It features the warriormonk silent wolf aka lone wolf, sole survivor of an attack on his order, and the key element to stopping the darklords of helgedad to engulf magnamund. Lone wolf is a series of choose your own adventure books by joe dever though some of the earlier ones also credit gary chalk. The lone wolf series may have been the apex of the 80s choose your own adventure craze, combining nonlinear novels with game stats and dice rolling. Joe dever, who has died aged 60, was the creator of the lone wolf fantasy gamebooks, which in their 30 years of publication have sold some 12 million copies worldwide and exerted a. Lone wolf saga the most famous game book saga, the world of lone wolf, the kai master created by joe dever, is coming on your android phone.
Other gamebooks besides lone wolf project aon forum. Now, that magic returns as an enhanced experience, with 3d combat and a new story, written by the author himself. Another choose your own adventure series i liked was the way of the tiger, which mixed ninjas with cosmic horrors that could be taken from h. Heres the blurb from the book which is still available. Ben dever on lone wolf 30 and beyond gamebook news. Have them all, and am anxiously awaiting the next installment as always. You did a bit of persuasion and managed to convince her to team up with you. The lone wolf adventure game boxed set is the perfect introduction to fantasy roleplaying games, including everything you need to get playing right away in fact you can be setting off on your first adventure within minutes of opening the box. In the magnakai series books 6 to 12, lone wolf collects the lorestones so he could reach the grand master level, the highest level a kai lord could achieved in the first kai order. The big advantage in my eyes his books had over others was their continuity, the fact you played as the same character and were able to carry forward your abilities and equipment through the whole series. Building on the heritage of the 29 lone wolf choose your own path books written by joe dever, his son ben and visionizar are using the latest ar and location technology so you can get up off the sofa and walk in the real world to decide the outcome of each encounter, defeat monsters and gather treasure for your homestead. All orders for the lone wolf adventure game come with a complementary pdf of the game.
The lone wolf series of interactive solo adventures began in june 1984 and has since become a. Lone wolf adventure game lone wolf noble knight games. Holmgard press has announced its ambitious plan to release every one of joe devers lone wolf gamebooks in print, in a format with a consistent look and feel something that has never existed in print from previous publishers the series will be released in order, starting with book one this year, initially only available in hardcover, with a possible paperback release to come depending. Dec 06, 2014 this is the first part of my series on how to write a gamebook, in the style of fighting fantasy, lone wolf, or choose your own adventure. This application is a complete collection of the saga, starting from the kai levels of flight from the dark and fire on the water, up to the curse of naar and the last levels of the kai grand master. The lone wolf choose your own adventure series is considered by many to have been the best of its kind. Yes it had some problems with balance especially after getting the summerswerd but every book took me on a great adventure. Lone wolf is a series of 32 gamebooks, created by joe dever and initially illustrated books 18 by gary chalk. Lone wolf new order for android free download and software. In the previous part, you learned a rumor that theres been a werewolf attack at hogwarts. In the lone wolf adventure game you are kai lords brave and noble warriormonks sworn to protect the realm of sommerlund from the evil of the darklords. While the fighting fantasy books came out earlier, i remember reading this and other books in the lone wolf series. You and your friends will face terrifying enemies and uncover fiendish plots, working together to overcome the wicked plans of the darklords and emerge victorious.
The series was first published in july 1984 and sold more than 9 million copies worldwide. Lot of 17 lone wolf role playing solo adventure game books page dever gary. When i couldnt get together with the group, i could still go on an adventure just by opening the pages of one of these stories. A motorcycle adventure and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. It features the warriormonk silent wolf aka lone wolf, sole survivor of an attack on his order, and the key element to stopping the darklords of helgedad to. Played it multiple times as an app and decided to get the real thing. The lone wolf adventures are a unique interactive fantasy series each episode can be played separately or you can combine them all to create a fantastic roleplaying epic.
Joe devers lone wolf books are one of the most notable gamebook accomplishments. Jul 11, 2011 project aon a mustvisit site that provides free downloads of lone wolf fantasy gamebooks, courtesy of author joe dever. The big advantage in my eyes his books had over others was their. Series lone wolf 19841998 demians gamebook web page. A continuing fantasy storyline with character advancement, strategic inventory management and aboveaverage writing, these are in the top three of famous interactive book series right along with fighting fantasy and choose your own adventure. In the 80s, joe devers gamebooks starring the legendary kai lord left a mark in fantasy fiction and rpgs. If the individual book sections dont open when clicked, go here. In the lone wolf adventure game you are kai lords brave and noble warriormonks sworn to protect the realm of sommerlund from the evil of the darklords adventuring across the world of magnamund. Drawing on joe devers legacy we will weave together elements from the old stories with new adventures so you truly feel like you are walking in the world of magnamund and through your phone you will see giaks, druids and other characters to interact with. The lone wolf adventure game is the brand new introductory roleplaying game from joe dever and cubicle 7.
