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Meet Kavithri. Outcast. Underdog. Survivor. Kavi is a Taemu. Her people, once feared berserkers and the spearhead of a continent-spanning invasion, are the dregs of Raayan society. Their spirits crushed. Their swords broken. Their history erased. But Kavi has a dream and a plan. She will do whatever it takes to earn a place at the secretive mage academy, face the Jinn within its walls, and gain the power to rise above her station and drag her people out of the darkness.

The author examines in detail Baum's (1856-1919) many fantastical tales, including The Wizard of Oz, the 13 others he wrote about that magical kingdom, and others, as well as his evolution as a fantasy writer, illuminating in the process his philosophy concerning nature, civilization, and industrialization.

В гостиничном номере приезжего корреспондента в поздний час раздаётся телефонный звонок. Голос молодой девушки звучит взволнованно и тревожно, она спрашивает больницу, так как требуется врач для её матери. Корреспондент вежливо отвечает, что девушка, не туда попала, и предлагает перезвонить.