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Journeys Through Magnamund
Welcome to Magnamund - the world of Joe Dever's Lone Wolf. Each episode explores an adventure in the Lone Wolf series, the fantastic role-playing epic spanning 32 books. New to Lone Wolf? Allow us to be your companions as you discover the bestselling series that continues to inspire generations of readers and gamers alike. Already a member of the Wolfpack? Come discover new lore and history as we chart a course towards the release of the final Lone Wolf and the conclusion of this legendary saga…
Episodes
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Episode 52: Voyage of the Moonstone (Book 1 of the New Order series)
The Time of Blessings is a time that those who lived through it will speak of with tears in their eyes and smiles on their faces. I look around the room and…
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Episode 51: The New Order Prolegomenon
Good morrow, students! The history we shall cover today belongs to you. It is the story of how the Kai were restored and a bulwark against the future was…
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Episode 50: The Doomstones
Seven Stones... their names are mostly hidden from you, yet plague the edges of your consciousness like a foul odor that flees your attempts to catch it…
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Episode 49: Lore Stones
Seven Stones... their names are known to you. Now you find their stories, buried among ancient texts thought lost when the monastery was destroyed. Reading the…
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Episode 48: The Dark Door Opens (Legends Book 2)
Closing your eyes, you cast your mind into the infinite possibility of what ifs. A swirl of faces swims in your mind, some famliar, some new. Making sense of…
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Episode 47: The Grand Master Retrospective
You come to the top of the rise and settle your back against a bare pine. The lands you came from are shrouded in mist yet a map exists in your heart of the…
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Episode 46: The Curse of Naar (Book 8 of the Grandmaster Series)
It took 20 adventures and just as many dead Darklords to finally make Naar curse. August and Jonathan do not deliberate on what the swear word was, instead…
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Episode 45: Eclipse of the Kai (Legends Book 1)
Cast your mind back to a time when gamebooks and Lone Wolf were selling in the millions of copies. In this time, Hugo award winner John Grant/Paul Barnett was…
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Episode 44: Light of the Kai preview (with Vincent and Ben)
The penultimate book in the series, Light of the Kai, is due out this spring. And so the podcast welcomes for the first time Ben Devere and Vincent Lazarri…
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Episode 43: The Final Word (Part 3 of the Rockstarn Saga)
August and Jonathan's final words about Rockstarn contain spoilers for characters and events that occur in the latter half of the video game, while providing…
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Episode 42: Beyond the Sunken Forest (Part 2 of the Rockstarn Saga)
With a total of four Acts, each broken into multiple chapters, the Lone Wolf video game has too much to offer to cover in a single episode. In August and…
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Episode 41: Blood on the Snow (Part 1 of the Rockstarn Saga)
In 2013, Joe Dever realized his dream of turning Lone Wolf into an epic video game experience. Far from the primitive trappings of earlier attempts, Blood on…
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Episode 40: The Strange History of Lone Wolf Video Games
The episode you didn't know you needed and a topic that stretches across the entire history of Lone Wolf, starting back in 1984 as a co-release with the very…
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Episode 39: FAQ (listener questions)
We asked you if there was anything you wanted to know that you felt had been missed in the podcast so far. And you said... yes! And then sent us more than a…
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Episode 38: Wolf's Bane (Book 7 of Grandmaster)
Hungry for more Journeys Through Magnamund? Hungry like... the wolf? Setting aside 80's pop references, August and Jonathan tackle one of Lone Wolf's stranger…
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Episode 37: Dawn of the Dragons (Book 6 of Grandmaster)
Dragons sneak their way into many a fantasy world and Magnamund is no different. Though the final dragon saw its final sunrise many ages ago, an army of them…
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Episode 36: Vengeance of the Kai
A newly illustrated map of Northern Magnamund, one hundred and fifty illustrations on cards, two hundred and fifteen miniatures, and a war where you decide who…
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Episode 35: Magic of Magnamund
Don your wizard's robes and grab your potions for this episode where Jonathan and August dive into the magic of Magnamund, taking seventeen different forms of…
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Episode 34: The Styles of Brian Williams
Many associate Lone Wolf with Gary Chalk's iconic art, as it was this art that launched the series and provided the lens through which we discovered Magnamund…
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Episode 33: Chronicles of Magnamund (Vol 1)
Joe Devere created a world so malleable it has rarely seen an equal in fantasy. Today discover three brand new stories exploring genres that have never been…
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Episode 32: Deathlord of Ixia (Book 5 of Grandmaster)
What's that you hear? Is it the drumbeat of approaching doom or the bitter groan of ice cracking? You'll find both within the foreboding wastes of Ixia, for…
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Episode 31: The Oubliette (Fortress of Death)
Come and put on your growliest voice and follow Jonathan, August, and Oscar deep into the bowels of the Oubliette, a hitherto unexplored and unsurvived area of…
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Episode 30: Anthology "Echoes of the Past"
Joe once said that Magnamund would go on as long as stories were being told in it. Today, we prove his legacy lives on with ten more stories from fans…
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Episode 29: Interview with Nerdgore
A fan requested episode! You asked for it and so we made it happen -- an episode featuring current Lone Wolf illustrator, Richard "Nerdgore" Sampson! Rich…
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Episode 28: Legacy of Vashna (Book 4 of Grandmaster)
In the legacy of Lone Wolf is there any legacy as vast as Vashna's? Join Jonathan and August for one of their favorite books in the entire series, which they…
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Episode 27: Darke Crusade (Book 3 of Grandmaster)
