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The Seven Underground Kings is the 3rd book in the Magic Land series by Alexander Volkov. It was published in 1964.
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Traitorous Ruf Bilan, fleeing from justice via an underground passage, ends up in Underground Land a huge cavern below Magic Land, inhabited by the Ore-Diggers, where he accidentally wrecks the Sacred Spring with its Soporific Water, and thus, along with it, the centuries-old system of the land, whereby seven kings rule, one king at a time, and six of them are put to sleep while the seventh takes his turn and rules for a month. At about the same time, Ellie Smith and her cousin Fred Canning, after wandering through a cavern in Iowa, likewise end up in Underground Land, and her Magic Land adventures begin anew. The kings conclude that Ellie is a fairy and hope that she will restore the Soporific Water for them. But this she cannot do. So Totoshka makes his way to the surface with a letter, and their friends from the Emerald City rush to the kids' rescue. Using a water pump, a squad of Winkies, under the direction of the craftsman Lestar, coax the Soporific Water up from the depths of the earth, and they put all seven of the kings to sleep at one time. When they awaken, they have forgotten about being kings, and become commoners along with their fellow Undergrounders. After that, the friends propose that the Undergrounders resettle on the surface. When it's all over, Ellie, Alfred, and Totoshka head for home on the back of Oyho the huge dragon. But before that, Ellie summons the fairy Ramina, Queen of the Field Mice, who predicts, sadly, that Ellie will never see her friends again.
| Alexander Volkov's Magic Land books |
| 1.The Wizard of the Emerald City 2. Urfin Jus and His Wooden Soldiers 3. The Seven Underground Kings 4. The Fiery God of the Marrans 5. The Yellow Fog 6. The Mystery of the Deserted Castle |