Catherine Crook de Camp was an American author and editor in the realms of science fiction and fantasy. Much of her literary output was a collaboration with her husband, L. Sprague de Camp, with whom she shared sixty years. Her solo endeavors leaned towards non-fiction. Her writing explored themes reflecting her background in economics and literature, characterized by precision and insight.
Citadels of Mystery is also known as Ancient Ruins and Archaeology. The past yields its secrets reluctantly; blues to the ways ancient knowledge are found in the ruins of twelve civilizations, including an exploration of theories of space invaders, created earth or man, and Atlantis.
Když Thorolf Zigramson, voják Rhaetijské pravidelné armády, najde za keřem nahou hraběnku Yvette, jeho život se od základu změní. Atraktívní šlechtična v nesnázích nejenže požaduje jeho plášť, odvoz do města, čaroděje, který by změnil její vzhled a hrdinu, který by pro ní zpět vybojoval její panství, ale – a to je ze všeho nejhorší – aby to Thorolf všechno zaplatil.