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Countdown to Danger #1
Bullet Train Disaster
Thirty dangerous paths. Thirty minutes to figure out how to escape.
THE CHOICE IS YOURS! Will you survive? A countdown clock on each page tells you how much time you have left.
Imagine: you’re strapped tightly into your seat on a brand-new bullet train that’s about to ascend the mountain for the very first time. The slope is so steep that the aisle is actually a staircase. Something doesn’t feel right to you. And then, as the train accelerates, a passenger slips out of his seatbelt and falls towards the back of the train. At the very least, he’ll be seriously injured; he may even die. What do you do? Every decision leads you deeper into danger . . . and possibly to your death. Start the clock: because you’ve got 30 options to choose from—and 30 minutes to make it to safety. What a cool adventure!
Which choices would you make to survive?
- You’re alone in the mountains with Taylor, a young aristocrat who’s in danger of being kidnapped. When a truck comes by, do you hide . . . or trust Taylor when he says it belongs to his relatives?
- If you choose to trust Taylor and step into the truck, what do you do when you notice a cell phone in a bag on the floor? Your own phone is broken—will you take this one just in case?
- A volcano on the mountain has exploded. Boiling lava is bubbling toward you when you spot a cave. Do you go inside . . . or keep sprinting down the slope?
- The bullet train has stopped to help a boy who has fallen out. Will you convince the conductor to try to try to reach the top of the mountain—or should he head back down again to get help?
- A group of bandits have caught you. But if you join them, they won’t kill you, and you’ll share everything they steal. Will you accept their offer?
There are 10 ways to stay alive. See if you can find one of them!
THE CHOICE IS YOURS! Will you survive? A countdown clock on each page tells you how much time you have left.
Imagine: you’re strapped tightly into your seat on a brand-new bullet train that’s about to ascend the mountain for the very first time. The slope is so steep that the aisle is actually a staircase. Something doesn’t feel right to you. And then, as the train accelerates, a passenger slips out of his seatbelt and falls towards the back of the train. At the very least, he’ll be seriously injured; he may even die. What do you do? Every decision leads you deeper into danger . . . and possibly to your death. Start the clock: because you’ve got 30 options to choose from—and 30 minutes to make it to safety. What a cool adventure!
Which choices would you make to survive?
- You’re alone in the mountains with Taylor, a young aristocrat who’s in danger of being kidnapped. When a truck comes by, do you hide . . . or trust Taylor when he says it belongs to his relatives?
- If you choose to trust Taylor and step into the truck, what do you do when you notice a cell phone in a bag on the floor? Your own phone is broken—will you take this one just in case?
- A volcano on the mountain has exploded. Boiling lava is bubbling toward you when you spot a cave. Do you go inside . . . or keep sprinting down the slope?
- The bullet train has stopped to help a boy who has fallen out. Will you convince the conductor to try to try to reach the top of the mountain—or should he head back down again to get help?
- A group of bandits have caught you. But if you join them, they won’t kill you, and you’ll share everything they steal. Will you accept their offer?
There are 10 ways to stay alive. See if you can find one of them!
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2016
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About the author
Jack Heath
67 books847 followersJack Heath wrote his debut novel, The Lab, in secondary school and sent it to a publisher at age seventeen. He's now the award-winning author of forty novels for adults and children, including the international bestsellers Hangman, The Wife Swap and 300 Minutes of Danger. His books have been translated into ten languages, optioned for TV and adapted for film. He lives on Ngunnawal/Ngambri country in Canberra, Australia, with his wife, their children, several chickens, a few fish and a possum named Oreo.
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November 13, 2025
It was a fun, thrilling book. Some things could've looked better but overall, it was a good book.
April 16, 2016
A seriously fun, wild ride... I'm pretty certain I've explored every possibility in this choose your own adventure, and am looking forward to the next in the series...
December 19, 2023
Les différents scénarios sont variés et très court, ce qui fait qu'on ne peut pas s'attacher aux personnages secondaire, mais ces scénarios express sont ce qui fait tout le charme de cette lecture en 30 minutes. Idéal pour faire découvrir aux enfants et ados les livres jeux.
May 26, 2021
Really cool book! I like that there were different endings depending on what pathway you chose. And, again, the hidden secrets in this book is really intriguing, and nice!
February 5, 2025
A very creative and good book with many endings!
October 16, 2021
There were definitely some things that were not believable with this book, but I appreciated the variety of possible endings. There were some real neat twists in this, like technically surviving, but being sent back in time accidentally. Or thrown in prison. Or indentured to bandits.
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