Lone Wolf ( Russian: Lone Wolf ) - a series of 28 game books written by Joe Dever with illustrations (in the first eight books) by Gary Chalk. This series has been published since July 1984 and over that time more than 9 million copies have been sold. The plot of the books focuses on the fictional world of Magnamund, where the forces of good and evil fight for control of the planet. The protagonist, The Lone Wolf, is the last of the caste of warrior monks known as the Kai Lords . A series of books written in the second person and tells the story of the adventures of the Lone Wolf, as if the reader was the main character. The reader throughout the story makes a choice on behalf of the Lone Wolf, who will subsequently change the plot and ending of the book.
Although the series ceased to be released in 1998, an organization created in 1999 by fans called Project Aon subsequently converted many books to HTML format. Joe Dever gave his permission to the Aon Project to distribute books online over the Internet. Later there was a resurgence of interest in The Lone Wolf, especially in Italy, Spain and France, where books were reprinted between 2002 and 2006. In 2007, Mongoose Publishing announced the re-publication of all books in the Lone Wolf series, including previously unpublished books 29-32. They released 17 of 28 original books, after which in February 2013 the publication of the rest of the series was handed over to the German publisher Mantikore-Verlag. The fate of the last books (from 29 to 32) is not yet known.
Officially, the series in Russian was not published, but there are amateur translations on the network.
There are also several adaptations of the Lone Wolf series: a board role-playing game from Mongoose Publishing Ltd, various computer games based on books. In July 2009, Convergence Entertainment announced the acquisition of rights to create a feature film based on the Lone Wolf series.
Books
Main Series
| No. | Title | Year | Series | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Flight from the dark | 1984 | Kai | A young adept appears in the Kai monastery, who was given the name Silent Wolf. On the feast day in honor of Fehmarn, when all the Kai Rulers gathered in the monastery, the Silent Wolf went for firewood to the nearest forest as a punishment for inattention in the classroom. While he was gone, a sudden attack from the Darklands took place in several places throughout Sommerlund. The monastery was attacked, and all the assembled Kai Rulers were killed. Returning from the forest and discovering that the only one alive, the Silent Wolf takes on a new name - Lone Wolf - and leaves for the capital to inform the king about the loss of Kai. |
| 2 | Fire on the water | 1984 | After the Lone Wolf informed the king of Sommerlundia about the fate of the Order of Kai, he was instructed to go to the neighboring neighboring state Durenor to get the legendary sword Sommerswerd, the only hope of Sommerlundia to restrain the invasion of the troops of the dark Lord Zargana Zargana . | |
| 3 | The caverns of kalte | 1984 | After defeating the forces of the invasion of High Lord Zagarna, the Sommerlund magician Vonotar, who betrayed his country, escapes to the cold Arctic region of Kalte . The king instructs the Lone Wolf to find him and bring him to justice. This is the only book in the series with an alternative ending (failure of the mission received), the rest ends with the victory or death of the Lone Wolf. | |
| four | The chasm of doom | 1985 | In this book, the King of Sommerlundia instructs the Lone Wolf to investigate the disappearance of a cavalry unit. This squad, led by Captain D'Val , disappeared under mysterious circumstances during an investigation into the cessation of mineral supplies from the province of Ruanon. The lone wolf, along with the fifty soldiers accompanying him, must reveal the truth about the missing people and prevent the revival of ancient evil. | |
| five | Shadow on the sand | 1985 | Once again, the Lone Wolf needs to complete the mission granted to him by the king. However, this time the mission is diplomatic: you need to sign an important peace treaty in a distant desert with the empire of Vassagonia. But, as always, everything is much more complicated than it seems at first glance, and peace is hard to achieve. The lone wolf finds himself in a trap from which he barely escapes, and he will have to face dishonest enemies, reunite with old friends and fight with the main dark lord, Haakon , to recover the secret artifact that will decide the fate of the order of Kai: Magnakai book ) | |
| 6 | The kingdoms of terror | 1985 | Magnakai | In order to fulfill the promise to restore Kai, the Lone Wolf must first become the Kai Grandmaster. To achieve this daunting task, he needs to find the Lorestones , the receptacle of the wisdom of the Sun Eagle , the first grandmaster of Kai. Since he is the last of Kai, little can help the Lonely Wolf in his research besides the worn-out entries in the book of Magnakai telling him to look for the Knowledge Stone in Varetta. And so, the Lone Wolf travels to Varetta in the Stornlands, far south of Sommerlundia, to find this ancient relic and revive the fame of Kai. |
