The Hunger of Sejanoz is the twenty-eighth book of the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. After this book, there was an 18-year gap before the twenty-ninth book, The Storms of Chai, was published.
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[]
You play as one of Lone Wolf's Grand Masters. On a visit to the court of Xo-lin, there is news of an invasion force by the Autarch Sejanoz of Bhanar brought to the palace in Pensei. Xo-lin must be rescued and brought to sanctuary in the distant city of Tazhan across the Lissanian Plain.
Publication[]
The book is rare and is sold for hundreds of dollars where copies exist. However, nowadays, the book can be read online, on Project Aon.
In order to have this book published, Joe Dever was forced to compromise on its length: Only 300 sections would be printed, rather than the standard 350. The Collector's Edition of the book, published in 2022, contains 50 new sections, written by Vincent Lazzari and Ben Devere, "as it always should have been".[1] The original map was also a duplicate of the map from Vampirium, which was also changed in the Collector's Edition to have a new map created by Francesco Mattioli. Like all Collector's Editions, they also contain new cover art and a bonus adventure.[2]
After this book, it would be 18 years before the next book in the series, The Storms of Chai, was published.
References[]
- ↑ Holmgard Press (2022-08-02). To have this book published in 1998, Joe Dever was forced into an uncomfortable compromise - the publisher would only print the book if it contained 300 sections. Thus, the book has never felt complete. This Collector's Edition contains 50 new sections written by Vincent Lazzari and Ben Devere, bringing the book up to 350 sections - as it always should have been.
- ↑ Holmgard Press (2022-08-02). The original map was an erroneous duplicate of the map in Vampirium, but this edition contains a beautiful piece of original cartography from the inimitable Francesco Mattioli. And, of course, another masterpiece from cover artist Albert Dal Lago.
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