The Caverns of Kalte

The Caverns of Kalte was the third book of the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever.

Gameplay[]

See also The Caverns of Kalte: Walkthrough

With this third book, players (readers) will begin to find that having played through the previous books in the series and thus carried characters forward from these books can help to a relatively large extent. Since each book successfully completed grants an additional discipline and mastery level, certain parts of the book are substantially harder without these bonuses. This same theme continues through each Lone Wolf book in a given series, encouraging readers to either play through the previous books multiple times, or resort to "cheating" in some capacity.

Plot[]

After the invasion force of Archlord Zagarna was destroyed, the mage who betrayed Sommerlund escaped to the icy arctic region of Kalte. Lone Wolf has been appointed by the king to seek him out and bring him to justice. This book ends with Lone Wolf defeating a giant sea monster, and defeating Vonotar with the help of the captured magician Loy-Kymar.

An alternate ending occurs if the player does not rescue Loy-Kymar, or if the player is unable to defeat Vonotar's minion in time. In this ending, Vonotar escapes, Loy-Kymar (if rescued) is slain by Vonotar in psychic combat, and the player returns home to regretfully inform his shipmates that his mission has failed. It is the only time in any Lone Wolf book where the story ends without a victory or Lone Wolf's death.

Reception[]

Some had speculated that this would be the end of the book series, but Joe Dever had always planned on writing at least four as part of his book deal, and had already sketched out the first 12.^[1]

Notes[]

This is the only book in which you can fail a mission, but not die.^[2]
At the end of the book Lone Wolf expresses sadness for having to leave the guides who accompanied him behind. This is a possible plot hole: although it is inevitable that you are separated from your guides, it's possible that they were still alive when you are separated.

Awards[]

Gamebook of the Year 1987

References[]

↑ Dever, Joe (1998). Joe Dever. The Kai Monastery. Retrieved on 2006-04-27.
↑ The Caverns of Kalte: §61

Internal Link[]

The Caverns of Kalte: Walkthrough

External links[]

Lone Wolf media
Lone Wolf books by Joe Dever
Kai Series	Flight from the Dark (Collector's Edition) • Fire on the Water (Collector's Edition) • The Caverns of Kalte • The Chasm of Doom • Shadow on the Sand
Magnakai Series	The Kingdoms of Terror • Castle Death • The Jungle of Horrors • The Cauldron of Fear • The Dungeons of Torgar • The Prisoners of Time • The Masters of Darkness
Grand Master Series	The Plague Lords of Ruel • The Captives of Kaag • The Darke Crusade • The Legacy of Vashna • The Deathlord of Ixia • Dawn of the Dragons • Wolf's Bane • The Curse of Naar
New Order Series	Voyage of the Moonstone • The Buccaneers of Shadaki • Mydnight's Hero • Rune War • Trail of the Wolf • The Fall of Blood Mountain • Vampirium • The Hunger of Sejanoz • The Storms of Chai • Dead in the Deep • The Dusk of Eternal Night • Light of the Kai
Other gamebook series
*The World of Lone Wolf*	Grey Star the Wizard • The Forbidden City • Beyond the Nightmare Gate • War of the Wizards
*The Huntress*	Marked For Death • Quelling of the Flame • Echoes of Eternity
*Autumn Snow*	The Pit of Darkness • The Wildlands Hunt • Slaves of the Mire
Other	Dawn of the Darklords
Roleplaying games and supporting materials
Lone Wolf Adventure Game	Bestiary of the Beyond • Magnamund Menagerie • The Realm of Sommerlund • Rookhaven • Terror of the Darklords
Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game	The Darklands • Heroes of Magnamund • Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game • Magic of Magnamund
Other	The Magnamund Sourcebook
Novels
Legends of Lone Wolf	Eclipse of the Kai • The Dark Door Opens • The Sword of the Sun • Hunting Wolf • The Claws of Helgedad • The Sacrifice of Ruanon • The Birthplace • The Book of the Magnakai • The Tellings • The Lorestone of Varetta • The Secret of Kazan-Oud • The Rotting Land
Other	The Skull of Agarash
*Other Lone Wolf* related works**
Lone Wolf Club Newsletters • The Magnamund Companion

[1] Dever, Joe (1998). Joe Dever. The Kai Monastery. Retrieved on 2006-04-27.

[2] The Caverns of Kalte: §61

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