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The Land of Oz: Decades before Dorothy, generations without war have grown soft and weary. From the shadows, the witches scheme to divide the land and remake Oz in their own image. Magic and mayhem, dreams and defiance, secrets and sacrifice abound, defining this new age in the Land of Oz.THE WORLD WILL KNOW HER NAME, NO MATTER WHAT THE COST.Fifteen-year old Glinda is determined to live free from the shadow of her sorceress mother. Uncaring of the price it may demand, Glinda's rebellion against her mother's wishes unleashes the hidden fury of the wicked witches' secret scheme, and plunges the entire land into chaos.Amidst the turmoil, magical armies march across Oz, leaving devastation in their wake. Hope from the skies comes in the form of a wizard almost as young as Glinda. He brings stories of freedom, and dreams that change the world around him. Without an army of her own, Glinda inspires common people to rise up against the monstrous armies. However, her inexperience puts everyone at risk.Will three spells, a few clever friends, and a wizard with unwavering faith in freedom be enough to overthrow the tyranny of the wicked witches?Let the battle for Oz begin.

In a magic land, where dreams feed the Splendid Ones -- Faeries from across the desert -- one young witch pledges to protect a foreign ruler. Her oath binds her to her duty, but when the mission is threatened by an old friend, the witch must choose between the past that she left behind and the present that has already betrayed her.---The Cursed Land of Oz, decades before Dorothy. The stars are right, and the time of return approaches. Dark Winds harvest the sleeping energy of the unsuspecting people. Countless stolen dreams feed the Splendid Ones -- ageless Faeries from across the desert -- with no one the wiser. Now the Queen of Dreams has chosen her Eye in Oz, and she is coming to claim what is hers.Magic and malice, dreams and defiance, secrets and sacrifice, all define this new age in the Kingdom of Dreams.ONE SMALL CHOICE WILL DETERMINE THE FATE OF TWO KINGDOMS.She betrayed her best friends to save their lives. That deed won Locasta the favor of the witch and earned her the coveted apprenticeship. Ever since that moment, she has wondered if her sacrifice was worth it, or even if it was recognized at all.She has survived under the cruel apprenticeship of the Wicked Witch by hiding her knowledge. Now she has been chosen to provide magical security for the Queen of Dreams during a secret operation. With unseen enemies around every corner, Locasta must choose whether to trust the past she left behind, or to fulfill her duty in the present that has already betrayed her.The Kingdom of Dreams saga explores the unknown heroes that shaped the history of the Lands of Oz and Dream long before Dorothy's incomparable entrance into Emerald City. This is a story of three powerful witches, two clever inventors, and one ageless queen with a plan to change the fate of two worlds forever. ----This novella contains 21,780 words.Paperback volume includes two never-before-published short stories: Gaunt; and The Stone Armies of Hagronimous Bower.

The Land of Oz: Decades before Dorothy. The Orphan Sorceress of Oz, first book in the Hidden History of Oz series, introduced readers to the powerful players vying for control of the Land of Oz during the Witch Wars. Now, two years later, Glinda is undisputed ruler of the South, but her hunger for knowledge and power leads her deeper into dangerous experimentation in the sorcerous arts.Magic and mayhem, dreams and defiance, secrets and sacrifice, all define this new age in the Land of Oz.THE WIZARD'S SECRETS BELONG TO HER. SHE WILL PROVE IT TO THE WORLD.Seventeen-year old Glinda has a reputation for control over her kingdom, her magic, and her friends. Unbeknownst to them, she unleashes a powerful and unstoppable new weapon, forged from the stolen nightmares of the Wizard. This betrayal drives the young Wizard far beyond her reach.Kally's lifelong mastery of magic has earned her a kingdom, many enemies, but no friends to soften her black heart. With a new face fashioned from forbidden magic, she enchants the wandering Wizard to join her in an impossible quest to bring lasting peace to the troubled Land of Oz.Glinda's crusade to reclaim the Wizard triggers a desperate race against enthralling magic, inhuman armies, and even the unchained powers of nature, driving her to unthinkable actions that threaten everything she loves.

