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The Yellow Fog is the 5th Magic Land book by Alexander Volkov. It was published in 1970 with a loose English translation written by March Laumer and Chris Dulabone called Yellow Fog Over Oz that was released in 1986.
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Five thousand years ago, when Hurricap, the creator of Magic Land, was still living, a wicked giantess-witch Arachna made an appearance there. She inflicted all manner of trouble on the people of Magic Land (except for the Gnomes who were her subjects): windstorms, floods, and earthquakes, which she knew how to conjure up. Hurricap determined to rid the land of this evildoer, and he plunged her into a long-lasting sleep. And now, five ages have gone by; Hurricap is no longer around, and Arachna awakens, wicked and malicious as ever. After learning from her Gnomes' chronicles about all that has passed during her long sleep, Arachna decides to seize power in Magic Land. But its people prove unwilling to give up their freedom, and so Arachna inflicts a lethal yellow fog on them. Once again, the people from beyond the mountains come to their aid: Annie, Tim, Charlie the sailor, and the little dog Artoshka. They fashion an enormous iron giant, Tilly-Willy, and the giant, with the assistance of Carfax the giant eagle, eventually defeats the witch. The yellow fog disappears, and once again the people of Magic Land see the blue sky and the bright sun.
| 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 |