Fire on the Water

Fire on the Water

Author	Joe Dever
Cover artist	Gary Chalk
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Lone Wolf
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Berkley / Pacer
Publication date	1984
Media type	Print (Paperback)
ISBN	0-09-935900-6
OCLC	12464405
Preceded by	Flight from the Dark
Followed by	The Caverns of Kalte

Fire on the Water is the second installment in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. It is the installment where Lone Wolf receives the legendary Sommerswerd.

Gameplay

In this second installment, the reader is allowed to choose an additional Kai Discipline if they completed Flight from the Dark, for a total of six Kai Disciplines. The reader also begins with a much better selection of equipment than previously available. This installment also introduces the 'Sommerswerd' - a divinely crafted weapon which grants bonuses to Combat Skill that are very useful, especially when used against undead enemies, in later installments.

Plot

Having informed the King of Sommerlund about the fate of the Kai Order, Lone Wolf is instructed to make a journey to their ally, the neighbouring country of Durenor, to retrieve the legendary Sommerswerd, which is Sommerlund’s only hope at repelling Darklord Zagarna’s massive invasion. Lone Wolf is given the Seal of Hammerdal and sets off on a ship bound for Durenor, but when a traitor on board sabotages the ship, he is forced to make his way on foot to Durenor despite the enemies that await him around every corner.

Reception

The introduction of the Sommerswerd and its awesome power within the subsequent books made some fans question whether Joe Dever's intention of making every book accomplishable on its own still realistic.^[1] The plot and story of the book was greeted favorably by most readers, but a challenging encounter in the book called the "Tunnel to Hammerdal Chokepoint" (along with some accompanying errata in some editions) detracted from the enjoyment of the book for some readers.^[2] This criticism was addressed and the text changed in the 2007 edition.

References

External links

Lone Wolf gamebooks by Joe Dever

Kai series	Flight from the Dark Fire on the Water The Caverns of Kalte The Chasm of Doom Shadow on the Sand

Magnakai series	The Kingdoms of Terror Castle Death The Jungle of Horrors The Cauldron of Fear The Dungeons of Torgar The Prisoners of Time The Masters of Darkness

Grandmaster series	The Plague Lords of Ruel The Captives of Kaag The Darke Crusade The Legacy of Vashna The Deathlord of Ixia Dawn of the Dragons Wolf's Bane The Curse of Naar

New Order series	Voyage of the Moonstone The Buccaneers of Shadaki Mydnight's Hero Rune War Trail of the Wolf The Fall of Blood Mountain Vampirium The Hunger of Sejanoz The Storms of Chai

World of Lone Wolf series	Grey Star the Wizard The Forbidden City Beyond the Nightmare Gate War of the Wizards

Other Lone Wolf related works	The Magnamund Companion The Skull of Agarash The World of Lone Wolf

Additional info	List of Lone Wolf media

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