First things first, if you haven't read the previous volumes then this one isn't a good place to start. It's not impossible to catch up with what you might have missed, but if you aren't aware of certain recent happenings then you'll be left a little lost at times. 
 That said, this was a decent enough volume. It just wasn't great. The artwork is the obvious strong point of the volume and is why I awarded it 4 stars instead of 3. A good many authors contributed in this volume and as such, you get a wide variety of styles, particularly in the last few chapters. The short with the porcupine had to be my favorite and I keep flipping back to it in order to view the gorgeous artwork and colors. Everything in the porcupine short was pretty much perfectly done. Artwork-wise, this is a five. 
 Story-wise, this was just OK. We do get a little progression with the discovery of the new North Wind and more foreshadowing of the other aspects of Ozma's prediction, but much of this is spent treading water and building up to the next big arc. Since this is Willingham the read is still a good one, but it sort of reminded me how long this series has been and that it's still far from over. The story here is solidly a three. 
 Collectors of the series will snap this up regardless, but if you're one of those people who sort of slowly lost interest in the series as a whole (great artwork or no) then this probably won't be the volume that brings you back.