The Yellow Knight of Oz

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Sir Hokus of Pokes longs for a true knightly quest, but in the Emerald City even his secret intentions become instant public entertainment. Dorothy, Trot, Betsy Bobbin, Scraps, the Wizard, Tik Tok, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman all crowd around with eager help, and before long courtiers, servants, the Sawhorse, Hank the mule, and even the Camel and Dromedary are determined to join him. Dismayed by the cheerful procession, Hokus slips away alone into the night, hoping for danger, honor, and some clue to his forgotten past. His search leads him through moonlit woods, into the muddy realm of Queen Marcia of Marshland, and down into a swamp where frog goblins threaten his life. Rescued by Ploppa, a giant mud turtle who mistakes him for one of her own, Hokus rides across the marsh, trades stories, and discovers a land of odd customs, stilts, and comic absurdity. Beyond an abandoned golden castle and an enchanted forest, he meets a freed jester who becomes Peter Pun, and the quest grows stranger still with magic dates, vanished spells, teasing wordplay, and a delightfully whimsical blend of peril, mystery, and Ozian charm.