Translated from the back of the book: "The Goddess of the Amazons Beautiful, but very dangerous - so they describe the mysterious Amazons. Yppolita, Queen of the Amazons, is said to be the most beautiful of them all. Merchant Stoerrebrandt is looking for brave heroes willing to travel to Kurkum, directly to the queen's palace. On the one hand, Yppolita and her Amazons would be worth the journey! But on the other hand, Stoerrebrandt is known to be tightfisted and his assignments are seldom as harmless as they seem. And the Amazons are known not to tangle with. Few know where Kurkum is located, and even fewer have returned... head or tails..."