The Mysterious Land of Oz, mere years before Dorothy's arrival. King Pastoria has succumbed to a madness not of this world. In his thirst for power, he seeks the hand of Glinda the Good, the most powerful sorceress in all of Oz. Such an alliance would certainly spell doom for any that Glinda considers unworthy of her blessing.Magic and mayhem; dreams and defiance; revenge and rebellion -- all defining this new age in the Land of Oz.EVERY GOOD DEED HIDES A HIDDEN HISTORYEVERY HEROIC HEART CLUTCHES A COIN OF COURAGEWith the King's madness on full display for the kingdom, he craves the prestige of power and wants an heir to bear his name forward through the years. Glinda lays claim to the Throne of Oz so she might draw the Wizard out of darkness and rule with him forever. Behind the throne, Mombi works from the shadows to control the chaos, while a new enemy infiltrates the heart of Emerald City.A lifetime of loyalty; decades in darkness; a fog of forgetfulness; and a desperate strategy to save the future. Former enemies and reluctant allies must join together to wake the Wizard, crush Glinda's coming conquest, and preserve the fractured identity of the Emerald City before all is lost.This volume contains three stories spanning more than ten tumultuous years in the final decade before Dorothy changed everything. The Painted Queen pits Glinda against former friends as she seeks the Throne of Oz. Stealing Tippetarius follows a desperate plan to spirit the Crown Princess to safety. The Hidden History of Emerald City joins two bitter enemies as they seal the fate of Oz in the shadows forever.The Painted Queen of Oz bridges the final gap between The Hidden History of Oz saga and the original Oz stories by L. Frank Baum. You will never again look at Oz the same, once you understand the hidden history.--Total Pages (Paperback): 338Story Pages (Paperback): 262Word Count (Story): 72,715Appendix Pages (Paperback): 76Word Count (Appendix): 15,000Word Count (Total): 87,500Recommended for Ages 12 and Up.

Experience a timeless story of forgiveness and redemptionas only the prodigal son can share. Caleb foolishly spent all of his inheritance and found himself destitute. In his impoverished condition, with only a fine crimson robe remaining of his riches, he covers himself in hay in the back of a stable in the town of Bethlehem. His gift to the parents of a newborn boy sets him on the road home, and toward redemption. Through familiar stories told in the Holy Bible, the prodigal son grows to be a man, and finds his way through a world that not only doesn't want him, but punishes him at every turn. His story is the story of every man, woman, and child told in the timeless tale of heartache, loss, and redemption that leads him back to the waiting arms of his father. The Prodigal's Gift: An Easter Story is a heartwarming tale, bringing hope and the love of the Savior to even the most desperately lost of prodigal souls. Word count: 10,500For all audiences: Family Friendly

LIFE - LIBERTY - LEGACYThe land of Oz, decades before Dorothy. Munchkin Country, in the East, has traded servitude for security, and tolerance for tyranny at the hands of a cruel Witch Queen. The young resistance finds a face in the unflinching shadow of a woodman.Virtue and villainy, heartache and horror, treachery and trust--all define these powerful players in this new age of Oz.THE STRENGTH OF HIS AXE IS THE STRENGTH OF HIS HEARTHe saw his brother killed for standing against a tyrant. Boq grew from boy to man in the shadow of the Wicked Witch of the East. He has endured the disintegration of his society under her cruel glare. Silently defiant, he ensures the future of his people by rescuing the young ones.The underground yellow road leads to freedom, so the whispers say, but any who attempt to escape must pass through forests patrolled by dark monsters and inhuman soldiers. Few survivors ever find freedom in other lands.Those trapped behind this tin curtain place all their hopes in secret conductors like Boq, who smuggles their precious children to safety. However, one young child has been hidden too long, and missed the opportunity. With all chance of safe escape severed, Boq risks everything in braving the fearsome forest to save this single child.Hidden Heroes of Oz explores the unsung heroes that shaped the Land of Oz long before Dorothy's incomparable entrance into Emerald City. Chopper tells the story of two of these great heroes -- Boq Liyonechka and Galvan Chopper.

The Land of Oz, decades before Dorothy, held many cities and many heroes. After the devastation of the Witch Wars, the stony North is now under the protection of the Good Witch. Hewing a new life out of the ruins challenges the survivors, including the Bandersnatch family.HE'S NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE A HERO...YET.Ten-year old Candor wants to be strong, like the way he remembers his father before the accident, but instead of honor, all his attempts at bravery only earn him more bruises.Chased by bullies into the mountains, Candor discovers a gateway to a faraway place where no one can hurt him. However, this paradise comes with its own monsters. Far away from friends and family, two worlds collide, and Candor's courage in the face of fear changes everything.The Secret Gate of Oogaboo is the first book in the Candor Bandersnatch series. This fantasy adventure series for boys takes place in the world of The Hidden History of Oz.Recommended for ages 8 and up.(41,000 words / 194 pages)

There's trouble in Sparkwood Forest, and it smells like cookies. Tabby Abacus has always had a nose for trouble, but when she spots flowers growing out of delicious cookies in the ground, she gets suspicious. The cookie-flowers lead into the dark forest, but Tabby is not the only kid who has seen them. With time running out for the two trapped children, will Tabby's quick thinking save them from a hungry Dangerbread House?Tabby Abacus and the Dangerbread House follows the adventures of an energetic six-year old as she grows up in the magical Land of Oz. This story is part of the Hidden History of Oz universe.

