Abandonware DOS title

The best based on a novel games

A lot of old games were based on a book, being it a novel or even a short story. Some novels that inspired developers to create video games are The Lords of the Rings (by J. R. R. Tolkien, Rendez Vous with Rama (by Arthur Clarke), The Mist (by Stephen King).
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Rendezvous with Rama

DOS19853.7/5 Telarium
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Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
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ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS19843.6/5 Macrocom
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Dracula in London

DOS19883.5/5 SDJ Enterprises
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Treasure Island

DOS19853.5/5 Byron Preiss Video Productions
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Castle Elsinore

DOS19923.5/5 Temple Software
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Farenheit 451

DOS19843.4/5 Telarium
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Zorro

DOS19953.3/5 Capstone
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Alice in Wonderland

DOS19893.3/5
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Dragonriders of Pern

DOS19873.1/5 Everlasting
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Scrooge

DOS19913/5 Leisuresoft
Scrooge is an abandoned interactive fiction graphic adventure game developed and released by Leisuresoft in 1991 for DO. Scrooge is based on the popular Christmas tale of the same name.
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The Rocketeer

DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic