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It’s Hard to Be a Glassy Cat

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Nathan

Bungle of Oz, by Carrie Bailey – Considering the relative obscurity of the Oz series as a whole in this day and age, it’s always nice to find new Oz books. The only problem is that I usually have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Oz | Tagged bungle of oz, bungle the glass cat, carrie bailey, red jinn, the patchwork girl of oz | Leave a comment

Please Share My Umbrella

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Nathan

In Sky Island, we’re first introduced to Button-Bright‘s Magic Umbrella. This is an old and tattered-looking umbrella with a red elephant’s head on the handle, that has been in his family for generations. The family considers it to be lucky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atticus Gannaway, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, March Laumer, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a wonderful journey in oz, button-bright, jack pumpkinhead, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jeremy steadman, magic umbrella, red jinn, sky island, the emerald ring of oz, the purple prince of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the umbrellas of oz, time-travelling in oz, wizard of oz, yankee in oz | 2 Comments

Tunnel Vision

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Nathan

The Red Jinn in Oz, by Mildred L. Palmer – I’d heard about this book, which was written some time ago, but I’m not sure exactly when. I think it might have been in the fifties or so. Anyway, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Discworld, Humor, Jack Snow, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett | Tagged cowardly lion, dorothy gale, faleero, lazlo woodbine, mildred l. palmer, ozma, red jinn, the emerald city of oz, the magicial mimics in oz, the purple prince of oz, the red jinn in oz, the shaggy man of oz, waiting for godalming, witches abroad | 1 Comment

Monsters’ Ball

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Nathan

I figured an appropriate Ozzy topic for this time of year would be the ferocious monsters that live there. I’ve already covered a few of them, including the Kalidahs, the Hip-po-gy-raf, and Quiberon. Here are some of the others that … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged captain salt in oz, chiss, choggenmugger, combineroceros, dennis anfuso, dick martin, dorothy gale, gigaboo, goblins, guardian of the muffin tree, john r. neill, kabumpo, king anko, king ato, king randywell, l. frank baum, mo, mombi, monsters, nikobob, ojo, ojo in oz, oogaboo, pingaree, prince jollikin, princess melody, private jo files, purple dragon, rachel cosgrove payes, rak, realbad, red jinn, regos, rinkitink in oz, roc, scarecrow, sea serpent, snoctorotomus, snufferbux, the astonishing tail of the gump of oz, the hidden valley of oz, the magical monarch of mo, the oz-wonderland war, the ozmapolitan of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the purple prince of oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, tyrannicus terrificus, weenix | 5 Comments

Guys and Gulls

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Nathan

For today’s Oz post, how about a look at a few very minor characters whom I nevertheless found quite intriguing? Both are birds, are both appear briefly in Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Oz books to solve a problem, and then promptly … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged birds, deus ex machina, fred otto, garuda, grand mo-gull, gulls, jack pumpkinhead of oz, l. frank baum, mombi, ojo, ojo in oz, opodock, ozure isles, prince philador, realbad, red jinn, ruth plumly thompson, silver whistle, snufferbux, the giant horse of oz, the lost emeralds of oz, the lost king of oz | 4 Comments

The Real Horses of Oz

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Nathan

L. Frank Baum tells us in a few different books that there are no horses in Oz, aside from the magically animated wooden Sawhorse. This seems to be an idea that he developed over time, however. In The Wonderful Wizard … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged anuther planet, bitty bit, chalk, chris dulabone, corumbia, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, eloise jarvis mcgraw, emerald city, fred, greg gick, gules, halidom, high boy, horses, jim the cab-horse, joe king, john r. neill, journal of a journey, king skamperoo, l. frank baum, lauren lynn mcgraw, lenith law, mary rakestraw, merry go round in oz, mules, planetty, red jinn, ruth plumly thompson, sawhorse, skampavia, speedy, stampedro, the deadly desert around oz, the giant horse of oz, the silver princess in oz, the wishing horse of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, thun, view-halloo, voral staff, white city, world's columbian exposition, zeb hugson | 3 Comments

Talismans and Trinkets

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Nathan

I suppose it’s a blight on my record as a nerd that I’ve never played Dungeons & Dragons. I have, however, seen enough about it to know some of what’s in it, and the magical items interest me. While I … Continue reading →

Posted in Magic Items, Oz | Tagged bag of holding, bilbo baggins, braided man, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dungeons & dragons, hobbits, jack pumpkinhead, jack pumpkinhead of oz, mary poppins, peter brown, portable holes, red jinn, scare city, tolkien | 3 Comments

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