Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings (2020)
Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings is a 2020 book written by Ken Williams.
In this candid memoir, Ken Williams tells the inside story of Sierra On-Line, the company he founded with his wife Roberta in 1980. He traces its path from a home business that shipped the first graphic adventure to a giant of computer gaming, through the King's Quest and Space Quest years and the people and deals behind them, to the sale and slow decline that followed. A firsthand account of the golden age of the adventure game, told by the man who ran the studio.
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What is Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings about?
In this candid memoir, Ken Williams tells the inside story of Sierra On-Line, the company he founded with his wife Roberta in 1980. He traces its path from a home business that shipped the first graphic adventure to a giant of computer gaming, through the King's Quest and Space Quest years and the people and deals behind them, to the sale and slow decline that followed. A firsthand account of the golden age of the adventure game, told by the man who ran the studio.
When was Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings published?
Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings was published on 24 July 2020.
Who made Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings?
Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings was written by Ken Williams.
A few thoughts on Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings
The founder's own account of how Sierra rose and fell, and the natural companion to this whole guide. Read it alongside King's Quest I and Mystery House, the games where Ken and Roberta Williams' story began.