Overview: The land of Bryvania once faced a problem: too many adventurers, and not enough mythical beasts and dark wizards to provide the adventures to satisfy them.

The problem was solved when the Baron Kaveshvill opened a purpose-built dungeon, the Warren. Full of rewards and risks, and with a hefty charge to enter, this soon became a thriving monopoly on adventure, and the only opportunity for fame and fortune.

Verdict: Azra, a young girl shunned by her village for her ability to magically disappear and reappear, receives an invitation from a mysterious stranger to take part in the greatest heist in the history of the land: to steal the Warren’s gold.

But the plan is fraught with danger, and working with a legendary adventurer, a notorious trickster and an enthusiastic elf, Azra must learn quickly who to trust and who to fear, if she is to come out of the Warren with its riches - or even with her life.

My goodness, this may well be a short book at just over 100 pages, but what a most wondrous, free flowing, magically adventurous prose ride it is! From start to finish (which I did in one sitting, one evening) I was enraptured from the off and enjoyed every second of this tale of hope, fear, redemption, honor and ultimate bravery.

For in a Warren chock full of many creatures, worldly and unworldly, whether there also be real dragons or not, it doesn’t matter as what these characters encounter, the adventures they submit to, the way their adrenaline pumps, their faces contort, their hearts pump is exactly the way we ourselves find ourselves reading this very same book!

About the Author - Tom Grimwood is Professor of Social Philosophy at the University of Cumbria, UK. His previous books include The Shock of the Same: An Antiphilosophy of Cliches, Key Debates in Social Work and Philosophy, and Irony, Misogyny and Interpretation. He lives in Lancaster, UK.

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