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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7704337" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Joe Dever, creator of the world of <em>Magnamund</em> and author of the<em> Lone Wolf </em>series of game books, has passed away in hospital at the age of 60. He had suffered from health complications in recent months, and sadly had to cancel his attendance at the Lucca convention in Italy at the end of October. In recent years, Dever had been working with RPG company Cubicle 7 on the <em>Lone Wolf Adventure Game</em>. I had the pleasure of interviewing him a few years ago at the Dragonmeet game convention in London. The <em>Lone Wolf </em>game books were a series of books which started in 1984 set in Dever's world of Magnamund. His books sold over 11 million copies worldwide.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p></p><p>Joe posted the following on October 22nd:<p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[HQ]LUCCA COMICS & GAMES SHOW 2016</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">It is with deep regret I must inform you that I am unable to attend Lucca next week due to ill health. I am being admitted to hospital tomorrow (Sunday) and I will most likely be kept in for 10 days or so for a series of intravenous treatments to correct side effects and ongoing complications following bile duct surgery I had in August.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">I’ve had a very challenging few months health-wise that have made it impossible to maintain my usual busy work schedule. All of the complications I’ve had since July have two common symptoms: chronic fatigue and muscle weakness. Both have made it increasingly more difficult for me to concentrate and perform my work normally. Hopefully, the treatments I will receive next week shall fix the problems once and for all.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">I can only apologise sincerely for the inconvenience this unavoidable decision will cause all my loyal Italian fans that have been looking forward to meeting and chatting with me next week at the show. Lucca is a big part of my life and it breaks my heart not to be able to be there to enjoy it with you this year.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">For Sommerlund and the Kai!</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Joe Dever[/HQ]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p></p><p>His family made the following statement:</p><p></p><p>[HQ]<p style="margin-left: 20px">We are sorry to be the bearers of such tremendously sad news, but our father passed away peacefully at 10:15 yesterday morning. This follows twelve years of an illness that he kept secret to all but those closest to him. We appreciate this news may be a shock to many.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">He died as he lived - with colossal bravery and dignity - and held by those that loved him. He was working on the final three Lone Wolf books until Monday evening. His thoughts were with his work and thusly his fans until the last possible moments. His work clearly meant a lot to his fans, and your loyalty meant everything to him.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">It is with enormous honour and great responsibility that these notes for the final three books of the saga, and the legacy of his incredible universe, are passed to us to complete.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Please allow us time to attend to the family, and his personal affairs. We will be in touch via this page and his website with further news about a memorial service that we hope to arrange for late January. We will also share how you can apply to attend the memorial, with full details of the time and location.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">With love,</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Ben Devere & family</p><p>[/HQ]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]110737[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[video=youtube;Bkl31tZokyM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkl31tZokyM[/video]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><strong>Save</strong></span></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><strong>Save</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><strong>Save</strong></span></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><strong>Save</strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7704337, member: 1"] Joe Dever, creator of the world of [I]Magnamund[/I] and author of the[I] Lone Wolf [/I]series of game books, has passed away in hospital at the age of 60. He had suffered from health complications in recent months, and sadly had to cancel his attendance at the Lucca convention in Italy at the end of October. In recent years, Dever had been working with RPG company Cubicle 7 on the [I]Lone Wolf Adventure Game[/I]. I had the pleasure of interviewing him a few years ago at the Dragonmeet game convention in London. The [I]Lone Wolf [/I]game books were a series of books which started in 1984 set in Dever's world of Magnamund. His books sold over 11 million copies worldwide.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Joe posted the following on October 22nd:[INDENT] [HQ]LUCCA COMICS & GAMES SHOW 2016 It is with deep regret I must inform you that I am unable to attend Lucca next week due to ill health. I am being admitted to hospital tomorrow (Sunday) and I will most likely be kept in for 10 days or so for a series of intravenous treatments to correct side effects and ongoing complications following bile duct surgery I had in August. I’ve had a very challenging few months health-wise that have made it impossible to maintain my usual busy work schedule. All of the complications I’ve had since July have two common symptoms: chronic fatigue and muscle weakness. Both have made it increasingly more difficult for me to concentrate and perform my work normally. Hopefully, the treatments I will receive next week shall fix the problems once and for all. I can only apologise sincerely for the inconvenience this unavoidable decision will cause all my loyal Italian fans that have been looking forward to meeting and chatting with me next week at the show. Lucca is a big part of my life and it breaks my heart not to be able to be there to enjoy it with you this year. For Sommerlund and the Kai! Joe Dever[/HQ] [/INDENT] His family made the following statement: [HQ][INDENT]We are sorry to be the bearers of such tremendously sad news, but our father passed away peacefully at 10:15 yesterday morning. This follows twelve years of an illness that he kept secret to all but those closest to him. We appreciate this news may be a shock to many. He died as he lived - with colossal bravery and dignity - and held by those that loved him. He was working on the final three Lone Wolf books until Monday evening. His thoughts were with his work and thusly his fans until the last possible moments. His work clearly meant a lot to his fans, and your loyalty meant everything to him. It is with enormous honour and great responsibility that these notes for the final three books of the saga, and the legacy of his incredible universe, are passed to us to complete. Please allow us time to attend to the family, and his personal affairs. We will be in touch via this page and his website with further news about a memorial service that we hope to arrange for late January. We will also share how you can apply to attend the memorial, with full details of the time and location. With love, Ben Devere & family[/INDENT] [/HQ] [CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]110737[/ATTACH] [video=youtube;Bkl31tZokyM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkl31tZokyM[/video] [COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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