Gary
Gygax, father of fantasy roleplaying and the co-creator of the Dungeons
& Dragons roleplaying game, weaves a fantastic tale of warring
wizards that spans the world from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to the
mist-shrouded towns of medieval England. Someone is murdering the
world's most powerful sorcerers, and the trail of blood leads straight
to Anubis, the solemn god known by most as the Master of Jackals. Can
Magister Setne Inhetep, personal philosopher-wizard to the Pharaoh,
reach the distant kingdom of Avillonia and put an end to the Anubis
Murders, or will he be claimed as the latest victim?