Collectors arcana: This book was reprinted in the UK by Penguin books. The cover scan is such a later copy.
"A caravan on a mysterious mission ...
A sleeping beauty, stalked by evil ...
A young shaman of the fierce Wolf Nomads, cast out by his ancient tribe,
must come to grips with his manhood and a family legacy of magic ...
Travel the wondrous - and deadly - lands of the Wolf Nomads on a perilous
odyssey threatened by a host of monstrous creatures - the warlike kobolds, a terror
force of hyenas and gnolls, brute giants and dark magic-users, the roving criminal
scum, and above all, the dread Iuz ...
... in a chain of fantastic events that may destroy Master Wolf and his
savage wolf companion, TamTur!"
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The Tome of Treasures Rating:
A straightforward told story, without unnecessary twists. Mika, the shaman's son, is refreshingly different
from the standard fantasy hero. He starts out as a young man who distastes heroic deeds and is unwilling to risk
his hide for the lives of his people. Instead he prefers the company of women and enjoys the easy life.
It is Mika's struggle against his past, against his lazy self, that composes the backbone of the novel.
The experienced Rose Estes proves to be a very careful observer. However, the use of magic in the novel, and the poor show
evil Iuz himself puts up, doesn't fit in game terms at all. Sadly the story is a well-used
path, too, used by lots of writers before. It is a variation of the outcast-on-a-quest theme and it doesn't help
that it's a princess that Mika's got to save.
Conclusion: Despite having some flaws, this is a fine fantasy story, set in wilderness of Oerth.
If you like this kind of setting or consider yourself a Greyhawk fan, this novel is for you. (RALF TOTH)
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