"Caley Cross has always known she's not a "normal" thirteen-year-old (her ability to create zombie animals was her first clue). Still, she never expected to be whisked off to a faraway world--Erinath--where she is Crown Princess and people have "baests" that live inside them, giving them fantastic, animal-like powers. Which would be cool, except that Caley's baest turns out to be an ancient monster that can swallow planets. Despite this, Caley manages...

In the absurd land of Nth, Thisby Thestoop can be found within the forlorn walls of Castle Grimstone, down the precarious steps of the Black Mountain dungeon, up to her nose in griffon toenails, gnoll spittle, and troll meat (to give to them, not made of them). When the prince and princess arrive for a Royal Inspection, the much too good-looking Princess Iphigenia winds up lost in the tunnels of the dungeon-without her guards, her staff, or her...