You’ve got empowered heroines, sure, but Paige also conjures a formidable villainess in Dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries. “Dorothy Must Die is kind of the ultimate in girl-powered literature. “Readers of Baum’s books will take special delight in seeing new twists on the old characters, and they will greet the surprise climactic turnabout with the smugness of insiders.” For those willing to go on a quest with a heroine more attuned to our times than the Dust Bowl era, there’s no place like it. PRAISE FOR DOROTHY MUST DIE: “Gone are the days of rainbows, Lollipop Guilds and pretty much anything to sing about in a major key. And with a knock of her heels, Dorothy returned to the magical land that made her a star-and Oz would never be the same again. Dorothy Gale received a mysterious package on the night of her 16th birthday: a pair of red high-heeled shoes. Long before Amy Gumm got swept away from a Kansas trailer park. Here there's danger around every corner and magical shoes won't be able to save you. Kiss the land where troubles melt like lemon drops goodbye.
And the Wizard realizes that Oz is his destiny. Glinda the Good Witch may not be so Good. Dorothy begins a journey down a darker path.
These three prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series follow the iconic characters from the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz as their lives intertwine to bring about the downfall of Oz. Yellow Brick War 4.A collection of three prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige!
This is a clear reference to the 1939 film and also suggests the period in which Dorothy returned to Oz in No Place Like Oz which would be between 1922 to 1952.
Nimmie Amee is referred to but not named as how she was in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as the girl he liked before the Wicked Witch of the East cursed him (Amee wasn't named until The Tin Woodman of Oz.).Told from the Tin Woodman's perspective, he recalls when Dorothy Gale returned to Oz and took over the Emerald City. Heart of Tin is the 4th prequel novella in the Dorothy Must Die series which was released as an e-book on Jand published paperback in Dorothy Must Die Stores Volume 2 along with The Straw King and Ruler of Beasts.
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