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Dorothy and the Shaggy Man inexplicably find themselves in Oz where they meet Polychrome, the abandoned daughter of the Rainbow, and a host of others on their way to Ozma's lavish birthday party.

Bold, imaginative and packed with excitement, STAR WARS is destined to become a classic in the genre. This is the novel that brings that "sense of wonder" back to science fiction--each page brimming with heroic adventure, unexpected marvels and amazing characters like... Luke Skywalker, a young farmboy on the remote, sun-baked world of Tatooine, who is compelled to break from the dull chores on his uncle's ranch. When he intercepts a cryptic message...

Deprived of all human contact and in a state of moral isolation, Thomas Covenant is transported to the mysterious, magical world known as the Land, where he becomes the tool of the Land's immortal enemy, Lord Foul the Despiser.

Night Mare centers around Mare Imbrium, one of the night mares charged with delivering bad dreams to the people of Xanth. Imbri carries half a soul, her fee for being the unwilling steed of the half-nymph Tandy. She is unwilling to relinquish her soul, though the conscience that comes with it impedes her ability to deliver bad dreams. The Night Stallion, ruler of the gourd realm, banishes Imbri to the day world and sends her to meet Trent, King of...