راهرو کنتور (جادوی زانت، جلد چهارم)

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Dor agreed to act as King of Xanth so long as Trent was gone for a week. But the weeks passed and Trent did not return. Dor knew he had to rescue his king but with no magic powers, how could it be done...? Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic land of Xanth. He wanted no part of running the Kingdom. But now Good King Trent was leaving on a trade mission to non-magical Mundania, so Dor had to take over as King for a week. A week passes. No Trent. Then three weeks. King Trent still hadn't returned. Surely, something terrible had happened; he was apparently held captive in some foul dungeon, unable to escape. Dor was left with the burden of ruling--and with Irene, who was entirely too willing to be his Queen. His only hope was to enter Mundania and free King Trent. But how could it be done without the powers of magic? Nevertheless, he started forth bravely--together with Irene, a golem, a centaur, and a young ogre--heading for the far south of Xanth. The entrance to Mundania, of course, lay to the north Dor, magician king in training for the magic land of Xanth, is left in charge when the current king must go on a trade mission. When he doesn't return Dor and the Queen must go on a quest to find him and bring him back Dor, the unenthusiastic crown prince of the magic Land of Xanth, has to take over as king for a week while Good King Trent is on a trade mission--and then King Trent fails to return! Dor was trying to write an essay, because the King had decreed that any future monarchs of Xanth should be literate.