The Kingdom of Terror - Lone Wolf gamebook by Joe Dever

The Kingdoms of Terror

Lone Wolf Gamebook #6 - Magnakai Series

Written by Joe Dever

Cover art by Peter Jones / Solar Wind

Interior art by Gary Chalk,

Red Fox books, third cover style printed in 1990 (first Red Fox printing)

This is an interactive game book where the reader assumes the role of the hero - Lone Wolf last of the Kai Lords, who must make decisions, fight monsters, solve puzzles and make their way through passages to reach the end.

Lone Wolf was the other major British adventure gamebook series that had a cult following. Unlike its main rival - Fighting Fantasy - Lone Wolf books followed on from each other. They could be played individually but for best immersive experience and fun playing one after the other was the way to go. Also helped sales a bit I reckon. Were they better than Fighting Fantasy or vice versa? Can't really say as I only ever played book one. I think horses for courses where each series had its good and bad points, fans and detractors. Read it and make your own decision.

The Kingdoms of Terror has Lone Wolf deep in the hostile Stonelands searching for an ancient artifact that contains the secret powers of his (your) warrior ancestors.

The book is in pretty good nick. It has been read but well looked after. The cover is clean with only slight creasing on front bottom corner.

The adventure sheets have been used, but the pencil has generally been erased. Some care and a quality erasor may remove residual traces. All pages present and clean and secure in binding, with the page edges showing acceptible signs of use and age.

Lone Wolf books were originally published by Beaver Books but changed to Red Fox in the early '90s. Both versions are quite collectible, fun to play and also useful to get children to read. Bargain start price if one compares to what other sellers are asking.