Description
Here is a nice twice signed copy of Paradox in Oz, signen both by author Edward Einhorn and illustrator Eric Shanower. Copyright 1999, first printing (stated), published by Hungry Tiger Press in 2000. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Gina (Wickwar) in the publication year (2000) and also signed by Shanower. With beautiful turquoise parrot illustrated endpapers. In near fine condition, with very light wear to dust jacket.
Ozma, beloved ruler of Oz, has her hands full in this spin-off from two confirmed Oz aficionados. Trouble starts right away when Omby Amby notices a gray hair in his green beard. When he complains to Ozma, he discovers that everyone else seems to be aging as well. Before long, their ruler consults with Glinda, who offers more pieces of the puzzle, including a baby named Zoey, who is also the Man Who Lives Backwards. The rest of Ozma’s adventures rest on the broad shoulders of Tempus, a Parrot-Ox that appears whenever one begins to imagine the impossible. Ozma’s flying time machine and companion, he is a wonderful creature, chock-full of personality, and the other characters are all fairly true incarnations of Oz inhabitants.
