Ancestral Trail

Marshall Cavendish partwork 1992-3

Cult role-playing series. Written by Frank Graves and illustrated by Julek and Adam Heller (with computer-generated graphics in the second half by Mehau Kulyk), The Ancestral Trail tells the story of a boy called Richard who is suddenly plucked from his home world and into a new place, known as the Ancestral World. There, he learns from an old man named Golan that he is The Chosen One, appointed to save this world from a great evil being known simply as The Evil One. The Evil One has already conquered the Ancestral World by stealing six pods from the Tree Of Life and imprisoning six Guardians.

The series splits into two halves, of 26 issues each. The first half takes place in the Ancestral World and describes Richard's struggle to restore good to the world. The second half takes place in the Cyber Dimension, and is about Richard's attempt to find a way back to his own world. In this second half The Evil One is finally defeated.

 We currently have many loose issues but missing one or two from the sequences. Each issue came with a fold-out flap on the rear cover with several cut-out pieces for role-playing games. We offer issues with the flap intact wherever possible but give you the option to order with or without extras when both choices are available.

Updated January 2012

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1: The Moss Beast

In the Grime of the Slime River Ghoul

2: Tolosh of the Garoon

Mortal Danger in Enchanted Waters

3: Baal the Giant Spider

Caught in a Sticky Web of Evil

4: Mirra the Magician

Battle of Wits in the City of Stone

5: Boltor, Bird of Thunder

Air Attack over Desert Wastes

6: Cozards and Killer Bees

Death Squads in the Dying Woods

7: Zock, Cannibal of Flesh-eating Dwarfs

Trapped in the Caves of Flesh-eating Dwarfs

8: Enlil's Dungeon

Dicing with Death in the Bubbling Volcano

9: Living Death-Traps

Caught in the Jaws of Killer Plants

10: Zibella's Fortress

Sorcery and Witchcraft in the Watery Depths

11: Klaw, Servant of Evil

Battling the Army of Bonemen

12: Scorpions of the Desert

Deadly Guards of the Sandy Fortress

13: Dragora's Inner Sanctum

Fight to the Death in Cobra's Keep

14: Hulkan, the Mole Monster

Under Attack from the Mud Warriors

15: Narkum, the Fly King

At the Mercy of the Fiendish Spy Master

16: Cragmar, Man of Stone

17: Gator, Reptile Warrior

Battle for Power in the Shadowy Swamps

18: Kronis, the Winged Lion

Fight for Freedom in the Whispering Maze

19: Nemis, Master of the Deep

In the Merman's Underwater Prison

20: Spector, Keeper of the Ice Kingdom

Trapped in the Wastes of Frigoria

21: Stridor, Lord of the Snowy Mountains

Facing up to the White Death

22: Zyton and the Curse of Loktar

Sinister Steps in the Chambers of Fear

23: Dagmar, Demon of Fire

Flames of Fury over Yellow Stone Peaks

24: Syrus, Spirit of the Sky

Devilish Dealings with a Devious Genie

25: Fenrar, the Desert Stalker

Danger and Deceit at Dead River Sands

26: The Evil One

Fight to the Finish in the Final Battle

27: Tengam, Gravity Defier

Clash of Metal with a Cyber Warrior

28: Zenon, Laser Lancer

In the clutches of the creature of light

29: Flector, Hi-Speed Solar Cruiser

Battle of wits with an airborne assassin

30: Mortex, Molten Trail-Blazer

White hot terror in the tunnels of doom

31: Holotron, Dynamic Deceiver

Battle of wits with a shape shifter

32: Husasan, Silicon Samurai

Duel of doom with an android warrior

33: Terraforma, Enviromorpher

Trapped in the lair of the land changer

34: Toxis, Poison Predator

Caught in the grip of the slime creature

35: Identico, Deadly Replicator

Lost in the factory of dreams

36: Scoredef, Sinister Supervirus

Hypnotized by an evil computer virus

37: Cronid, Micro Creature

Horror of the cyber insects

38: Mescon, Menacing Multi-Form

Caged by the galactic zoo keeper

39: Proton, Power Android

Tank battle on the cyber plains

40: Kentar, Cyber Demon

Fight to the finish in the cyber skies

41: Continuuma, Empress of Time

Kidnapped by the controller of time

42: Tyrannix, Robo-Dinosaur

Peril in the jungles of the robot king

43: Galaxia, Anti-Matter Alien

Marooned in the domain of terror

44: Quasar, Faceless Fiend

Seized by a savage super being

45: Cortix, Mind Master

Duel of the minds in Computer City

46: Hydron, Mercury Monster

Return to the perilous sea of mercury

47: Mandlebiot, Fearsome Fractal

Fatal fury of the deadly digital demon

48: Pixar, Particle Blaster

Evil revenge in the city of the lost

49: Malachit, Evil Incinerator

Plasma attack of the cyber warrior

50: Robo, Robotic Betrayer

Friend becomes foe in a battle to the end

51: Vileeon, Cyber Judge

Trapped in the court of the Cyber Citadel

52: The Evil One

Final battle with the king of Cyber World

Ancestral Trail - Slipcase

Ancestral Trail - Full Set

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Ancestral Trail - starter pocket (0)

Pocket Folder, originally holding Issue 1
3-fold outsize pack with legend outline, intro to The Ancestral Trail. no extra parts

Ancestral Trail Monster Might cards (0)

Full pack 54, green backs