Across the Forling — Edward C. Patterson

Lord Belmundus has escaped from the Katorias prison and has managed to reach the walls of Montjoy. But what prospect is that? The Forling, a desert of red kowlinka sands looms endlessly before him, crawling with dangerous creatures -- porcorporian, gasuntsgi, Noya Tludachi and Tippagores. His only chance for survival depends on his Cabriolin to cross the sands to far-off Cetronia. The odds are against him; but what are the odds anyway to a star of stage and screen who is powered by a Columbincus and a sword named Friend Tony.Across the Forling is the fourth book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. In the fourth book, Lord Belmundus crosses Farn's great red-sand desert with many harrowing experiences, only to reach the Cetrone place of exile in a conflicted state. His salvation settles upon embracing native customs and aligning his course with revolutionary policies. Come, take the plunge with Lord Belmundus as he goes far a-field in this mystical world.