The Tin Woodsman of Oz (1918), a bestseller upon its publication, was a welcome victory for its author L. Frank Baum. After nearly a decade of declining book sales, the twelfth book in Baum's Land of Oz series-and the last to be published in his lifetime-was a critical and commercial success that reinvigorated public interest in his iconic work. In the safety of his palace in Winkie Country-where he was made Emperor after the Wizard of Oz gave...

The Magic of Oz continues the adventures collected in The Wizard of Oz: The First Five Novels and The Emerald City of Oz: Novels Six Through Ten of the Oz Series, gathering into a single volume the last four Land of Oz novels written by L. Frank Baum and the sole short-fiction collection in the series. The Lost Princess of Oz. When the theft of several magic talismans coincides with the disappearance of the Princess Ozma, Dorothy and the Wizard follow...

After a terrible storm capsizes their boat, Cap'n Bill and Trot find themselves in the magical land of Oz where they meet an Ork, the Bumpy Man, and Button-Bright, and eventually arrive in Jinxland, part of the Quadling Country of Oz. But things are not as they seem in Jinxland, where the terrible King Krewl has frozen the Princess Gloria's heart. Glinda sends the Scarecrow to help Trot, Bill, Button-Bright, and the Ork set everything aright. The...

The Wicked Witch of the West has stolen the Scarecrow's diploma, the Tinman's heart, and the Lion's badge of courage! Even worse, she's taken over the Emerald City, blown the Wizard to the farthest reaches of Oz and turned the Emerald citizens into statues!

At a mysterious carnival, the Witch disguises herself as a fortune teller. Pretending to be helpful the witch casts a spell of courage on the Cowardly Lion, and leaves a clue for Dorothy and the others – the Wizard is in dangerous Pop-land!

To Save Toto from the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy, Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow head for Emerald City, now controlled by the Witch. But it's a trap, and now the witch has the Lion, too!

The Wizard is gone and the people of the Emerald City are frantic. The Emerald Star in the sky never rises to prove the wizard is all right. Glinda appears and tries to comfort Dorothy, sending her to Lumina: a place where all the celestial effects of Oz are created.

The Wizard's balloon is heading for Pincushion Pass, and our heroes are helpless to come to his aid! With his uncanny sense of luck, the Wizard survives and is invited by the constable of Ballonia (a city made up entirely of balloons and “hot air”) to come to lecture on his remarkable aerodynamics.

The Sandman sprinkles the Cowardly Lion with a magical potion that the Lion believes will help rid himself of the nightmares that are tormenting him. The Sandman turns out to be none other than the Wicked Witch in disguise!

In the Land of Mechanica Dorothy and her friends seek out the windmill-like Whirligig to blow the Wizard's balloon back to the Emerald City. They are not received warmly in this land much to the surprise of the Tin Man. He felt that Mechanica, the place where he once lived, would welcome him as a hero.