I have a handful of original C64 game titles in boxes on my bookshelves, and now with a new scanner and an interest in the short, introductory stories associated with old C64 titles, I've scanned in backstory portions of the manuals of three old C64 games: Temple of Apshai, Gateway to Apshai (actually from the Colecovision/Adam Manual) and Sword of Fargoal.  Whether or not you intend to play these games, they are neat little short bits of fiction.

You won't easily find pdf. (Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar program required) files of the specific backstory portions of the manuals to these classic games just anywhere, even if you can find the plain text instructions at a place like Project 64 Games.  So do your part in preserving these bits of classic gaming history and add this fiction to your collection!

Download them at the links:

Sword of Fargoal - Plight of the Great Forest

Gateway to Apshai - Apshai's Legacy

Temple of Apshai - The Adventures of Brian Hammerhand