An anxious bundle of nerves must save the world from an authoritative conqueror and a manipulative force of chaos. One year ago, The Conqueror died, his plans stopped by three unassuming slubes. The happenstance hero Numer hoped to return to a quiet life after saving his world. He was even building the courage to admit his love to Cherry. But everything goes awry when an ancient demon is released from their prison and shatters the ancient crystal that had imprisoned them. As if that's not enough, The Conqueror survived, and he's taking matters into his own tentacles. Leading a band of ridiculous agents, Conrad aims to take the ancient crystal to power his invasion force. But not everything is as it seems. Just what is the extent of this demon's power? And what's with these giant beasts that keep appearing? It will not be so simple to save the world this time around. A sequel to Slubes, the manic presenter Duth Olec pulls readers and narrator Wally Plotch into another high-stakes and humorous story.

When disaster falls, there are only three heroes who, well, know about it. It remains to be seen if they can do anything about it. The planet Mintop is on the verge of invasion. Three slubes-distant relatives to slugs-find that an intergalactic conqueror is after a crystal of immense power in their town. According to legend, removal of this crystal has always led to a town-wide disaster. When it shatters in the sky, a race begins-the three slubes must rebuild the crystal before a new disaster takes place. That is, if one hasn't already happened, as the space invader isn't about to lose such a powerful artifact and aims to stop their collectathon. Numer, the happenstance hero with a nervous disposition, Cherry, the strong-tailed martial artist, and Professor Zeth, the well-meaning but careless inventor. These three semi-heroes must overcome The Conqueror's obstacles if they are to save their planet from the disaster of an intergalactic invasion. The debut novel of Duth Olec and perplexed narrator Wally Plotch chronicling tales of the Cloudy Cuckoo Cosmos, and the first of two novels in the Nottle Crystal series.

"An enchantress cursed with sleepiness is the unwilling ceremonial bride of a sacred fox and must escape or be bound to him in the afterlife, or, more to the point, the afterdeath."--P. [4] of cover.

Dragon steaks, ambrosia, and chimera stew. The Magic Banquet is to die for, they say, and they are right. One guest perishes each night. The street waif, Aja, just wants a few mouthfuls of the first course, but this is a party not so easily left.

Cursed with endless drowsiness, Enchantress Hiresha sleeps more than she lives. Since she never has had a chance to raise a family, she sometimes feels like every woman is pregnant except for her. This time, she is right. From virgin to grandmother, all the women in her city have conceived. One unexpected pregnancy is a drama; fifty thousand is citywide hysteria. A lurking sorcerer drains power from the unnatural pregnancies, and Hiresha must track him by his magic. Unfortunately, her cultured education in enchantment ill equips her to understand his spellcraft, which is decidedly less than proper. The only person uncivilized enough to help is the Lord of the Feast, a dangerous yet charming illusionist. Associating with him may imperil Hiresha's city, yet refusing his help will allow the sorcerer to leech godlike power from the mass births.