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Flight from the Dark was the first book of the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. According to sales figures, this first book sold over 100,000 copies in its first month of publication alone.

Gameplay[]

Lone Wolf books rely on a combination of thought and luck. Certain statistics such as combat skill and endurance attributes are determined randomly before play (reading). The player is then allowed to choose which Kai disciplines or skills he or she possess. This number depends directly on how many books in the series have been completed ("Kai rank"). With each additional book completed, the player chooses one additional Kai discipline. In this first book, the player starts with five disciplines.

Plot[]

At the Kai Monastery is a young initiate, given the name Silent Wolf. On the feastday of Fehmarn, when all the Kai Lords gather at the monastery, Silent Wolf is sent to cut wood from the surrounding forest as a punishment for his inattention in class. While he is gone, a surprise attack is launched from the Darklands at several places across Sommerlund. The Monastery is assaulted and the gathered Kai Lords massacred. Returning from the woods to find himself the only survivor, Silent Wolf renames himself Lone Wolf and sets out for the capital to inform the King of the loss of the Kai.

Collector's Edition[]

In 2007, Joe Dever completely rewrote the original book into a Collector's Edition, expanding the number of sections to 550 (from 350), and introduced new characters, encounters and alternate paths. In particular, Lone Wolf no longer starts the adventure with the Kai Monastery destroyed while he was unconscious, but may also take part in the defense of the Kai Monastery.

Reception[]

This book is now thought of as one of the weakest, being the beginning of the series, and the later editions are far richer and descriptive in narrative.[1]

Awards[]

  • Gamebook of the Year 1985

References[]

  1. Egelstaff, Julian (1997-2000). Flight from the Dark. The Kai Monastery. Retrieved on 2006-03-19.


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Lone Wolf media
Lone Wolf books by Joe Dever
Kai Series Flight from the Dark (Collector's Edition) • Fire on the WaterThe Caverns of KalteThe Chasm of DoomShadow on the Sand
Magnakai Series The Kingdoms of TerrorCastle DeathThe Jungle of HorrorsThe Cauldron of FearThe Dungeons of TorgarThe Prisoners of TimeThe Masters of Darkness
Grandmaster Series The Plague Lords of RuelThe Captives of KaagThe Darke CrusadeThe Legacy of VashnaThe Deathlord of IxiaDawn of the DragonsWolf's BaneThe Curse of Naar
New Order Series Voyage of the MoonstoneThe Buccaneers of ShadakiMydnight's HeroRune WarTrail of the WolfThe Fall of Blood MountainVampiriumThe Hunger of SejanozThe Storms of ChaiDead in the DeepThe Dusk of Eternal NightLight of the Kai
The World of Lone Wolf books by Ian Page
Grey Star the WizardThe Forbidden CityBeyond the Nightmare GateWar of the Wizards
The Huntress trilogy by Jonathan Stark
Marked For DeathQuelling of the FlameEchoes of Eternity
Other Lone Wolf related works
The Magnamund CompanionThe Skull of Agarash
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