So now that Gary Gygax was well and truly gone from TSR something needed to be done to continue the adventures set in that world as the company was turning more towards the book publishing side of the business. Gygax would continue publishing Greyhawk novels under his own imprint but in the TSR side of things the job fell to Rose Estes to continue telling tales in this setting.

Rose Estes had been pretty successful some years earlier in originating the Endless Quest series as well as writing most of the early volumes of those gamebooks, so she would be a natural option for someone to continue the adventures in Greyhawk. Rose definitely changes the direction of the books and tells her own story, which is only fair enough, even if it was disappointing to some fans. 

Gone are Gord the Rogue and his risqué adventures and in comes Mika the Wolf Tribe Barbarian-Shaman who gets to fight gnolls and save an ungrateful princess all the while unknowingly going up against one of the most iconic villains in Greyhawk. If I have a criticism of the book it is the fact that it does often feel like this is an adventure which is set in Greyhawk because that is demanded of it. Other than a few place and character mentions little makes this story specifically Greyhawkish, and while some D&D gameplay mechanics do make an appearance here and there they feel more like a hindrance to the story than an integral part of the tale. I would not be surprised (and I don’t know if this is true) if Master Wolf had started out its life as a book independent of D&D which was then repurposed due to the demand for books in this setting by TSR. Still, it’s a fun story, and if you are not expecting a strict adherence to lore canon, a perfectly enjoyable adventure romp.