Crypt of the Sorcerer
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| The Fighting Fantasy series |
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 The original cover of Crypt of the Sorcerer illustrated by Les Edwards |
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 The Wizard cover of Crypt of the Sorcerer illustrated by Les Edwards |
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| Outline | |
| Location: | Allansia, Titan |
| References: | 400 |
| Publication details | |
| Author(s): | Ian Livingstone |
| Illustrator: | John Sibbick |
| Puffin | |
| Cover illustrator: | Les Edwards |
| Year of release: | 1987 |
| Number | 26 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0140321551 |
| Wizard | |
| Cover illustrator: | Les Edwards |
| Year of release: | 2002 |
| Number | 6 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1-84046-396-1 |
| List of FF books | |
Crypt of the Sorcerer is a single player roleplaying gamebook, written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by John Sibbick and originally published in 1987. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 26th in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0140321551) and 6th in the modern Wizard series (ISBN 1-84046-396-1). Crypt of the Sorcerer is generally considered to be one of the hardest books in the series.
[edit] Story
An ancient evil is stirring in bowels of the earth, and the land is blighted. After being entombed for one hundred years, the dread necromancer Razaak has been re-awoken and is poised to fulfil his promise of death and tyranny. His army of undead are at large across Allansia, bringing death and destruction to all who resist.
It is up to YOU to find the only weapon to which Razaak is vulnerable - his own magic sword! Only then might you survive the dangers that await you in his evil lair - the Crypt of the Sorcerer!
Razaak, an evil necromancer, has re-awoken after being entombed for a hundred years. He plans to send his army of undead to take over Allansia. The main objective for the reader is to find his sword, the only weapon which will harm him, and then to find and defeat him. Companions are found along the way to help with the adventure.
The main adversary in this book, Razaak, is notoriously difficult to defeat.
It has been calculated that the chance of completing this book when following the correct route is only at 2%.
[edit] Trivia
The central plot of Razaak the necromancer bears more than a passing similarity to the Conan story "Black Colossus"