Don't be afraid of the Darke: August and Jonathan will be the Capt. Prarg to your Lone Wolf and lead you through the complicated lore which forms the backdrop…
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Episode 26: Anthology "Hope in Darkness"
Why, you might ask, is a special unexpected episode being released out of our normal schedule? Well, over one hundred submissions were received when Holmgard…
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Episode 25: The Legacy of Autumn Snow
August and Jonathan are extremely excited to be able to do an episode focused on two major players in the Lone Wolf saga: Kai Lord Autumn Snow and her creator…
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Episode 24: The Forbidden City (Book 2 of Grey Star)
Return to the "World of Lone Wolf series" with our second podcast dedicated to Grey Star's desperate and strange quest! Racing against the minions of Shasarak…
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Episode 23: Captives of Kaag (Book 2 of Grandmaster)
This month, Jonathan and August "captivate" you with stories of the dread fortress of Kaag! Discover the strange intentions of the Nadziranim, learn how they…
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Episode 22: The Plague Lords of Ruel (Book 1 of Grandmaster)
You will rue the day you enter Ruel! Okay, that was a bad one. But we promise the episode is great. Jonathan and August take the podcast into the Grandmaster…
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Episode 21: The Magnakai Special
The Magnakai Series took Lone Wolf from Sommerlund to the far reaches of Dessi and the Stornlands and even out of this world into the vast unknowable Daziarn…
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Episode 20: A History of Fan Works
As the future of Lone Wolf looks ever brighter, August and Jonathan look at Lone Wolf's relationship with fan fiction and how fan works have kept the series…
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Episode 19: Skull of Agarash & Dawn of the Darklords
Lone Wolf goes on his greatest journey yet — to the realm of the graphic novel. And he's not alone. Long-time ally Banedon is joining them! And Mazrah, Master…
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Episode 18: Grey Star the Wizard (Book 1 of Grey Star)
With Lone Wolf having defeated the Masters of Darkness, we give our hero a rest and turn our attention to Southern Magnamund, where a new star is rising…
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Episode 17: The Huntress
Criminals spit her name like a curse. Grizzled veterans speak it before a battle to bring them luck. Courtiers are told of secret places they can leave a list…
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Episode 16: Masters of Darkness (Book 7 of Magnakai)
The final Magnakai episode marks a year since August & Jonathan began this Journey through Magnamund! From Lone Wolf's triumphant return home after his…
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Episode 15: Prisoners of Time (Book 6 of Magnakai)
Vastly expanding the scope of Joe Dever's fantasy series, the eleventh adventure turns a fantasy world into a fantasy UNIVERSE. August and Jonathan tag along…
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Episode 14: The Darklands War (Part 2 of 2)
Last time, August and Jonathan took listeners on a quest through the early years of the Darklands War. Now they are back to finish the job, covering some of…
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Episode 13: The Darklands War (Part 1 of 2)
Lone Wolf has left us stranded in Magnamund just as war breaks out! Join Jonathan and August as they explore a period of time that has never before been…
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Episode 12: Dungeons of Torgar (Book of Magnakai 5)
One of our most awaited episodes, the Dungeons of Torgar is hailed as one of Joe's finest works. Readers can discover new paths after playing it a dozen times…
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Episode 11: Cauldron of Fear (Book 4 of Magnakai)
It's time to enter the Cauldron! Jonathan and August leap head first into the 9th Lone Wolf Adventure, digging up secrets and providing answers to long-asked…
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Episode 10: Interview (Fortress of Death)
On September 15th Holmgard Press - in association with Sound Realms Studios - will launch its first official Lone Wolf Kickstarter! Fortress of Death is an…
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Episode 9: Jungle of Horrors (Book 3 of Magnakai)
Welcome to the Jungle! August and Jonathan prep their bug spray and pack extra socks for this journey into Magnamund's most dangerous jungle where we will…
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Episode 8: Castle Death (Book 2 of Magnakai)
This iconic adventure inspired the Mirror of Death Lone Wolf video game and the Fortress of Doom audio program. So what can be said about Castle Death that…
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Episode 7: Kingdoms of Terror (Book 1 of Magnakai)
Our first adventure in the Magnakai series takes us on a huge journey across the Stornlands in search of an ancient artefact, the Lorestone of Varetta. August…
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Episode 6: Kai Series Recap
Join Jonathan and August as they discuss the Kai Series, the first five books of the Lone Wolf Saga. From Flight from the Dark to Shadow on the Sand, they rank…
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Episode 5: Shadows on the Sand (Book 5 of Kai)
Concluding the Kai Series, Jonathan and August turn to the desert empire of Vasagonia, where you, Lone Wolf, have been sent as envoy to secure positive…
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Episode 4: Chasm of Doom (Book 4 of Kai)
What begins as a simple hunt for missing gold leads to a conspiracy that could threaten all of Magnamund. You, Lone Wolf, find yourself in the new position of…
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Episode 3: Caverns of Kalte (Book 3 of Kai)
Vonotar the Traitor, the traitorous magician who helped the Darklords slaughter your kin, has been found. The people demand he be brought to justice and so…
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Episode 2: Fire on the Water (Book 2 of Kai)
The King has sent you on a desperate journey to retrieve the only power in Magnamund that can save your people: the Sommerswerd, the sword of the sun. Team up…
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Episode 1: Flight From the Dark (Book 1 of Kai)
The bodies of your brethren lay strewn about you amidst the ruins of your once peaceful home. The Kai Monastery is broken, no two stones left standing upon…
Journeys Through MagnamundEpisode 0: Introduction to Magnamund (new version created 04/24)
What is Magnamund and why are we journeying through it? Get the answer to this question, learn who your hosts for this podcast are, and discover why Joe Devere…