[1] The book collects four novelettes and two short stories by the author, together with an introduction by the publisher, D. M. Ritzlin.

The pieces following feature a modern-day quest for the legendary island of Circe, a fantastic detective yarn, and a traditional horror story.

They aren't as polished as those of his model, Robert E. Howard [but show he] could have been a solid talent had he continued writing."

Vredenburgh finds the Duar story "not-great, but ... pretty darn good with some nice, weird bits," and notes "a lunkheadedness to Rald I found fun."

"There's a creative exuberance to these stories that make me wish Ball had carried on," he observes, concluding "Dave Ritzlin has done a tremendous service in getting this book into print.