Download or read book Shadow of Oz written by Nick Damon and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exciting new sequel to the Wizard of Oz! The Land of Oz is dying. Emerald City has been conquered and the most valuable item in Oz is missing. The race for the Ozma is on and only one person knows where it is. Dorothy Gale. There's just one problem, Dorothy has grown up and forgotten all about her adventures in Oz. She's been living in New York, working in an office cubicle, chained to her desk, wishing to escape her dreary, miserable existence. On one chilly November day, she gets her wish. An old enemy from Oz has tracked her down, sending her running for her life. Now Dorothy must follow a mysterious trail of clues left by her younger self, if she hopes to survive. How can she get back to Oz if she doesn't remember the way? And where is the Ozma? What is the Ozma? A Lion, a Scarecrow, and a Tin Man all play a part in the mystery. Will they help her or hurt her? Follow Dorothy as she returns to the Land of Oz, where a dangerous journey awaits! Based on characters created by L. Frank Baum. Young Adult Fantasy Categories: - Action Adventure - Fantasy Adventure Novel - Romance Adventure

Download or read book Shadow of Oz written by Wayne D. Rossiter and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the century and a half since Darwin's Origin of Species, there has been an ongoing--and often vociferously argued--conversation about our species' place in creation and its relationship to a Creator. A growing number of academic professionals see no conflict between Darwin's view of life and the Christian faith. Dubbed "theistic evolution," this brand of Christianity holds that God has used processes like Darwinian evolution to achieve his creation. But is that true? Can Darwin's mechanism of natural selection acting on chance mutations be reconciled with God's intentionality in producing particular outcomes? Does humanity represent the apex of his creation, or just an erasable and ephemeral signpost along a path still being revealed? Does theistic evolution permit God to intervene supernaturally in the workings of his creation? Can we as humans be made in the image of God if we are just one of the millions of products of evolution? Can we salvage concepts like freewill, meaning, purpose, or an eternal soul within theistic evolution? In this book, Wayne Rossiter assess theistic evolution, and whether or not it is consistent with Christianity and secular science. His conclusion is that it bears little resemblance to classical Christianity, and promotes a century-old understanding of evolutionary theory. Theistic evolution renders God a passive player in creation, so far removed and undetectable that he resembles a mere shadow of the Creator described in Christianity.

Download or read book The Shadow of Oz written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Nome King s Shadow in Oz written by Gilbert M. Sprague and published by Books of Wonder. This book was released on 1992 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Billina, the talking hen, saves Dorothy, Princess Ozma, and their friends from the Nome King, the King's shadow vows revenge on the Emerald City.

Download or read book The Wizard of Oz Oversized Padded Board Book written by L. Frank Baum and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “We’re off to see the Wizard! The wonderful Wizard of Oz!” In this gorgeously illustrated, classic hardcover edition of The Wizard of Oz, readers of all ages will follow the Yellow Brick Road. It’s an unforgettable and colorful journey that takes us from Dorothy’s gray Kansas home into the blue Munchkin land; the sparkling bejeweled Emerald City; the dark, foreboding forest; and the ruby-red throne room of Glinda the Good Witch. This Classic Edition of The Wizard of Oz is a must-have for every family's library and features: - A beautifully designed oversized padded lap board book - A child-friendly, abridged retelling that remains faithful to L. Frank Baum's original text - Lavish illustrations by renowned, New York Times #1 Bestselling artist Charles Santore, the critically-acclaimed illustrator of multiple classic tales, including The Night Before Christmas, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit, and Aesop's Fables The work of New York Times bestselling children’s book illustrator Charles Santore has been widely exhibited in museums and celebrated with recognitions such as the prestigious Hamilton King Award, the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence, and the Original Art 2000 Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is best known for his luminous interpretations of classic children’s stories, including The Little Mermaid, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Snow White, and more!

Download or read book The Other Wizard of Oz written by Nick Damon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wizard of Oz is back! After defeating the Nome King and saving the Land of Oz, Dorothy and Jasper have settled into their roles as Queen and King, bringing peace to the kingdom. Now, years later, that peace is shattered when the Wizard of Oz returns, seeking revenge for his decades-long exile. During the invasion of Emerald City, Dorothy's daughter is kidnapped! Dorothy and Jasper escape the Wizard's army, desperate to get their daughter back, and find themselves lost in the farthest reaches of Oz. With the Tin Man, the Lion, and the Scarecrow, locked away in prison, Dorothy and Jasper are on their own. Can they locate their daughter and make their way home in time? They will have to fight their way through monsters, pirates, mechanical men, and more if they are going to succeed. Rumors of another Wizard in these outer lands may be the key to their salvation, but what is his terrible secret and why is he hiding? Who is this OTHER Wizard of Oz?

