Flight from the Dark is the first installment in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever.

Because the reader has no equipment from previous books, some disciplines, most notably Weapon Skill, may not be useful at the start of the adventure.

Marcus L. Rowland reviewed both Flight from the Dark and Fire on the Water together for White Dwarf #60, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "Both books are fair, emphasizing combat rather than traps and tricks.

[citation needed] Mongoose Publishing republished the book in 2007, featuring new internal artwork by Richard Longmore, and an extended version of the story, extensively rewritten by Joe Dever.

The re-release was shortlisted for the 2008 Origins Fiction Award (Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design).