I've enjoyed Baum's later Oz books much more than the earlier entries. This one was well-plotted and interesting. Trot & Cap'n Bill are two of my favorite Oz characters (thought in reality they were imports from one of Baum's less popular series), so it was nice to see them take center stage. Also, it was good to have the Nome King back as the villain.

We discussed this series and many more on our Fantasy spotlight for the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-252-fantasy-isthmus