George Henry Smith is a classic of Anglo-American fantasy. Smith constructs his works as some kind of pseudo-historical, pseudo-mythological reconstructions, making extensive use of European myths and legends. Smith is best known for the series “The World of Druids,” which included the novels “The Witch Queen of Lochlann,” “Care Caballa,” “The World of Druids,” and “The Second War of the Worlds.” The action in these works takes place in some parallel worlds, where characters from European epics, medieval legends, Scandinavian and Irish mythology live.

Bookstore Duffus from modern Los Angeles finds himself in a magical pseudo-Middle Ages, where he fights the sea god Llyr and various monsters, protecting the rights of the charming witch-queen of Lochlann.