The Lure of the Basilisk
QUEST PERILOUS
Garth was promised immortal fame by the Forgotten King – a decrepit
ancient, dressed in yellow rags, who huddled over a tavern table in the
decaying outpost of Skelleth. But there was a price. Garth must first
bring back the creature he would find in the ancient crypts beneath the
ensorcelled city of Mormoreth.
To an overman, such as Garth, it seemed a simple task... until he found
that the way was beset by invisible bandits... that Mormoreth was ruled
by the dreaded enchanter Shang... and that the dweller in the crypts
was a basilisk, whose breath was poison, whose touch was deadly and
whose gaze turned any living creature to stone!
How does a man – or even an overman – entrap a basilisk? How can he
handle it on the long road back to Skelleth? And above all – what
possible use has the Forgotten King for a basilisk?
Lawrence Watt-Evans
Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954) is one of the pseudonyms of the American science fiction and fantasy author Lawrence Watt Evans. He writes science fiction primarily under the pseudonym of Nathan Archer.
The Lords of Dûs
The Lords of Dûs consists of four primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
