For the first time in Russian, the novels of Craig Shaw Gardner, a famous master of humorous fantasy, are published, whose books are on a par with the works of Sprague de Camp, Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett. The road of the wizard Ebenzum and his student lies in the city of a thousand forbidden pleasures. However, rather than lying down, he is shaking with laughter, watching the adventures of the heroes walking along it. As you know, you have to pay for pleasure, and for a thousand at once - at exorbitant prices. But who wants to pay in advance and, moreover, with their own head. And all sorts of demons, goblins and other roadside evil spirits without origin strive to charge fares in this round currency. Yes, if only this...