The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. You play a character based on the lone wolf characters in the adventure books but placed in the real world. The second great british success after fighting fantasy, this series offers a distinctly different style of writing and gameplay. It would make me very proud indeed if this enterprise laid the foundations of a lasting legacy, securing the longevity of lone wolf by making my creation freely and readily accessible to current and future online generations. These books also contained alot of memorable, recurring characters, such as the evil warlord honoric or the terrible trio cassandra, tyutchev and taum. In the lone wolf adventure game you are kai lords brave and noble. Its main features are a richly detailed world magnamund and the ability for the reader to continue their character from one book to another. Choose your own adventure and fighting fantasy books youtube.
Joe dever has most generously offered to allow some of his books to. Lone wolf is a collection of 29 gamebooks, similar to the choose your own adventure books, created by joe dever and initially illustrated books 18 by gary. Joe dever, the creator of the bestselling lone wolf adventure books and novels, has most generously offered to allow some of his books to be published on the internet freeofcharge. The series ended after 28 books and 14 years, and you can now enjoy the last 8 books on your phone. The good ones really are those by rose estes, meaning endless. The lone wolf adventure game, cowritten and codesigned by series creator joe dever, is a boxed set rpg that fully explores the setting of magnamund, home of those adventure books of old. Project aon, the organization which distributes the books has now released a dedicated client for playing lone wolf, automating all record keeping and randomization. The following is a list of media published in the lone wolf series of gamebooks, and other derivative media based on the gamebooks.
The game system in these books is one of the best ever found in a gamebook. A role playing adventure the legacy of vashna lone wolf, book 16 the deathlord of ixia lone wolf dawn of the dragons lone wolf. Lone wolf gamebooks lone wolf is a series of 30 gamebooks, created by joe dever and initially illustrated books 18 by gary chalk. Below is a list of all the lone wolf books written i marked those i. Its free to download here as an introduction to adventure in the epic world of magnamund and lone wolf.
Get the best deals on lone wolf when you shop the largest online selection at. While the tsr books were always the ones i sought out first, i also voraciously devoured the lone wolf books and even a few fighting fantasy entries. Back when i was a wee lad, i had a collection of books called the lone wolf series. The greatest gamebookssolo rpgs ever boardgamegeek. My thanks to the rights holder of a lone wolf, who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via audiobook boom. The lone wolf roleplaying gamebook series by british author joe dever is being given a fresh start as an rpgebook hybrid for mobile devices. Unfortunately, theyre out of print and can be rather hard to acquire. The bonus adventure lost in the kelderwastes has been translated into english, deverised by myself, and illustrated by rich. Review of lone wolf adventure game rpgnet rpg game index. Flight from the dark lone wolf dever, joe, chalk, gary on. After looking into it, you found out that chiara is also investigating the matter. The book series is written in the second person and recounts lone wolfs adventures as if the reader is the main character. Published revisions of lone wolf 125 and world of lone wolf 14 including newer formats that havent been available for all of the books.
Endless quest not a gamebook, but some fun choose your own adventure type books. This is a fanmade mod to honor the role playing adventure books series, lone wolf. I enjoyed them as a teenager and i think i still have mine, but i dont know how much id enjoy them today. Before this happened, though, the series managed to spawn several spinoff books. The most similar books to these that found a mainstream audience are the choose your own adventure and fighting fantasy series. Joe devers lone wolf gamebooks reborn as a mobile ebook. Dawn of the dragons adventure gamebook joe dever solo rpg. I started reading lone wolf books while still in school.
If ever a lone wolf book felt more like a fighting fantasy adventure, this is the one. This sampler pdf contains a selection of pages from the 3 books included in the lone wolf adventure game available here. Its a series of books written by two british authors one of them made lone wolf adventures. It was a series of choose your own adventure books, but unlike i had ever seen before.
Nov 20, 2018 the lone wolf series of choose your own adventure style of books were hugely popular in their day, but recently theyve jumped to a new medium. Lone wolf chooseyourownadventure series metafilter. Although twentyeight books were written, only the first twelve plus. Lone wolf is a series of gamebooks created by joe dever and initially illustrated books 18 by gary chalk. The series ended after 28 books and 14 years, and you can now enjoy the last 8 gamebooks on your phone. Lone wolf adventure books jump into reality bell of.