Download or read book Ozland The Everland Trilogy Book 3 written by Wendy Spinale and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz you know. Because in Ozland, the only way home is to kill the wicked queen. 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. 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. But killing the queen won't be enough. The world has been destroyed and its needs a ruler to set things right again. A ruler who is good, kind, and fair. Someone like the former king of Germany. But he's dead . . . or is he? There's a rumor that the king has been hidden away in a secret land, where only the worthiest can find him. Desperate to end the war, a plan is hatched that could put everything right again. Yet before it's set in motion, the village is burned to the ground, all survivors taken prisoner to the castle. Except Gail.But is one girl enough to find a long-dead king, kill the wicked queen, and save the world?

Download or read book The Shadow of Oz written by Jay Wright and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not the Wizard of Oz from your childhood. This is not the bright-eyed innocent Dorothy Gale as portrayed by Judy Garland. This is a story of abuse, tragedy, depression, and the lengths a person will go for the ones they love. All of your favorite Oz characters are here, reimagined in new dark and horrific ways. This is the story of Dorothy's rise to power in the fantasy world of Oz, or her descent into madness after experiencing the unimaginable. Hold onto your hats, because you're not in Kansas anymore. You're inside the mind of the Shadow of Oz. Dorothy--A young girl with a natural talent for the dark arts who's been pushed beyond her breaking point. Is she destined to free all the kingdoms of Oz, or has she simply lost her mind? Scarecrow--Cursed with immortality, he was crucified in the Field of Blood to suffer. His torment has lasted so long, he no longer remembers his own name. He only knows what the people who come to mock him call him... Scarecrow. With fire burning behind his jack-o'-lantern eyes, he lives to serve his new master who freed him. Tinman--A magickally powered machine turned lawman. With his silver tongue and a pair of revolvers, he's always more than happy to tip his hat and bring his own brand of justice to Oz. The Lion--His people have been hunted to the point of extinction. He had never been brave enough to fight back, until he met a girl from Kansas. Jinjur--A female warrior who, in the original Oz books, led an army that overthrew the Emerald City. In this world, she's a member of the Royal Guard of Gillikin, loyal to Locasta, the Ice Empress and Witch Queen of the North. Mist Maidens--Pixies that inhabit the Cave of Time. Inside, you will find answers... or madness. Plus, many more. Come visit a world that's so familiar, yet dark and twisted into something altogether different. You'll never look at the Wizard of Oz the same way again.

Download or read book The Real Wizard of Oz written by Rebecca Loncraine and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first major literary biography of L. Frank Baum, Rebecca Loncraine tells the story of Oz as you've never heard it, with a look behind the curtain at the vivid life and eccentric imagination of its creator. L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1899 and it was first published in 1900. A runaway hit, it was soon recognized as America's first modern fairy tale. Baum's life story, like the fictional world he created, is uniquely American, rooted in the transforming historical changes of his times. Baum was a complex and eccentric man who could never stay put for long; his restless creative spirit and voracious appetite for new projects led him across the U.S. during his lifetime, and he drew energy and inspiration from each new dramatic landscape he encountered,. Born in 1856, Baum spent his youth in the Finger Lakes region of New York as amputee soldiers returned from the Civil War; childhood mortality was also commonplace, blurring the lines between the living and the dead, and making room in Baum's young imagination for vividly real ghosts. When Baum was growing up, P. T. Barnum ruled the minds of small towns and his traveling circus was the most famous act around. Baum married a headstrong young woman named Maud Gage and they ventured out west to Dakota Territory, where they faced violent tornadoes, Ghost Dancing tribes and desperate droughts, before trading the hardships on the Great Plains for the excitement of Chicago and the fantastical White City of the World's Fair. Baum's writing tapped into an inner world that blurred his own sense of reality and fantasy. The Land of Oz, which Baum believed he had "discovered" rather than invented, grew into something far bigger and more popular than he'd ever imagined. After the roaring success of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900, he became a kind of slave to his creation, trapped inside Oz as his army of demanding child fans kept sending him back there to create new adventures for Dorothy, Toto and the humbug wizard. He went on to write thirteen sequels to his first Oz book. He also wrote the first Broadway adaptations of his Oz tales, and turned his Oz books into some of the first motion pictures in a small and undiscovered rural settlement called "Hollywood". Baum co-founded the Oz Film Manufacturing Company, even as critics warned that no one would pay to see a children's story. And they were right- his early ventures were box office flops and the world was not ready for Oz on screen until 1939, when MGM released "The Wizard of Oz" in brilliant Technicolor. Baum was not around to see it-he'd died in bed in 1919 just weeks after completing his final Oz book. But the book and film alike have become classics, just as well-loved today as they were when they first appeared. The Real Wizard of Oz is an imaginatively written work that stretches the genre of biography and enriches our understanding of modern fairytales. L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its thirteen sequels, lived during eventful times in American history-- from 1856 to 1919-- that influenced nearly every aspect of his writing, from the Civil War to Hollywood, which was emerging as a modern Emerald City full of broken dreams and humbug wizards, to the gulf between America's prairie heartland, with its wild tornadoes, and its cities teeming with "Tin Man" factory workers. This is a colorful portrait of one man's vivid and eccentric imagination and the world that shaped it. Baum's famous fairytale is filled with the pain of the economic uncertainties of the Gilded Age and with a yearning for real change, ideas which many contemporary Americans will recognize. The Wizard of Oz continues to fascinate and influence us because it explores universal themes of longing for a better world, homesickness and finding inner strength amid the storms.

