The legendary Moonstone was created by the god-like Shianti, whose presence upon Magnamund heralded the dawn of Humanity. It contains the might of all the Shianti’s magic and wisdom – the sum of their divine knowledge. Lone Wolf, Supreme Master of the Kai, has successfully retrieved the Moonstone following its theft by the forces of darkness, and now this magical artefact must be returned quickly to its creators before its immense powers disrupt the delicate balance of nature. He has entrusted the precious Moonstone to you – the most promising warrior in the ranks of the New Order Kai.

In The Buccaneers of Shadaki, your quest is to deliver this stone of power to the Shianti who are exiled upon the mystical Isle of Lorn. Will your vital quest succeed, or will you fall foul of the pirates and perils that infest the southern seas of Magnamund?

When I acquired my copy of this rare tome, it was fetching insane sums on auction sites. (Actually, I bought someone’s entire Lone Wolf collection to get my hands on this one book!) Checking again just now confirmed that nothing much has changed.

We at Project Aon are doing our best to bail out our fellow fans in these trying times. Now, if you can do without the aroma of paper and ink (or just can’t wait for Mongoose to republish it), you don’t need to break your budget in order to read the 22nd installment in the series.

The Buccaneers of Shadaki

For Sommerlund and the Kai!

Jonathan Blake
Project Aon

You remember how we published Voyage of the Moonstone last month? You may have noticed that it didn’t have all of the typical illustrations. Long story short, now it does:

The long story is that Trevor Newton illustrated Voyage of the Moonstone. He proved devilishly difficult to track down for our dogged volunteers who had been able to find virtually all of the authors and illustrators involved with the publication of Lone Wolf, except for Mr. Newton. We searched in vain for years.

Ironically enough, we located Mr. Newton shortly after we gave up and published Voyage of the Moonstone without his illustrations. Sadly, it wasn’t all good news.

Trevor Newton passed away in 2002, as his widow informed us. We offered our condolences, and she graciously gave her consent that his illustrations should be part of Project Aon.

For that generosity, Mrs. Newton, you have our heartfelt gratitude.

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Jonathan Blake
Project Aon

The Moonstone is a legendary artefact that was created by the god-like Shianti. It contains the might of all their magic and wisdom, the sum of their divine knowledge. Lone Wolf—Supreme Master of the Kai—has succeeded in retrieving it from the clutches of Naar, the King of the Darkness.

Now the Moonstone must be returned to its creators who are exiled upon the remote Isle of Lorn in Southern Magnamund. Someone must take the fabled artefact to the Shianti and Lone Wolf has chosen you, the most promising warrior among the ranks of the New Order Kai, to carry out this vital mission. Armed with the special weapons and skills of a New Order Grand Master, you embark upon a secret voyage to the distant Isle of Lorn. However, your mission quickly becomes a life-and-death struggle when you encounter intrigue and deadly danger en route.

It gives me pleasure to announce the publication of Voyage of the Moonstone, the first of the New Order series which puts you in control of the destiny of the most talented new Grand Master in the New Order of the Kai.

On a personal note, as an American fan, I waited for years for gamebooks beyond The Curse of Naar to be published. I would stop in a bookstore once in a while to see if they had arrived yet. The New Order series has never arrived on American bookshelves. So I am happy to play a part in officially bringing this series to new lands after such a long wait.

For all of the volunteers in Project Aon, may Ishir and Kai guide you on your journey.

For Sommerlund and the Kai!

Jonathan Blake