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The Darke Crusade (Lone Wolf)

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With the fall of Darklord Dakushna of Kagorst, his foul sorcerers, the Nadziranim, took control of the might city-fortress as well as its neighbor Akagazad. Civil war rages within these walls as the lesser reptilian Darklords, the Xaghash, fight for control of the city fortresses. It is widely believed that the legacy of the Darklands will never haunt Magnamund again... But legend holds that the reason why Dakushna's weapon, the Doomstone of Darke, disappeared, is not benign. Legend holds that a Nadziranim stole the Doomstone, the most terrible of the seven doomstones created by the evil dragon Agarash the Damned in the Age of Eternal Night, along with the Nyras Scepter, a magical stave that held the Doomstone. The vile Magnaarn, a Drakkar general, has recovered the Nyras Scepter, which reappeared in the wars, but the Doomstone is missing. Legend holds that it is imprisoned in the Temple of Antah, and that Magnaarn is dangerously close to finding it. If the Doomstone is recovered, it can force any of the dozen chaotic Darkland cities to cede to Magnaarn their forces. Refusal would result in immediate destruction, so if Magnaarn recovers the scepter, the good land of Lencia could lose the lands of Nyras and Zaldir, its rightful territory... You must journey to Western Magnamund, and thwart Magnaarn, or Lencia is doomed..

I read this book before I really got inot the Lone Wolf scene, but it still remains the ultimate in gaming for me. The way Dever gives you so many options is quite astounding. I have never read a Lone Wolf book like this, and I doubt I ever will again.

As usual, I enjoy Joe Dever's works. But one thing I find very annoying about this book is that there are too many errors. Most common errors are incorrect section entry to turn to which spoils the story. I usually read each section and find the one that is most consistent with the previous section then mark the correct section entry. However in this case there are too many errors and I do not have patience to do all the corrections