Morgon himself has had a few un-Hed-like adventures, having been educated as a Riddle-Master in the city of Caithnard, but since the death of his parents in a shipwreck he's settled down to oversee the farming and land of Hed. Morgon is the land-ruler of Hed, a non-descript, undramatic, peaceful, and very agrarian island off the coast of a land with a vivid and mixed magical history. I read The Riddle-Master of Hed as part of the Riddle-Master: The Complete Trilogy omnibus, which is its most common form these days and which the publication information is for. To see this and many other great reviews by Russ Allbery, please visit This is the first book of a closely-connected trilogy if you plan to read it, you may want to have the next book on hand. This review of Patricia McKillip's The Riddle-Master of Hed is by Russ Allbery and has been reproduced thanks to his kind permission. And with him always was the greatest of unsolved riddles - the nature of the three stars on his forehead that seemed to drive him toward his ultimate destiny. Ahead lay strange encounters and terrifying adventures. Beside him went Deth, the High One's Harper.
So Morgon was forced to flee to hostile kingdoms, seeking the High One who ruled from mysterious Erlenstar Mountain. Shape changers began replacing friends until no man could be trusted. But now ancient, evil forces were threatening him. Morgon, prince of the simple farmers of Hed, proved himself a master of such riddles when he staked his life to win a crown from the dead Lord of Aum. Long ago, the wizards had vanished from the world, and all knowledge was left hidden in riddles.
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