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Posted on August 12, 2016 by Nathan

It’s been a long time since I’ve written any book reviews. When I had a job, I would generally read on my way there and back, as well as during breaks. When I’m at home most of the day, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Humor, Magic, Music, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Ron Baxley Jr. | Tagged aesir, captain james hook, dragons, greg bear, gullveig, handbook for dragon slayers, joanne m. harris, kubla khan, loki, merrie haskell, mimir, neverland, samuel taylor coleridge, songs of earth and power, the gospel of loki, the infinity concerto, the serpent mage, vincent myrand, wild hunt, wonderland, ziggy zig-zags the light and dark fantastic | 4 Comments

The Royal Ships of Oz

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Nathan

While I don’t think shipping has ever been quite as common for Oz as for many other fandoms, it’s definitely been gaining prominence as of late. Not surprisingly, one of the main targets is the beautiful and powerful Ozma, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Gina Wickwar, Jared Davis, Jeff Rester, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, March Laumer, Marcus Mebes, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Relationships, Ron Baxley Jr., Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aaron adelman, bad lads, betsy bobbin, button-bright, carter green, charles phipps, cowardly lion, david hulan, dorothy gale, emerald city mirror, forever in oz, frogman, gayelette, glinda, handy mandy, handy mandy in oz, jay v. groves, jellia jamb, jenny jump, kabumpo in oz, king cheeriobed, king kerry of keretaria, king rinkitink, maybe the miffin, nero zeero: snoz of oz, nimmie amee, number nine, ojo, oz kids, ozma, patchwork girl, polychrome, polychrome a romantic fantasy, prince bobo of boboland, prince inga of pingaree, princess gureeda, princess truella, professor wogglebug, queen ann soforth, queen orin, quelala, red reera the yookoohoo and the enchanted easter eggs of oz, richard g. quinn, rinkitink in oz, romance, ruth waara, ryk e. spoor, salye soforth, scarecrow, shaggy man, shipping, snif the iffin, speedy, speedy in oz, tazander tazah of ozamaland, the engagement of ozma, the giant horse of oz, the glass cat of oz, the hidden prince of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the umbrellas of oz, the wonder city of oz, tik-tok, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, toto, trot griffiths, umbrella island, umbrella island in oz, wag, wizard of oz, zeb hugson, zella, zim greenleaf | 17 Comments

What Makes Goblins Gobble?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Nathan

The Oz Omnibus of Talking City Tales, by Ron Baxley Jr. – This volume collects three different tales about the Land of Oz, all following up on Baxley’s earlier The Talking City of Oz. I already looked at the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ron Baxley Jr. | Tagged buyq some real estate in oz, dorothy gale, fates, ozma, the evil emerald village of oz, the oz omnibus of talking city tales, the talking city of oz, the way gobbling gobblins and babbling banshees wheeled and dealed oz | 2 Comments

Hell in Oz

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Nathan

The Evil Emerald Village of Oz, by Ron Baxley Jr. – This follow-up to The Talking City of Oz has some clear similarities to its predecessor, but the story isn’t anywhere near as developed. It concerns the ghost of Mombi … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ron Baxley Jr. | Tagged bucketheads in oz, charon, cowardly lion, david tai, div ining rod, executive decisions, gump, hell, hi drant, hungry tiger, lucky bucky in oz, mombi, the evil emerald village of oz, the talking city of oz, witches | 1 Comment

I’ll Be Doggoned

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Nathan

There are a few mentions in the Oz books that there are no dogs in that fairyland, with the non-native Toto being the exception. The thing is, this obviously isn’t true, even if we just look at the L. Frank … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Gina Wickwar, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ron Baxley Jr., Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged dogs, michael patrick hearn, richard capwell, the enchanted island of oz, the magical monarch of mo, the marvelous land of oz, the red gorilla of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the talking city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, toto, toto of oz | 3 Comments

Nome Family Reunion

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Nathan

The Talking City of Oz, by Ron Baxley, Jr. – This book was originally written for the International Wizard of Oz Club’s centennial contest, and published by March Laumer. I read that version and wrote a brief review of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, L. Frank Baum, March Laumer, Marin Elizabeth Xiques, Onyx Madden/Jim Nitch, Oz, Oz Authors, Ron Baxley Jr., Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged acinad goes to the emerald city of oz, cory in oz, kaliko, nome king, nomes, pirates in oz, return to oz, ruggedo in oz, santa claus, sherwood smith, the life and adventures of santa claus, the magic diamond of oz, the mysterious chronicles of oz, the talking city of oz, trouble under oz, wizard of oz | 6 Comments

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