The Land of Oz: Decades before Dorothy. The Orphan Sorceress of Oz, first book in the Hidden History of Oz series, introduced the ambitious witches and their plan to conquer the Land of Oz during the Witch Wars. Scarcely had the furor ceased when Dark Dreams in Oz hurled the entire land into the violent throes of death, as the Wizard's dark dreams began to write and rewrite the laws of magic, sanity, and reality.Magic and mayhem, dreams and defiance, secrets and sacrifice -- all define this new age in the Land of Oz.THE WIZARD'S HEART IS HERS. DEATH ITSELF DARE NOT STOP HER.Time draws short, with the fate of the land inextricably linked to the fading heartbeat of the Wizard. Challenging the unstoppable forces of time, nature, and death, young sorceress Glinda joins her sworn enemy, Kalinya, the Wicked Witch of the East, to save the man they both love.Their impossible quest drives them through the waking nightmares of the Wizard, across the land of Oz, and to the source of magic itself. With destruction riding the wind, enemies at her side, and friends standing in her way, nothing will temper the fury of a woman scorned. -----Pages: 564Word Count (Story): 150,615Word Count (Story + Appendixes): 181,902

All Greek Mythology is a merchandising campaign gone very wrong. Zeus is desperate to keep his company, Olympus Inc, from collapsing and being bought out by his rivals, Titan Inc. He hatches a foolproof plan to get a heroic man of the people to be his spokesman.THE WORLD WILL KNOW HIS NAME, BUT NOT THE RIDICULOUS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONSOlympus Inc is faltering, and CEO Zeus needs a sure fire marketing strategy to keep his company's head above water. He's got the spokesman that can turn heads and capture hearts, but his hasty contract signing locked in the wrong brother.Hercules is average in every sense of the word. He would rather tell stories of great heroes than make history himself. He isn't even fit enough to stand in the shadow of his brother, Iphicles. Still, a contract is a contract, and he has to uphold his side of the deal.Zeus is humiliated, and wants Hercules out, but the contract stipulates that Hercules must perform every task set before him. Twelve impossible labors, any one of which would cause morals to shrink in terror, will win the day for Hercules, but Hera, Queen of the Gods, has other plans.Too the surprise of all, Hercules survives, one, two, three and more. Could he be three right choice to save the company from a hostile takeover?Olympus Inc. parodies Greek mythology and corporate life in this comedy of Herculean proportions.

A History of the World, as written by the woman who broke everything...The Land of Oz: Decades before Dorothy. The Orphan Sorceress of Oz introduced Glinda as the headstrong ruler of the South. Dark Dreams in Oz challenged her ability to command, and Dark Wind in Oz challenged her determination as she became Protector of Oz. However, her crusade failed and drove the Wizard from the light back into the dark. In madness, the Wizard hides in exile, leaving the throne of Emerald City empty.Magic and mayhem, dreams and defiance, secrets and sacrifice, all define this new age in the Land of Oz.SHE WILL WIN HIS SOUL, IF IT TAKES A LIFETIME.Beyond the shadows of the Emerald City, the world continues, and Glinda defends the Wizard's legacy through wisdom by her rule, through courage by the strength of her sword, and through strength by the power of her sorcery. Every year she writes a letter to the Wizard, Oscar Diggs, and begs him to claim his rightful place. Every year she receives silence.Decades drop away, and generations fade into forgetfulness. The true identity of the Wizard is lost to all save a few, until only the legend remains. Glinda wages war in the Wizard's name, but bloody battlefields only bury the dead. The dark and silent night stretches a day into a year into a lifetime. Her hidden fear finds a new face as the Wizard finally opens his door...Glinda's Letters to Oz is an epistolary novel that provides a long view of Oz history, connecting the Hidden History of Oz to the classic series created by L. Frank Baum.

The year is 2003. Dial-up connections are still common. Hackers are mythical beings that can change the world with a keyboard, and anonymity is still the World Wide Web's greatest resource.BEHIND THE SCREEN, EVERYBODY IS A SUSPECT.The first rule of Fate Club is that you do not talk about Fate Club. Their so-called doomsday project is going to change the world. Anonymity is key. Anonymity is power, but nobody who is pulling the strings. This game of shadows becomes deadly when one of their own goes missing and nobody notices.Behind the screens, a mysterious figure guides the destinies of the remaining programmers as the stakes grow larger and Humpty's Wall nears completion. The final confrontation removes the masks and strips away the protection of anonymity, leaving the monsters to face themselves and what they have wrought.Humpty Dumpty is a thriller screenplay from the early days of the new millennium, where anything was possible and the name on the screen was all that mattered.