| 7 | Castle death | 1986 | In his quest to achieve the status of Grandmaster Kai, the Lone Wolf needs to find 7 Knowledge Stones. After receiving the Knowledge Stone from Varetta in the previous book and absorbing its wisdom and power, the location of the next Knowledge Stone is revealed to him - the remote town of Herdos. The friendly Elder Magi directs the Lone Wolf to search for him in the cursed Kazan-Oud fortress, also known as “Castle Death” . There, he will have to face torturous traps and ancient enemies, the magicians of Dessi ( Magicians of Dessi ), in order to get a second Knowledge Stone and secure the future of his people. | |
| eight | The jungle of horrors | 1986 | Having survived the dangers of Death Castle and received instructions from the Elder Magus, the Lone Wolf now needs to find the third Knowledge Stone and restore the remaining lost secrets of Magnakai. This Knowledge Stone is supposedly hidden in a temple deep in the swampy jungle known as Danarg. Over the past many years, this stinking swamp has become home to many evil creatures who seek to protect the jungle and their treasures. The matter worsened by the fact that news came about the association of the dark lords around the new leader, and soon they can again call for war on Magnamund, which only increases the urgency of the search for the Lone Wolf. | |
| 9 | The cauldron of fear | 1987 | The lone wolf, in pursuit of the remaining Stones of knowledge, learns that the next one is located deep underground, under the streets of Tahou. Unfortunately, the war against the Dark Lords is far from successful, and there is a danger that Tachau will be captured before the Lone Wolf reaches it. If the city falls before the return of the Knowledge Stone, then Magnamund may simply be empty. The lone wolf must go to the heart of the threat, avoid the armies of the dark lords and make his way to Tachau so that the enemies do not know the purpose of his search. | |
| ten | The dungeons of torgar | 1987 | Upon learning that the three remaining Knowledge Stone fell into the hands of the Dark Lords, the Lone Wolf and his allies must draw up a daring plan for their return. Rumor has it that stones are in the dark city of Drakkarim in Torgar, where evil sorcerers are looking for a way to destroy the stones. Again, the Lone Wolf needs to hurry in an attempt to return the Stones of Knowledge before their destruction, breaking into the very heart of darkness and a trap that threatens to permanently expel him from Magnamund. | |
| eleven | The prisoners of time | 1987 | Although the Lone Wolf successfully rescued one of the captured Knowledge Stones in Torgar, he himself and two remaining Knowledge Stones were thrown through the portal of the Dark Lord Gnaag. After falling through the Shadow Gate , the Lone Wolf finds itself on the Daziarn Plane without the opportunity to return. He must join strange allies and face old enemies if he hopes to get out of Dazyarn in time to save his homeland from destruction at the hands of the dark lords. | |
| 12 | The masters of darkness | 1988 | After the efforts expended on the Dazyarn Plain, the Lone Wolf finally returns the last of the Stones of Knowledge and finds the Shadow Gate back to his home. Unfortunately, after returning home, he discovers that a lot of time has passed here during which the dark lords conquered most of Magnamund. Now, with the wisdom taken from all the Stones of Knowledge, as well as with the hopes of Sommerlundia and all the free peoples of Magnamund on his shoulders, the Lone Wolf will go to the very depths of Helgedad, fight with Gnaag and once and for all stop the rampant threat of the Dark Lords. | |
| 13 | The plague lords of ruel | 1990 | Grand master | After the events of the previous series of books, The Lone Wolf accepted Kai's new recruits, and under his leadership the Order of Kai was revived. Despite the fact that at the moment the world reigns, chaos is again ready to prove itself, as a group of Cenerese druids ( Cenerese druids ) is going to launch a plague epidemic on Magnamund. The lone wolf must enlist the support of the Dessie wizards to find the source of this plague and destroy it before it is released. |
| 14 | The captives of kag | 1991 | Three months after the events of “The Plague Lords of Ruel,” the Lone Wolf learns that his friend, Guildmaster Banedon , was abducted by a Giaks gang led by Nadziranim sorcerers . There is a suspicion that they plan to try out magic methods from him, which can be combined with their own dark magic. The lone wolf must go to Kaag, where they keep Banedon, and try to save before he dies or, worse, reveals the magic secrets of left-handed magic. | |
| 15 | The darke crusade | 1991 | ||
| sixteen | The legacy of vashna | 1991 | ||
| 17 | The deathlord of ixia | 1992 | ||
| 18 | Dawn of the dragons | 1992 | ||
| nineteen | Wolf's bane | 1993 | ||
| 20 | The curse of naar | 1993 | ||
| 21 | Voyage of the moonstone | 1994 | New order | |
| 22 | The buccaneers of shadaki | 1994 | ||
| 23 | Mydnight's hero | 1995 | ||
| 24 | Rune war | 1995 | ||
| 25 | Trail of the wolf | 1997 | ||
| 26 | The fall of blood mountain | 1997 | ||
| 27 | Vampirium | 1998 | ||
| 28 | The hunger of sejanoz | 1998 |