About the book: 1993 / North-West Publishing House continues to introduce readers to the work of the brilliant American science fiction writer L. Sprague de Camp. The novel "The Hand of Zeya" narrates about the adventures of two friends - Dirk Barnvelt and the Polynesian Tangaloa on the distant planet Krishna. The deep Middle Ages reign there, and the inhabitants resemble both insects and people at the same time. Terrible monsters live in the forests and rivers, robbers roam the roads, and pirate schooners ply the seas. The novel is easy to read thanks to the author’s excellent style, dashingly twisted plot and, of course, inimitable humor.