The Lure of the Basilisk Lawrence Watt-Evans

The overman named Garth sought immortal fame. The oracle told him to serve the Forgotten King to get that fame. But this King sent Garth after a basilisk whose gaze could turn men to stone. What sane use could anyone have for a monster like that? Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Lure of the Basilisk (Lawrence Watt-Evans)