Superlatives generally apply when describing Dave Morris's adventure game books, as he is without doubt one of the absolute masters of the form - and this is one of his very best. Perfectly captures the dark and dazzling wonders and horrors of the Thousand And One Nights. The Critical IF system is blessedly dice-free, with an ingenious skill and keyword system that fulfills the criteria of being a game, and the subject matter is probably one of the very best suited to paragraph-based adventure.