For the first time, novels by Craig Shaw Gardner, a famous master of humorous fantasy, are published in Russian, whose books are on a par with the works of Sprague de Camp, Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett. The path of a wizard is difficult, especially if he does not sit quietly in a tower of ivory, but travels. And whoever the magician doesn’t meet along the way! Dragons and demons, giants and ghosts, trolls and enchanted chickens. But the wizard Ebenzum, along with his student and friends, did not go out for a walk - they need to destroy the plans of the vile demons of Goloadia, who intend to subjugate the whole world, and get rid of the magical runny nose...