Episode 45: Eclipse of the Kai (Legends Book 1)

About this episode

The hosts explore the first book of the novelized Lone Wolf series, discussing its innovative themes and the return of the franchise.

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 given the task of turning the Lone Wolf franchise into a novelized series. What emerged from this was an entirely new take on the Lone Wolf experience, both diversive and innovative. Today, August, Jonathan, and Shane dive into the first book of the series, exploring its themes, the poly-cosmos, and why we are excited to see it coming back into print.

People in this episode

Hosts: August, Jonathan, Shane

Topics covered

• gamebooks
• Lone Wolf franchise
• novelization
• themes
• poly-cosmos
• literature

Keywords

• Lone Wolf
• Eclipse of the Kai
• gamebooks
• John Grant
• Paul Barnett
• novelization
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Eclipse of the Kai, Lone Wolf

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