Kai Grand Sentinel » What’s New http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog For Sommerlund and the Kai! Thu, 16 May 2013 21:45:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Cessation of the Lone Wolf Collector Editions by Mongoose Publishing Ltd. http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2013/03/cessation-of-the-lone-wolf-collector-editions-by-mongoose-publishing-ltd/ http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2013/03/cessation-of-the-lone-wolf-collector-editions-by-mongoose-publishing-ltd/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:50:40 +0000 Joe Dever http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/?p=347 As of Feb 27, 2013, Mongoose Publishing Ltd no longer has a license to produce any Lone Wolf books and games. All rights have now reverted to me.

Termination of Mongoose Publishing’s Lone Wolf gamebooks and RPG range has been actioned by mutual consent of the author and the publisher. Contractually, I am unable to publish or discuss the terms of my severance agreement.

All Mongoose Mega-deal customers who have queries about their existing deals, such as shop credit or refunds, should direct their enquires to Matthew Sprange, CEO of Mongoose Publishing, by email at msprange@mongoosepublishing.com.

If you have pre-paid for books that were out of print and awaiting a reprint, Mongoose Publishing have been given permission to reprint these books in small quantities in order that these pre-orders can be fulfilled. Mongoose Publishing have undertaken to dispatch these reprints to you before the end of March 2013.

I’m sure this news will come as a disappointment to many, but as one door closes, so others swing open. I am currently in discussion with publishers who are seeking to pick up the Collector Series, and the Multi-player Game Book series. I will post progress updates on this site, so be sure to check the Project Aon ‘What’s New’ page for news. Better still, subscribe to the Project Aon news announcements and these updates will be sent to you automatically.

I am committed in my desire to continue production of the Collector Series in the same style and format established in books 1-17. This is to ensure the continuity of the collection.

I am committed to completing the series in its entirety and to bringing the Lone Wolf saga to its exciting conclusion. I am deeply appreciative of the loyalty and support of my devoted readers, many of whom have grown up reading my adventures and continue to read and enjoy them today. Thank you all for your wonderful support and please be assured that the cessation of my business relationship with Mongoose Publishing does not mean an end to the series; it is the start of a new phase in the evolution of Lone Wolf.

For you, for me, for Sommerlund and the Kai!

Joe Dever

]]> http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2013/03/cessation-of-the-lone-wolf-collector-editions-by-mongoose-publishing-ltd/feed/ 21 The Fall of Blood Mountain Published! http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2013/02/the-fall-of-blood-mountain-published/ http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2013/02/the-fall-of-blood-mountain-published/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:00:19 +0000 Jonathan http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/?p=344 For centuries the Shom’zaa has lain incarcerated and forgotten in a granite prison located deep below the mountains of Bor. Now this terrifying beast has accidentally been set free, and its hunger for vengeance knows no bounds. With a horde of vile minions at its command, swiftly the Shom’zaa enacts its sinister plan to destroy King Ryvin and the wondrous realm of the Drodarin dwarves.

In The Fall of Blood Mountain, you must journey to the fabulous subterranean kingdom of the dwarves and attempt to save your ancient allies from the wrath of the Shom’zaa. Will you succeed in your mission or will you succumb to the terrible powers of this ancient champion of Evil?

This is our first new book published in almost two years! We’ll try to avoid taking so long next time around.

For Sommerlund and the Kai!

Jonathan Blake
Project Aon

]]> http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2013/02/the-fall-of-blood-mountain-published/feed/ 0 Thrice Good News from Project Aon http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2012/10/thrice-good-news-from-project-aon/ http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/2012/10/thrice-good-news-from-project-aon/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:17:01 +0000 Jonathan http://www.projectaon.org/en/blog/?p=318 I have three bits of good news that I hope will brighten your week.

First is that we have published five new ebook formats for Lone Wolf 1-25. This includes mobi files for the Kindle and other devices, and epub files for many devices including the Nook. Much of the credit for this accomplishment goes to Javier. There are some known limitations of these formats, but if you spot any problems, please drop us a line so we can improve them.

Second, while it isn’t as sexy as new ebook files, during the time after publishing Trail of the Wolf almost a year and a half ago that we at Project Aon seem to have been stalled we have been taking the time to revisit the books that we’d already published. Over the years, we’d received lots of reports about problems with the books, but we just hadn’t found the time to fix them. So we paused and took care of that. Now we have republished Lone Wolf 1-25 and World of Lone Wolf (i.e. Grey Star) 1-4, including in all of our newest formats.

