
  89. Daredevil Park
  90. Secret of the Pyramids
  91. The Gold Medal Secret
  92. The Secret of Mystery Hill
  93. Secret of the Dolphins
  94. Pirate Treasure of the Onyx Dragon
  95. Hyperspace
  96. Space Patrol
  97. The Cave of Time
  98. Project UFO
  99. The Search for Aladdin’s Lamp
  100. The Treasure of the Onyx Dragon
  101. The Forbidden Castle
  102. The Worst Day of Your Life
  103. Space and Beyond
  104. Invaders From Within
  105. Knights of the Round Table
  106. Beyond the Great Wall
  107. Horror House
  108. Master of Kendo
  109. Master of Judo
  110. Master of Tae Kwon Do
  111. Master of Kung Fu
  112. Master of Aikido
  113. Master of Martial Arts
  114. Master of Karate
  115. Silver Wings
  116. Viking Raiders
  117. Return to Atlantis
  118. The Mystery of Chimney Rock
  119. Inca Gold
  120. Fire on Ice
  121. The Mystery of the Highland Crest
  122. Search the Amazon!
  123. Lost on the Amazon
  124. Forest of Fear
  125. Mystery of the Sacred Stones
  126. Behind the Wheel
  127. The Lost Jewels of Nabooti 
  128. The Third Planet from Altair
  129. Fight for Freedom
  130. Search for the Mountain Gorillas
  131. Longhorn Territory
  132. Mystery of the Maya
  133. Fugitive
  134. Mountain Survival
  135. Scene of the Crime
  136. Grand Canyon Odyssey
  137. Ghost Hunter
  138. The Luckiest Day of Your Life
  139. Seaside Mystery
  140. The Secret Treasure of Tibet
  141. Survival at Sea
  142. Escape From The Haunted Warehouse
  143. The Case of the Silk King
  144. The Search for Aladdin’s Lamp
  145. Killer Virus
  146. The Computer Takeover
  147. The Perfect Planet
  148. Deadwood City
  149. The Trumpet of Terror
  150. The Brilliant Dr. Wogan
  151. Outlaws of Sherwood Forest
  152. Mystery of the Secret Room
  153. Chinese Dragons
  154. Underground Kingdom
  155. The Mystery of Echo Lodge
  156. The Race Forever
  157. Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey?
  158. Treasure Diver
  159. Sugarcane Island
  160. Magic Master
  161. The Magic of the Unicorn
  162. Supercomputer
  163. Track of the Bear
  164. The Enchanted Kingdom
  165. Showdown
  166. The Underground Railroad
  167. Return of the Ninja
  168. Playoff Champion
  169. Motocross Mania
  170. Soccer Star
  171. Snowboard Racer
  172. Skateboard Champion
  173. Superbike
  174. Mountain Biker
  175. Roller Star
  176. Stock Car Champion
  177. Escape
  178. Sabotage
  179. The Mystery of Ura Senke
  180. Your Code Name Is Jonah
  181. Journey to Stonehenge
  182. Trouble on Planet Earth
  183. Statue of Liberty Adventure
  184. U.N. Adventure
  185. The First Olympics

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Ranking All 185 Choose Your Own Adventure Books