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{{Short description|1995 book by Joe Dever}}
{{Infobox book 
  | name           = Rune War
  | title_orig     = 
  | translator     = 
  | image          = Runewar.jpg
  | image_size     = 150px
  | caption        = British cover, original release
  | author         = [[Joe Dever]] 
  | illustrator    = Brian Williams 
  | cover_artist   = Brian Williams
  | country        = United Kingdom
  | language       = English
  | series         = [[Lone Wolf (gamebooks)|Lone Wolf]]
  | subject        = 
  | genre          = [[Fantasy]]
  | publisher      = Red Fox
  | release_date   = 1995
  | media_type     = Print ([[Paperback]]) 
  | size_weight    = 
  | isbn           =  
  | preceded_by    = [[Mydnight's Hero]]
  | followed_by    = [[Trail of the Wolf]]}}

'''''Rune War''''' is the twenty-fourth book of the award-winning [[Lone Wolf (gamebooks)|Lone Wolf]] book series created by [[Joe Dever]].

==Gameplay==
Lone Wolf books rely on a combination of thought and luck.  Certain statistics such as combat skill and endurance attributes are determined randomly before play (reading).  The player is then allowed to choose which [[Kai disciplines]] or skills he or she possess.  This number depends directly on how many books in the series have been completed ("Kai rank").  With each additional book completed, the player chooses one additional Kai discipline.  In this first book, the player starts with five disciplines.

==Reception==
Chris Read reviewed ''Rune War'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall.<ref name="Arcane3">{{cite journal|last=Read |first=Chris |date=February 1996|title=The Great Library|journal=Arcane|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|issue=3|pages=90}}</ref> Read comments that "the book is nicely illustrated and the narrative is generally good with plenty of decision-making and 'interaction' with NPCs. Naturally, Lady Luck plays her fickle part, but your skills and common sense are much more relevant to your success. This, above all, gives the book a good feel."<ref name="Arcane3"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.gamebooks.org/show_item.php?id=1453 Gamebooks - Lone Wolf]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060816002127/http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~as300/dever.html#origins Origins of Lone Wolf]
*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~parsonsp/html/lw21-28.html Book entry]

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