This is a fairly workmanlike gamebook. Evil wizard threatens island, YOU! have to stop him. Part exploration, part dungeon crawl, there is nothing especially noteworthy or interesting about this story, but at the same time its not bad. Not Sargent's best work by a long way but certainly not a stinker. Oh, and Russ Nicholson is absolutely on fire in the illustrations. Some of his absolute best work can be found here. The sea giant, the sprite, the half-ogre, the spectre, worth buying for those alone, if that's your bag. ( )