LOYALTY. BETRAYAL. ADVENTURE.Two Witches. Two Apprentices. One jilted prince in pursuit of his promised princess. A mission to save or destroy a distant kingdom. There isn't enough ice in Underwinter to freeze their fires.TO PROVE HER LOYALTY, SHE MUST BETRAYTHAT WHICH SHE HOLDS MOST DEAR -- HER OWN SOULThe Serapenthiad Empire arranged to send one emissary of the sunlight down deep into the subterranean kingdoms of Underwinter. Who better to represent them than the winner of a beauty pageant? Ola planned on winning the Shadow Pageant, but she didn't count on the witch stealing her perfect hair and taking the crown. Then she learned the winner would become the bride to a foreign prince. Now on the run from that jilted prince from across the desert, she must join the witch who betrayed her on a deep mission of either chaos or redemption. She's not sure how far she can trust this agent provocateur, making her an unwitting pawn in a high-stakes game of liberty or destruction.If Ola embraces this mission of chaos, she will lose her soul, but if she turns on her new mentor she may find hope in a life all her own.This thrilling dark fantasy adventure shows how every loyalty must be proved in the heart, even if that heart is blackened by a thousand betrayals.The Kingdom of Dreams saga explores the unknown heroes that shaped the history of the Lands of Oz and Dream long before Dorothy came to Emerald City and changed things forever.*This story takes place approximately the same time as Mother's Splendid Curse.

The year is 1999. The future is wide open. When a mysterious box arrives, unsuspecting teens are drawn into a web of mystical import. Little do they know of the heritage hidden to them. Their courage will define their future.MAGIC IS BACK, AND SO ARE THE MONSTERS. TO SAVE THE FUTURE, THEY MUST EMBRACE BOTH.Pandora was meant to be delivered to the destined heroes, not these inexperienced ragamuffins. A mistake during a spell to seal the box sends them seven years into the future, where magic war has destroyed the great cities of the coast.The young heroes discover records of their death, but they refuse to accept that history cannot change. Their determination reaches back through the years and finds the feather of hope that could change everything.Pandora's Box was developed as the first episode of a proposed urban fantasy series set in the first decade of the new millennium, where technology had not yet displaced magic as the unstoppable force, and hope could change the future with a whispered word.

The late 1990s. Crop circles. Aliens. Strangeness and more.His entire life has led him to this moment. Special Agent Wolf Moldy, Federal Paranormal Investigator, has just bumbled his last case. He is washed up, hung out to dry, and wrinkle free in the sun. His new partner, Agent Diana Sculler is tasked with babysitting the laughingstock of the agency as they embark on one last case to prove the reality of Moldy's paranormal conspiracies.THEY WILL DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTHEVERYTHING THEY KNEW HAS BEEN SCRIPTEDAgent Wolf Moldy is trapped in a life destined to make him a fool. After his banjo was stolen from him at twelve years old, he has never once questioned the nobility of his course to uncover the hidden truth that there is more to this world than what we believe we see. Agent Diana Sculler is driven by science, facts, and a good strong head on her shoulders. Saddled with the task of ensuring that Moldy does not hurt himself or embarrass the organization, she feels her skills are wasted.The Syndicators are a secretive consortium of meddlesome men, determined to control the entertainment culture of the galaxy. Their scripted plans for Earth ensnare Agents Moldy and Sculler in a web of deceit, lies, and live action broadcast television for the rabid feasting of the hungry galaxy.The Gray Matter is a comedy screenplay determined to uncover the truth of the conspiracy behind the screens. From the Roswell UFO crash site, to the far corners of the galaxy, nothing can stop the truth from being revealed.

The Land of Oz: Decades before Dorothy. History has hurried along without anyone noticing. Take a peek behind the Emerald Curtain to see just what happened in Oz before Dorothy arrived.Magic and mayhem, dreams and defiance, secrets and sacrifice abound, defining this new age in the Land of Oz.DISCOVER THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF AN ENCHANTED WORLDGlinda's story begins in the North and takes her across the Land of Oz. She fights wicked witches, woos a wizard, and learns the unimaginable consequences of growing up in a magical land powered by human dreams.This informative guide provides maps, history, and--best of all--stories to explore the adventures of Glinda the Good from her formative years as a rebellious youth, to the wise woman who became the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz.Each story selection includes multiple chapters from the published Hidden History of Oz books, giving you unprecedented access to these fantastic adventures. Never-before-seen maps provide a glimpse of the larger world, and chronology takes you back to the beginning, when the faeries enchanted the land and crowned the first Queen of Oz.Explore the magic and mystery of this epic fantasy that builds the foundation for L. Frank Baum's classic story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.