{"product_id":"9780692466728","title":"The Cave Maze: Wizard Warrior Quest","description":"\u003cb\u003eFINALIST! 2017 San Diego Book Awards - Best Published Sci-Fi\/Fantasy Novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was only eight when a bloodied sorcerer tutored him on the perils of questing in the Cave Maze...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...The craving to enter has tormented ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wizard Talhoffer stocked the underground labyrinth with a murderous assortment of beasts, traps, gold, and personal magic items worth dying for. And treasure hunters did die for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot Raff Jenkins. He planned to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter losing the scholarship for the questing university, sword whiz Raff takes drastic measures to earn tuition. With the help of his hustling cousin Dread and a party of rag-tag locals...he heads into the maze as a newbie. What he discovers inside is more than just treasure, bloodthirsty hags, or crotch-masticating hellhounds - he learns that a link to his past is tied to the fate of his kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill he return in time to pay off the death-threats awaiting him at home? Will he return at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Soon to be a major motion picture?\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -Robert Woodhead, creator of the Wizardry series of role-playing video games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"One thing I was not expecting was the lovely illustrations! ...the ones in here are beautiful sketches.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -Raffey Cassidy Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"You'll be amazed! A fantasy adventure book of sword and sorcery. Characters range from thief's, fighters, and magic users to succubi, brownies, and elves. Slay monsters and gain the treasure!\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -John Palmer, creator of Fantastic Science Fantasy Adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The plot in itself stands out mainly because there are no princesses to save... its get rich or die trying. If you liked The Dungeoneers you will like this.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -For Boozes AU, Amazon Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho will survive the Maze?\u003c\/b\u003e Death over\/under lines now posted...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAIS DIJON TAVERN: Odds on party's entering the Cave Maze:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeam: Gabbiano - Death Over\/Under: 6 (21-Entering)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo team lead by Gabbiano has lost more then 6.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap Level: 10\/10 (Said to contain shortcuts deep into the Maze.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey personnel: Castello Gabbiano (Fighter)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeam: Rettingham - Death Over\/Under: 6 (20-Entering)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis run's team features five magic users.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap Level: 8\/10 (Passed down through generations of Sandby)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey personnel: Percy Sandby (Fighter)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeam: Greensludge - Death Over\/Under: 3 (7-Entering)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Greensludge vows to take this team deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap Level: 6\/10 (This patchwork map could yield unexpected gain.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey personnel: Pleiades Greensludge (Fighter)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeam: Beeston - Death Over\/Under: 4 (6-Entering)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e{Special wager in effect: Total slaughter odds 9-1}\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive of this teams six members are amateurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap Level: 0\/10 (House Map)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey personnel: Raff Orcslaughter (Fighter)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeam: O'Grady - Death Over\/Under: 6 (21-Entering)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast run in lost 4\/20, the previous 4\/20\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap Level: 9\/10 (Said to contain routing to gold depositories.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey personnel: Finnegas O'Grady (Fighter)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeam: Questiarum University - Death Over\/Under: 8 (23-Entering)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeam is a mixed bag of veterans, and amateurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap Level: 7\/10 (Easy access to the gold rich southwest region.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey personnel: Tatlen Hall (Fighter)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdds subject to change.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantastic Science Fantasy Adventures Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49987686433008,"sku":"9780692466728","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692466728","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}