Fools errant

Filidor, a pampered layabout, is the royal nephew and sole heir of Dezendah Vesh, Archon of those regions of old Earth that are still inhabited by human beings. He is taken firmly in hand by Gaskarth, a wizened old dwarf who has strict instructions to take him to his uncle. As the two attempt to track down this elusive ruler they encounter a series of riveting adventures in strange, foreign lands.