In Norton's previous book Quag Keep, seven Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) players had been mysteriously transported to the world of Greyhawk.

Two years later, Gygax invited the popular sf/fantasy author Andre Norton to play a session of D&D set within his own home campaign world of Greyhawk.

Norton subsequently wrote a novel titled Quag Keep, which was the first published novel based on a tabletop role-playing game.

Publishers Weekly didn't think Rabe's writing compared to her predecessor's, saying, "For the most part, the story and characters lack the magic and imagination typical of the late SF Grand Master Norton at her best.

"[2] Don D'Ammassa also reviewed Rabe's sequel for the Science Fiction Chronicle and called it "another routine quest adventure with the same cast of characters.