 It was first brought together with other works of de Camp in his collection "The Reluctant Shaman and Other Fantastic Tales" (Pyramid Books, 1970).It has also been translated into French, German, and Italian.Gezun of Lorsk is saved from a mob in the city of Typhon by the larcenous wizard Ugaph, and enters his service as a hunter to help supply the bats consumed by the wizard's familiar Tety.