Z gets to be a barbarian when he, Kurk, and Thing (and later, the golems) go to a world to try to find why it is so cyclical for disaster. Critic comment A rollicking good comedy with a very serious theme. Moulton has a deep insight about what drives a society (or he convinces me he does). Sometimes something very simple is the most important factor in societal evolution. – IA Rtng: ***½