"Ganelon Silvermane, the genetically designed super-hero of the Earth's fabulous final centuries, has rapidly become the most popular of all Lin Carter's creations. Brought to life prematurely, Ganelon's adventures in a world of crumbling empires, ravaging hordes, and marvellous relics of forgotten scientific empires, are always edge-of-the-seat wonder novels - the best creation of the author of the Thongor, Green Star, and Callisto books, to mention but a few!

"Now, in this latest novel of Gondwane, the world's last continent, Ganelon has offered himself as hostage to the worst band of barbarians to roam the ancient plains of Earth. Ganelon, as captive of the Horde, rises to greater heights of heroism then (sic) ever before - and begins to assume the full power of his mighty being."

Book 4 of the increasingly peurile 'Gondwane epic' and the story plods on with little point or excitement. Carter repeats too many ideas that weren't even his to start with. ( )