Many years ago, on a stormy night in the island kingdom of Lyonesse, the Queen gave birth to an heir. A happy occasion, you might think; but who was the figure with a face like a ferret (though a very good-looking ferret, it must be said) who climbed unseen up the castle wall towards the Queen's bedchamber, and what was the bundle he was carrying?Something is clearly rotten in the state of Lyonesse; and when Gwydden the Abstruse, down-at-heel wizard from Camelot, takes the job of Royal Wizard in the island kingdom, all hell breaks loose. Because however green and pleasant the landscape, Gwydden has a knack for finding the hidden cow-pat and putting his foot firmly in it. Pretty soon, he and his friends are in a race to rescue Lyonesse from the clutches of an evil tyrant, while trying to keep one step ahead of the tyrant's attempts to kill them...This book is also available on Kindle as one-third of 'The Camelot Wizards Trilogy'.