Summoned to the distant world of Karazan, the reader is informed by the court magician Marris that the death of their king and an attempt on the life of the heir to the throne Prince Goldhawk has left the country leaderless in a time of crisis. The reader takes on the identity of Prince Goldhawk.
Sir Ian Livingstone is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of the Fighting Fantasy series of role-playing gamebooks, and the author of many books within that series. He co-founded Games Workshop in 1975 and helped create Eidos Interactive as executive chairman of Eidos Plc in 1995.