A group of fairies creates a cloak capable of granting wishes. Taken to the kingdom of Noland, the cloak attracts the jealous Queen Zixi of Ix, who tries and fails to steal its magic for herself. When the wicked Roly-Rogues march upon Noland, King Bud finds the cloak has disappeared. Queen Zixi of Ix is a novel by L. Frank Baum.
L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author of children's literature and pioneer of fantasy fiction. He demonstrated an active imagination and a skill for writing from a young age, and was encouraged by his father who bought him the printing press with which he began to publish several journals. Although he had a lifelong passion for theater, Baum found success with his novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), a self-described "modernized fairy tale" that led to thirteen sequels, inspired several stage and radio adaptations, and eventually, in 1939, was immortalized in the classic film starring Judy Garland.