One of the "Lone Wolf" series of fantasy game books in which the reader is Lone Wolf, the last Kai Master of Sommerlund. Each episode can be played separately or combined with the rest to create a role-playing epic.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By S. P. Moses
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
The quality of Joe Dever's writing is constantly good. However the settings change and some I like more than others. The wintery north of Kalte I found as forbidding and challenging as perhaps main character Lone Wolf did, but for different reasons.
This adventure is still fun - and there's an item in the titular caverns that accompanied me on many adventures to come - but this mission seems less crucial than the previous books. Vonotar The Traitor must be brought to justice, but this doesn't have the urgency of saving my home from malignant attack.
The story in this book seems as isolated as the country in which it takes place. It's well worth reading - you won't want to miss out on any of Lone Wolf's adventures - but it pales a little compared to the towering majesty of Fire on the Water and The Chasm of Doom.
By ldxar1
Format:Paperback
The sequel to "Fire on the Water" was almost guaranteed to be anticlimactic, since the epic events of that adventure leave so much resolved. The storyline here is basically a side-story about tying an end from "Fire" - tracking down the rogue wizard Vonotar who vanished during that adventure.
The adventure is multi-linear, with various paths to the end and more than one way to finish it successfully - though it is structured around a basically linear progression towards the end-point. Expect the unexpected - the mission (as usual) does not go to plan and there are some interesting plot twists. It's a story one wishes to finish once one starts playing, though likely to be a challenge. There's also the usual array of weird and wonderful monsters, as well as nicely suitable climatic hazards.
Its main weakness is that the cause does not seem as vital as in the previous (and later) stories; tracking down safely exiled outlaws is really a bit below the last of the Kai. I'm also concerned at the negative stereotyping of the "Ice Barbarians", who are clearly modelled on indigenous peoples.
The adventure is multi-linear, with various paths to the end and more than one way to finish it successfully - though it is structured around a basically linear progression towards the end-point. Expect the unexpected - the mission (as usual) does not go to plan and there are some interesting plot twists. It's a story one wishes to finish once one starts playing, though likely to be a challenge. There's also the usual array of weird and wonderful monsters, as well as nicely suitable climatic hazards.
Its main weakness is that the cause does not seem as vital as in the previous (and later) stories; tracking down safely exiled outlaws is really a bit below the last of the Kai. I'm also concerned at the negative stereotyping of the "Ice Barbarians", who are clearly modelled on indigenous peoples.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A pleasant adventure. Probably my favorite early Lone Wolf book.
4 Jun 2006
By J. Stoner
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Format:Paperback
After getting the legendary Sommerswerd in the previous adventure you set out to the icy world of Kalte to kill Vonotar the Traitor. This adventure is extremely fun and there are many battles - mostly with Ice Barbarians! This adventure also contains one of my favorite items, the Kalte Firesphere. While not a necessary item for the future, it definately comes in handy.
My only problem with the early books is that once you have the Sommerswerd the next four or five books have simple battles. Almost every monster yields an 11+ combat ratio because of the incredible +8 Combat Skill. Even with the ease of the battles, this is probably my favorite book out of the first five.
Finally, Joe Dever has authorized the free distribution and licensing of his Lone Wolf series which are available online. This resource has the unabridged editions which makes it great. I will not give out the URL as part of the reviewers agreement but with a little searching you should be able to find it. However, I am still a fan of reading the paper version.
My only problem with the early books is that once you have the Sommerswerd the next four or five books have simple battles. Almost every monster yields an 11+ combat ratio because of the incredible +8 Combat Skill. Even with the ease of the battles, this is probably my favorite book out of the first five.
Finally, Joe Dever has authorized the free distribution and licensing of his Lone Wolf series which are available online. This resource has the unabridged editions which makes it great. I will not give out the URL as part of the reviewers agreement but with a little searching you should be able to find it. However, I am still a fan of reading the paper version.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lone Wolf's quest for revenge!
15 Mar 2000
By Robert Douglas
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Format:Paperback
Joe Dever's 'Caverns of Kalte' is the third gamebook in the fantastic, legendary Lone Wolf series. Following the demise of Zagarna, Lone Wolf is set upon a mission to bring Vonotar the Traitor - renegade Magician - to justice. However, Vonotar has found refuge within the icy wastes of Kalte, a hard, merciless wilderness. Where even the ferocities of nature are against him, Lone Wolf must brave the inhabitants of Kalte then steal himself into the magician's fortress. A great sequel to end the legacy of Zagarna, despite it being a part of the Lone Wolf Novice series (books 1-5). In particular, I found the Ice Barbarians a superb feature to this gamebook.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great hit from Dever!
23 Dec 1998
By A Customer
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Format:Paperback
The Caverns of Kalte is yet another of the many great Lone Wolf books from Gary Chalk and Joe Dever. This "episode" is set in an icy waistland called Kalte. You are sent to track down another of the Darklords minions and bringing him to justice. I have been collecting these books for seven years and I have never gotten tired of reading a single one of them! I suggest you read one too, you will become addicted like me.
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