This Isn't Oz!

There's no tin woodman, just a knight without a soul.

No cowardly lion, just a frog who was a prince and now has reason to be afraid of everything.

There is a witch. She may, or may not be, wicked.

And there's Balin, a wizard so old he's losing his magic. Or is he?

Books

Wizardry in the Woods (Balin’s World)

Spells fly as wizards clash in a forest where even trees possess magic.
A wandering witch, interrupted in her efforts to make a home for herself in the woods, joins the fray. So does a wood nymph, determined to defend her threatened friends: the trees.
In the middle of it all, a shapeshifter lurks. Its motives are unclear but it leaves destruction...

Mimsey and the Moon Child (Balin’s World)

A prince who spent some time as a frog thanks to a spell cast by an angry ogress sets out to confront her. In the meantime, a girl who wanted to become a witch discovers after meeting one that she is destined to become much more than that. A blue dragon has identified her as a rare moon child. He and the witch aid her in developing unusual...

Companions of the Hollow Knight (Balin’s World)

A prince recovering from a very bad experience (he was a frog for a while) sets out to make things right with a princess who mistakenly believes she caused his problems. Her castle is the second one on his route. First, he has a stop to make in another kingdom. Its ruler holds funds owed to the world’s oldest wizard for solving a serious dragon...

Larry Pearson

Larry Pearson grew up quite a while ago and started writing fiction soon after he started reading it. He hasn't stopped. He practiced as a journalist at newspapers as far apart as Rome, Italy, and Anchorage, Alaska. Later he was a college professor. Mimsey and the Moon Child is the third book in the Balin's World Series.

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