Because in Ozland, the only way home is to kill the wicked.With Everland and Umberland both annihilated, the survivors have taken refuge in a small village tucked within the shadows of the Bloodred Queen's castle. One scene describes a character being burned with acid, others being shot and stabbed in detail.Forget the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz you know.
Lily is Indian.įlying hybrid monkey-slash-machines attack Gail and her allies. Major characters are white (English or German). I still enjoyed reading it – but mainly because I wanted to see how the author would use The Wizard of Oz in this dystopian story world and because I wanted to know what happened to Pete and Gwen and the others. The romantic entanglements are already well-established, so there’s no new tension in that arena. Ozland is a bit darker and much more serious. I liked the younger characters with their pithy lines and comedic relief. I think of all the books in the series, Everland is still my favorite. But for the most part, Ozland picks up where Umberland leaves off and sets up a huge battle against the Red Queen, hoping to find a way to free the world from her tyranny. Ginger seemed a little bit like a Glinda the Good type of character, for instance. There were moments where I would think, ah, that’s an element from The Wizard of Oz. I still enjoyed finding out what happened to characters from earlier books like the Lost Boys, Gwen, Lily, Alyssa and Maddox, as well as meeting some new characters, like Gail, the huntress and Ginger, the warrior. Out of all three books in the series, I felt like this book is the furthest from any kind of retelling or story inspired by another tale (The Wizard of Oz in this case).
Except Gail.īut is one girl enough to find a long-dead king, kill the wicked queen, and save the world? Desperate to end the war, a plan is hatched that could put everything right again, only before it’s set in motion, the village is burned to the ground, all survivors taken prisoner to the castle. There’s a rumor that the king has been hidden away in a secret land, where only the worthiest can find him. The world has been destroyed and its needs a ruler to set things right again. Doc has found an actual cure for the Horologia virus, while Gwen, Pete, and Alyssa begin plotting the assassination of the queen with the help of Gail, an excellent huntress. With Everland and Umberland both destroyed, the survivors have taken refuge in a small village tucked within the shadows of the Bloodred Queen’s castle. Published on ApAmazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads
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