Lone wolf magnamund menagerie hardback or cased book by dever, joe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The series began publishing in july 1984 and sold millions of copies worldwide. I was a fan of the choose your own adventure type books when i was a kid, and i happened to find this book in app form. By viewing or downloading these internet editions, you certify that you have read and understood the.
The lone wolf series of choose your own adventure style of books were hugely popular in their day, but recently theyve jumped to a new medium. Flight from the dark lone wolf adventures by joe dever 19840601 by. You can be generating your own kai lords and battling evil across the land in no time at all. The first twelve books form a continuing storyline in which the reader controls lone wolf, the last survivor of an order of warriormonks known as the kai, as he grows in power and. In the grand master series books to 20, lone wolf discovers that there are even higher levels a kai lord could achieved.
I have all of his writings, from the k2 series, complete, as well as the 3 sets of majestic series. User summary this influential british gamebook series, written by joe dever, started in 1984. Back then it played a monumental part in my introduction to the world of adventure gaming, fiction, fantasy and dungeons and dragons. Day 1, august 27 a huge relief landed on my shoulders, when the line of border guards standing on the concrete shore of the harbour, had dissolved into the background of the rocky peninsula. No illustrations were made for the bonus adventure in book. This is the first of a new series and i very much look forward to continuing the journey with michael wolf and his wife.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Twentyeight books were published between the years of 1985 and 1998. Lone wolf part 2 walkthrough harry potter hogwarts mystery. Way back in 1984 joe devers lone wolf game books were my entry into roleplaying. Fairly early on, hutchinson released the lone wolf adventures, a hardback volume containing the first two gamebooks. I had the first two lone wolf books as a child and read and reread them many. Its not as brutally unfair as most of the entries in that other. It was a thriller which kept me engrossed, and guessing, the whole time. Any gamebooklone wolf, fighting fantasy fans out there. The world of lone wolf, a fourgamebook cycle set in the southern part of magnamund, the fantasy land in which lone wolf lives. The success and cult status of the original gamebooks helped in the creation of a spinoff called the world of lone wolf, written by ian page, a series of. Purchase a portion of your amazon purchase price helps project aon to share the world of lone wolf with longtime fans and with new generations of readers. It is an open world game, where you can travel from city to city, visit magic forest, islands, mountains, etc. Lone wolf series by joe dever goodreads share book.
The lone wolf adventure game boxed set has a deliberately low price to be attractive and affordable to new gamers. The magnamund companion, a guidebook to all things lone wolf which includes a brief gamebook adventure. The series began publishing in july 1984 and became one of the most popular game books ever published, selling more than 11 million copies worldwide. Hello everyone, welcome to part 2 of our walkthrough for lone wolf adventure for harry potter hogwarts mystery. The series began publishing in july 1984 and became one of the most popular game books ever published, selling more than 11 million. The story focuses on the fictional world of magnamund, where the forces of good and evil fight for control of the planet. Aug 28, 2010 the lone wolf choose your own adventure series is considered by many to have been the best of its kind. And i think there was a sequal series where you play a wizard of some sort. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. I bought every book released and loved the world he created. Lone wolf adventure game cubicle 7 entertainment ltd. Joe dever, creator of lone wolf chooseyourownadventure. This is the series that introduced me to rpg and i could nto put them down when i was a child. Lone wolf is a collection of 29 gamebooks, similar to the choose your own adventure books, created by joe dever and initially illustrated books 18 by gary chalk.
The original gamebook series, and the bulk of subsequent lone wolf media, was written by joe dever. I recently saw a link that the lone wolf adventurebookgames were online and. In lone wolf, however, you do not only make key decisions in the text, but also choose your equipment and unique abilities, which may help you to survive through encounters that have both strategic and random elements. Get the best deals on lone wolf dever when you shop the largest online selection at. The lone wolf adventure game is written by joe dever, august hahn, vincent lazzari, richard harrison, gary astleford and andrew kenrick, with illustrations by jon hodgson and scott purdy, maps by francesco mattioli and layout and design by paul bourne. May 29, 2015 the lone wolf adventure game, cowritten and codesigned by series creator joe dever, is a boxed set rpg that fully explores the setting of magnamund, home of those adventure books of old. In june of 1995, a new edition was released with the cover shown. Lone wolf ar game choose your own fantasy adventures. Author joe dever licensed the books in 1999 to be distributed for free online.
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