Download or read book Queen Ann in Oz written by Karyl Carlson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to L. Frank Baum's Tik-Tok of Oz, Queen Ann goes forth with the Shaggy Man, a dragon, and an eager group of volunteers to find her missing parents. This completely revised edition of the text includes an exclusive new novella "Jodi in Oz," as well as "Another Adventure with Ann," a lost skit first performed at the Winkie Con in 1988! This edition features never-before seen illustrations and all of the prior b&w illustrations from the out-of-print edition!

Download or read book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the popular 1902 Broadway musical and the well-known 1939 film adaptation. The story chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz, after being swept away from her Kansas farm home in a cyclone.[nb 1] The novel is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated. Its initial success, and the success of the 1902 Broadway musical which Baum adapted from his original story, led to Baum's writing thirteen more Oz books. The original book has been in the public domain in the US since 1956. Baum dedicated the book "to my good friend & comrade, My Wife," Maud Gage Baum. In January 1901, George M. Hill Company, the publisher, completed printing the first edition, which totaled 10,000 copies.

Download or read book To Cast an Iron Shadow written by Muneer Barkatullah and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: December 18, 1973, was the most important day in Mohammed Ahmeds life, but it did not come without warning. Mohammed was the master planner for the growing city of Karachi, Pakistan. In the tumultuous time of his life, corruption ruled his country. As Pakistan came to terms with greed, Mohammeds attempts to build libraries and schools were often thwarted. What was a moral man to do? Through Mohammeds childhood, he often fought for what was right. Beyond battles with greedy landlords and sudden family moves, he found his way to a prestigious school in the United States, where he not only earned an education but a drive to clean up his corrupt homeland. Along his journey, he also found time for love and children, striving to raise his offspring with similar upright values and ambitions. Along his path, Mohammed Ahmed made many friendsbut he also made many enemies. As the most important day of his life approaches, he must answer to both. The decisions he has made will come back to haunt him; lesser evils will threaten to tear him down. Written by his grandson, To Cast an Iron Shadow is the true life story of a man who did just that. He fought corruption and greed, but did it lead to glory or defeat?