That brings me to my last bit of good news. Now that we’ve taken care of that, we can now move on to tackling the last three Lone Wolf books. Perhaps I’m too optimistic, but our lists of issues to address in these last three books are pretty short, so I’m hoping that they don’t take too long. So stay tuned.

For Sommerlund and the Kai!

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The Maps of Magnamund Collection will comprise 36 beautifully detailed Map Boards in total. A new set of 4 Map Boards will be published regularly, every 4-5 months, until the collection is complete.

These Map Boards are an original RPG concept. They combine a highly detailed colour map on the front, with a world grid and useful background information about the map area depicted on the reverse. Many new geographical features are included, along with special sites and locations never revealed before. There are also scenario ideas for RPG adventures specific to each area.

The Map Boards measure 233mm x 328mm (about 9″ x 13″) and are printed in color on strong 300gsm laminated art board. They come individually packed and labeled in a zip-loc bag. They are very collectable and ideal for framing & mounting.

Set 1 contains the following 4 Map Boards:

#1 Sommerlund (reverse)
#2 Durenor (reverse)
#3 Vassagonia (reverse)
#4 Dessi (reverse)

Set 2 will be available in March 2013. It will contain the following 4 Map Boards:

#5 Kakush and Valerion
#6 The Galdonlands
#7 The Stornlands
#8 Talestria

The official release date for Set 1 is November 1st, at the Lucca Comics and Games Show, Italy. The cost per set (4 Map Boards) is GBP11.99 / €13.99 / US$19.00. Mongoose Publishing are now taking pre-orders which they will ship worldwide on Nov 14.

Joe and Francesco will be adding the new Map Boards to their Lone Wolf maps website on Friday Nov 9. All Map Boards purchased directly from their website with be signed by Joe personally.

Update: I’ve just learned that Vincent Lazzari and Florent Haro of Scriptarium helped with the creation of these maps and are also currently offering preorders from their website.

Update 2: There’s now direct link to get signed copies.

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Greetings, fellow Kai

Following hot on the heels of the discovery of all the missing pages comes one final release for the Lone Wolf Club Newsletters: A complete archive of all thirty-seven Newsletters in one PDF file.

The benefits of this all-in-one document are:

  • One download instead of thirty-seven
  • Only one Title Page and one Project Aon License means reduction of over 100 pages
  • Much-reduced download-size–29Mb vs. thirty-seven files amounting to 41.3Mb
  • Each individual Newsletter is Bookmarked for convenience
  • Easy to search for specific information
  • Newsletters provided in the correct release order; no more wondering where the Specials fit in!

The idea of releasing the Lone Wolf Club Newsletters was mooted on the mailing list sometime back in February 2003. I know, because I looked this up, and no one is more surprised than I am! We assumed that it would be a fairly straightforward job of scanning and releasing a few pages. How wrong we were.

It has taken the last nine years to bring this project to completion. About two years ago, when there were still twenty pages missing from our files, we thought it unlikely that we would ever complete this work. And yet, here we are in 2012, with all 431 pages recreated with improved fonts and layout, but containing all the original information sans typos. Perhaps this bodes well for other Lone Wolf-related projects to be brought to a satisfactory conclusion sometime this year! ;-)

We certainly hope this complete resource will be of interest to fellow Lone Wolf fans everywhere. So, whether you are a long-time fan of the series, or a new convert, please join us in cheering the successful completion of a tough assignment: “For Sommerlund and the Kai!”

–
Simon Osborne
Project Aon

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For Sommerlund and the Kai!

Jonathan Blake
Project Aon

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In Trail of the Wolf, you must venture alone into the dreaded stronghold of Gazad Helkona to find and free your leader. Can you succeed in your vital mission . . . or will you fall foul of the horrors that lurk within this Darklands city-fortress?

Trail of the Wolf

We at Project Aon pray to Ishir and Kai for your success, Grand Master.

For Sommerlund and the Kai!

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For Sommerlund and the Kai!

Jonathan Blake
Project Aon

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Dear Kai Lords

Project Aon are pleased to announce that we have been granted permission by Random House and Joe Dever to make a PDF facsimile of this rare piece of Lone Wolf memorabilia available on our site, the Lone Wolf 10th Anniversary Calendar.

Also updated today were the Combat Heroes books Emerald Enchanter and Scarlet Sorcerer to fix a number of bugs and typos.

For Sommerlund and the Kai!

–
Simon Osborne
Project Aon

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As the former maintainer of a Giak dictionary and tutorial, I’m very excited to see a new official word list. Giak geeks rejoice!

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