About the book: 2001 / We can only dream of peace, gentlemen! There is no peace, damn it, for the ill-fated magical kingdom, where every poetic word has magical power! And where can he (peace) come from, if such a big diplomatic scandal has just broken out in Merovens! Killed, you see, while drunk, by a treacherous stab in the back, during an official visit, the eldest of the princes of Brittany - a land whose king and queen favor each other on great holidays, not to mention their neighbors. War is inevitable... almost inevitable - unless poor Matt Mantrell, the magician and husband of Queen Alisande, QUICKLY conducts - either by magic or detective methods - his own murder investigation!..