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(Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st])
(Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st])
(Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st])
(Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd])
(Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd])
(Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd])
(Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd])
(Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd])
(American, US 1st printing [1st])
(American, US 6th printing [6th])
(Lone Wolf (2007-) edition)
(Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition, hardcover first printing)
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Combined Summary

Online Full Text: Project Aon (Project Aon edition)
Series: Lone Wolf (1984-1998) — no. 10
Lone Wolf, Collector's Edition (2007-) no. 10
Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition — no. 10
Platform: Web Browser (Project Aon edition)
Translated Into: Dans les entrailles de Torgar (French)
Die Kerker von Torgar (German)
Las mazmorras de Torgar (Spanish)
Penjara Torgar (Malay)
Le segrete di Torgar (Italian)
Torgars fängelsehålor (Swedish)
Torgarské kobky (Czech)
Author: Dever, Joe
Illustrators: dal Lago, Alberto (Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition, hardcover first printing - cover)
Jones, Peter Andrew (Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd] - cover; Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd] - cover)
Mattioli, Francesco (Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition, hardcover first printing - cartography)
McPheeters, Neal (American, US 1st printing [1st] - cover; American, US 6th printing [6th] - cover)
Salmon, Brian (Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st] - cover; Project Aon edition - cover)
Williams, Brian (Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st] - interior; American, US 1st printing [1st] - interior; Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd] - interior; American, US 6th printing [6th] - interior; Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd] - interior; Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition, hardcover first printing - interior)
Dates: 1987 (Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st])
July, 1988 (American, US 1st printing [1st])
1990 (Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd])
1992 (Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd])
June 15, 2002 (Project Aon edition)
2009 (Lone Wolf (2007-) edition)
2023 (Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition, hardcover first printing)
ISBNs: 0099512505 / 9780099512509 (Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st], Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd], Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd])
0425109305 / 9780425109304 (American, US 1st printing [1st], American, US 6th printing [6th])
1915586143 / 9781915586148 (Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition, hardcover first printing)
Length: 350 sections (Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st], Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd], Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd], American, US 1st printing [1st], American, US 6th printing [6th], Project Aon edition)
Number of Endings: 16 (not including failure by loss of points) (Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st], Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd], Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd], American, US 1st printing [1st], American, US 6th printing [6th], Project Aon edition)
Cover Price: US$2.95 (American, US 1st printing [1st])
US$3.99 (American, US 6th printing [6th])
Special Thanks: Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st], Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd]:
Thanks to Ryan Lynch for the front cover, back cover, spine and title page verso images.
Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd]:
Thanks to Luke Sheridan for the spread cover and title page version images.
User Summary: The Darklords have control of the final three Lorestones, but you have learned that they are currently held in the dungeons beneath the Drakkar fortress of Torgar.
Demian's Thoughts:

While reading this book, I did realize that I owe a lot of my appreciation of Lone Wolf to nostalgia. While I still give the series plenty of credit for its fun system and its story continuity, I think that I would find its shallow characters and silly location names a lot less thrilling if not for the fact that I know they were created by Joe Dever. I guess I still cannot claim to be unbiased. That being said, this was yet another fun adventure. It's highly replayable since the first choice leads to two different story branches that allow wildly different events to be experienced during the first half of the story. After that, it's time for some reunions and daring deeds leading up to a gigantic cliffhanger. Of course, it could have benefit from better characterization (I dare you to tell two Lone Wolf characters apart) and some elaboration (much of the adventure feels a little bit rushed), but it's Lone Wolf. It's hard not to enjoy it, flaws and all.

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juski's Thoughts:

The following review was written in 1987 when I was a teenager and published in issue 1 of Orcs Breath, a gaming fanzine that I created and wrote.

Lone Wolf 10: The Dungeons of Torgar

Author: Joe Dever
Cover Illustration: Brian Salmon
Inside illustrations: Brian Williams
Price: £2.25
Publisher: Beaver (Arrow)

Lone Wolf’s quest continues. In this book you must enter the city of Torgar, in which the Archlord Gnagg holds the remaining three lorestones that you seek. On your way you may join in a battle (there is a nice map showing the force deployment of each side with one of the references) or be more subtle and join up with an outlaw, who will lead you through Hellswamp. Then you must storm the evil city and enter its dungeon, where you find a friend who played a large part in the Danarg. Finally, there is an exciting climax, not unlike that of Blood Sword 3: The Demon’s Claw.

The plot is very good and is more enjoyable than the previous Lone Wolf adventures, although these have also been good. The cover illustration is brilliant and those inside are also of a good standard.

Plot originality: 68%
Adventure: 80%
Cover illustration: 94%
Inside illustrations: 72%

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Special Thanks:Thanks to Tan Hong Kiat for the Beaver cover scan and Marcus Pearse for the Red Fox cover scan that were previously used here; thanks to Ryan Lynch for all of the current British images.
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Known Editions

Beaver, 1987 1st printing [1st]
Red Fox, UK 1990 1st printing [2nd]
Red Fox, UK 1992 1st printing [3rd]
American, US 1st printing [1st]
American, US 6th printing [6th]
Project Aon edition
Lone Wolf (2007-) edition (in The Dungeons of Torgar (collector's edition))
Lone Wolf, Definitive Edition, hardcover first printing

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