Download or read book SHADOW OF THE KING The Pendragon s Banner Trilogy Book 3 written by Helen Hollick and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 500 AD. Britain is at peace. But after the war cry - bitter the grave. At long last, the peace King Arthur has fought for has settled over Britain, but he is a warrior, restless for battle. When his territory of Less Britain is under threat from barbarian raiding he sails to Gaul, intending to be away for only a few months. When he fails to return, and rumour spreads of his death, who will take his place as King of All Britain - and who will Gwenhwyfar, his wife, take as a new husband? Not accepting her widowhood she is determined to discover Arthur's fate. But sometimes it takes more than courage to face the reality of truth... The Kingmaking: Book One Pendragon's Banner: Book Two Shadow of the King: Book Three The Boy: Who became a Man Who became a King: Who became a Legend... KING ARTHUR There is no Merlin, no sword in the stone, and no Lancelot. Instead, the man who became a king and our most enduring hero. "If only all historical fiction could be this good." Historical Novels Review "... Juggles a large cast of characters and a bloody, tangled plot with great skill. " Publishers Weekly "Hollick's writing is one of the best I've come across - her descriptions are so vivid it seems as if there's a movie screen in front of you, playing out the scenes." Passages To The Past "Hollick adds her own unique twists and turns to the familiar mythology" Booklist "Uniquely compelling... bound to have a lasting and resounding impact on Arthurian literature." Books Magazine AMAZON READERS' COMMENTS "Spell-binding, magnificent, gutsy, heartbreaking, raw with bloodshed, triumphant! Helen Hollick's Arthurian trilogy quickly draws you into the world of legend. No genteel fairy tale story of Camelot, this! Gutsy, sweaty, and real. The Dark Ages brought vividly, to life! This is the legend I want to believe in." "In this version of the King Arthur story, Arthur is a dark hero. He is young, selfish, ambitious and callous. He makes decisions based on his own desires with little thought to future consequences, making enemies left and right. Yet Ms. Hollick does a fabulous job of letting the reader glimpse just enough of his fears and vulnerabilities to keep him from being unlikeable, and to sway the reader to root for his success. I thoroughly enjoyed the portrayal of Gwenhwyfar. She is a worthy heroine. Full of action, troubled heroes, wicked villains, violence, betrayal and, of course, true love, this well-written book is an intense read and a real page-turner." "Helen Hollick brings her multi-layered, complex characters to life on the page. I especially enjoyed her depiction of the feisty, independent Gwenhwyfar - who is somewhat of a warrior in her own right. Ms. Hollick's interpretations of the Sacred Stone, The Lady of the Lake, Stonehenge, etc., are really original." "Arthur is at times very unlikeable: no modern man in fancy dress here, but a man of his time - and that time was brutal. As for Gwenhwyfar... a brilliant heroine, at times strong, at times horribly vulnerable. Their relationship is compelling and feels true" "What a story! I fell in love with Arthur from the start, a flesh and blood hero with flaws. [This] wonderful trilogy doesn't rely on unnecessary padding, the descriptions are heart rending. Here is a writer in the older style not ' jump on the bandwagon writing!' Read and enjoy..."

Download or read book Between Friends written by Amos Oz and published by HMH. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Jewish Book Award: A “gorgeous, rueful collection of eight linked stories” capturing the collective dreams of Israel in the 1950s (Chicago Tribune). These eight interconnected stories, set in the fictitious Kibbutz Yekhat, draw masterful profiles of idealistic men and women enduring personal hardships in the shadow of one of the greatest collective dreams of the twentieth century. A devoted father who fails to challenge his daughter’s lover, an old friend, a man his own age; an elderly gardener who carries on his shoulders the sorrows of the world; a woman writing perversely poignant letters to her husband’s mistress. Each of these stories is a luminous human and literary study; together they offer an eloquent portrait of an idea, and of a charged and fascinating epoch. Award-winning writer Amos Oz, who spent three decades living on a kibbutz, is at home and at his best in this “lucid and heartbreaking” award-winning collection (The Guardian). “Oz lifts the veil on kibbutz existence without palaver. His pinpoint descriptions are pared to perfection . . . His people twitch with life.” —The Scotsman “A collection of stories . . . that boasts the sense, scope and unity of a novel . . . Breathtaking.” —Irish Examiner “A complex and melancholic vision of people struggling to transcend their individuality for the sake of mundanely idealist goals.” —The Times Literary Supplement

Download or read book Shadows of the Emerald City written by James W. Schnarr and published by . This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other story has touched as many hearts and endeared itself into the American Fabric as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum. But Like all fairy tales, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has one foot planted in the fantastic and another foot planted firmly in blood. Explore the darker side of Oz...the parts too terrifying or obscene to be told as bedtime stories. 19 tales from some of today's hottest Indie writers peel back the emerald layers of the Land of Oz and reveal the pink, bloody flesh beneath. Shadows DO fall in the Emerald city, and where they are their darkest you will find the true terror of Oz.

Download or read book Heaven s Shadow written by David S. Goyer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The science fiction epic of our time has arrived. Three years ago, an object one hundred miles across was spotted on a trajectory for Earth's sun. Now, its journey is almost over. As it approaches, two competing manned vehicles race through almost half a million kilometers of space to reach it first. But when they both arrive on the entity, they learn that it has been sent toward Earth for a reason. An intelligent race is desperately attempting to communicate with our primitive species. And the message is: Help us.

Download or read book A Perfect Peace written by Amos Oz and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1993 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed by Publishers Weekly as "magnificent", this moving novel is set in Israel just before the Six-Day War, and describes life on a kibbutz, where the founders of Israel and their children struggle to come to terms with their land and with each other. "(Oz's) strangest, riskiest, and richest novel".--Washington Post Book World.