The Plague Lords of Ruel is the thirteenth book in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. This is the first book in the "Grand Master" series, in which Lone Wolf founds a new order of the Kai. Note that starting from this book, the remaining books which were published in the US were abridged versions with a reduced number of sections.
Illustrations[]
The interior illustrations were by Brian Williams.
Gameplay[]
The player/reader now has 12 Kai Grand Master disciplines to choose from: the ten advanced versions of the Kai and Magnakai disciplines, plus two magic disciplines Kai-alchemy and Magi-magic. Four disciplines may be selected initially. Unlike the Magnakai series, only a limited number of special items can be carried forward to the Grand Master series.
Plot[]
After the events of the previous series of books, Lone Wolf has taken up training new Kai recruits, and under his tutelage, the Kai have been re-founded. Even though peace reigns for the moment, chaos is once again poised to unfold, as a group of Cenerese druids plot to unleash a massive plague upon all of Magnamund. Lone Wolf and the reader must find the source of this plague and destroy it before it can be released.
Creation[]
The Plague Lords of Ruel was the hardest book for Joe Dever to write, with multiple rewrites.[1] This was also almost a 400 section book, rather than the standard 350, but Joe stopped trying to push to 400 sections, after realising it would not meet publication standards.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Jonathan Stark and August Hahn (2024-08-01). Episode 22: The Plague Lords of Ruel (Book 1 of Grandmaster). Journeys Through Magnamund. Holmgard Press. Timestamp: 54:41
- ↑ Jonathan Stark and August Hahn (2024-08-01). Episode 22: The Plague Lords of Ruel (Book 1 of Grandmaster). Journeys Through Magnamund. Holmgard Press. Timestamp: 56:18
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