Gaul, the times of glorious kings, mighty magicians, and great heroes. This is precisely about one of those heroes—Niale Longstrider. The hero who marched into battle against the armies of the Queen of the Sea; his brief youth and great valor; love and betrayal, reason and cunning—and, above all, the eternal struggle between a beaver and a donkey :) A blend of classic adventure fantasy with a parody of it.