![]() Some stories are dystopian.Some are dreamlike.All are undeniably Oz. In Tad Williams's futuristic "The Boy Detective of Oz," Orlando investigates the corrupt Oz simulation of the Otherland network. Her only chance to change that rests with the Silver Slippers. ![]() ![]() In "Blown Away," Jane Yolen asks: What if Toto was dead and stuffed, Ozma was a circus freak, and everything you thought you knew as Oz was really right here in Kansas?īy Jonathan Maberry explores a Winged Monkey with wings too small to let her fly. ![]() And she has a murder to solve - assuming Ozma will stop interfering with her life long enough to let her do her job. Seanan McGuire's "Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust" finds Dorothy grown up, bitter, and still living in Oz. Stories include:įrank Baum's son has the real experiences that his father later fictionalized in Orson Scott Card's "Off to See the Emperor." Now, editors John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen have brought together leading fantasy writers such as Orson Scott Card and Seanan McGuire to create the ultimate anthology for Oz fans - and, really, any reader with an appetite for richly imagined worlds. Today the whimsical tale remains a cultural phenomenon that continues to spawn wildly popular books, movies, and musicals. Frank Baum introduced Dorothy and friends to the American public in 1900, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" became an instant, bestselling hit. ![]()
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