The countless readers of Andre Norton's bestselling science fiction who have delighted in her superb narratives of valiant expeditions among worlds of fabulous beasts will find the same fascination in her retelling of a similar tale from our own world's romantic past.
Banished through treachery from the court of the legendary Char-lemagne, Huon of Bordeaux must fulfill an almost impossible quest in Babylon, held by Charlemagne's bitter enemies. Against unbelievable odds, armed with only a few magical gifts and his own supply of courage, Huon's adventure in a world of swordplay, romance and medieval witcheraft will leave Norton fans breathless.