Shadow on the Sand

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Shadow on the Sand
First edition cover
Author	Joe Dever
Cover artist	Originally Gary Chalk; US edition Richard Corben
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Lone Wolf
Genre(s)	Children's literature
Publisher	Berkley / Pacer
Publication date	1985
Media type	Print (Paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-425-08440-X
Preceded by	The Chasm of Doom
Followed by	The Kingdoms of Terror

Shadow on the Sand is the fifth book in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. This is the final book in the "Kai" portion of the series.

1 Gameplay
2 Plot
3 Reception
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

This is the last book before the reader/player attains the rank of "Kai Master", at which point in time all acquired Kai disciplines are effectively reset in favor of new Magnakai disciplines. Unfortunately, this means that players can be at their relative weakest here in this book if they choose to start playing a new character from scratch.

The actual gamebook is divided into two parts, each having 200 sections. Effectively, one reads or plays through the first portion of the adventure before moving onto the second portion. This is the first and only Lone Wolf book which exhibits this unusual split-adventure.

[edit] Plot

Once more, the reader (Lone Wolf) must set out on a mission bestowed upon him by the king. This time, the mission is a diplomatic one, in which a crucial peace treaty must be signed in the far away desert empire of Vassagonia.

But as always, things are more complex than they seem, and peace is elusive. Lone Wolf walks into a trap from which he barely escapes, and he must fight the prime Dark Lord to regain a secret artefact which will determine the fate of the Kai Order: the Book of the Magnakai.

[edit] Reception

[edit] External links

v • d • e Lone Wolf gamebooks by Joe Dever

Kai/Magnakai series	Flight from the Dark • Fire on the Water • The Caverns of Kalte • The Chasm of Doom • Shadow on the Sand • 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

Grandmaster 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 (2008)

Other Lone Wolf related works	The Magnamund Companion • The Skull of Agarash • The World of Lone Wolf

Additional info	List of Lone Wolf media