The Puppetmaster

From publisher blurb: Fifty years ago, a great master craftsman suddenly disappeared. He no longer replied to pleas for his fine works of art. Nobility around the world mourned what they believed to be his passing. Now, rumors are spreading of a small village beset upon by strange creatures. Some say they are the creations of the long forgotten craftsman. Is the Puppetmaster alive and the threat or is he merely a puppet himself to a greater evil?