right over a cliff into a swirling storm, face first in a debris-strewn land of double suns. Enlisting the help of three new friends -- the zipper-headed half-brain Glitch, a tin cop named Cain, and the gentle manimal Raw -- DG embarks on a journey of deliverance along a crumbling old road. Where it leads is into the decadence of the Twister Cabaret, the flamboyant shocks of the Realm of the Unwanted, the fetid horrors of the Black Swamp, and deep into the darkening heart of O.Z. and the mind of the Mystery Man who knows all. Here, DG will discover her role in the fate of a city, her startling connection to Lavender Eyes and to Azkadellia herself, who brings a gleefully sadistic, soul-sucking new meaning to the term "sibling rivalry." Spiked with the kind of off-the-wall creatures, voluptuous villains, acid twists, and hair-raising turns that Dorothy's dreams never allowed before, this knockout update of The Wizard of Oz doesn't just go over the rainbow. It goes way beyond. Flash Gordon Based on the enduring characters created by Alex Raymond first published in comic strip form in 1935, FLASH GORDON follows the adventures of the eponymous hero here on earth as well as planet Mongo. MING THE MERCILESS rules Mongo with an iron fist. He has to. Rebellion is rife. Water is scarce and he has all the good stuff. And he wants ours. He has begun irradiating our beloved blue planet, setting off a reaction that leads to