The Giant Horse of Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson opens a dazzling new adventure in Oz, where the forgotten Lost Lake of Orizon and the jeweled Ozure Isles gleam in the far north, cut off from the rest of the kingdom by old enchantments and older dangers. At the center of this isolated realm is cheerful King Cheeriobed, his son Philador, and a court of vivid entertainers who try to keep hope alive even after the wicked Mombi and the monster Quiberon trapped the islanders and destroyed their sea horses. When Quiberon rises from the waters and demands a mortal maiden within three days, panic sweeps the palace, and only a hidden golden pear offers a possible escape. Philador sets out toward the Good Witch of the North with help from Mo-gull, king of the blue gulls, while the selfish soothsayer Akbad makes his own magical bid for safety. The story then widens into comic fantasy beyond Oz, as a Boston statue called the Public Benefactor suddenly comes to life and wanders into chaos. Meanwhile, Philador and Herby continue their perilous journey with a thinking cap, medicine chest, and jumping rope, crossing river and mountain to enlist Joe King and his extraordinary purple horse, High Boy, in a race to reach the Emerald City and save a kingdom from destruction. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.