Dorothy Must Die is an alternate Oz book series by Danielle Paige that features a new girl from Kansas named Amy Gumm going up against an evil Dorothy Gale who has taken over the Land of Oz and rules it with an iron fist along with her three companions.
Novels:[]
- Dorothy Must Die (April 1, 2014)
- The Wicked Will Rise (March 30, 2015)
- Yellow Brick War (March 15, 2016)
- The End of Oz (March 14, 2017)
Prequel Novellas:[]
All were first released electronically as individual e-books, but they are also included in paperback collections.
- No Place Like Oz (November 12, 2013)
- The Witch Must Burn (November 14, 2014)
- The Wizard Returns (March 3, 2015)
- Heart of Tin (July 28, 2015)
- The Straw King (November 10, 2015)
- Ruler of Beasts (February 16, 2015)
- Order of the Wicked (June 28, 2016)
- Dark Side of the Rainbow (January 31, 2017)
- The Queen of Oz(March 14, 2017)
More Dorothy Must Die[]
An online exclusive collection of extra material was released on a now defunct iOS/Android app called Ampersand on June 2, 2018 before it went out of business on September 15th. It is unclear if these entries will be released in other forms such as another collection. The contents that were for sale as a $10 bundle included:
- What Really Happened in Oz : A version of the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz with the “real Dorothy” offering commentary.
- Glinda and Glamora’s Final Battle
- Nox Before Amy: A prequel entry
- Nox and Amy Go Back to Kansas: A sequel entry focusing on their relationship and Nox going to school
- Stealing the Lion’s Courage: Deleted chapters that were intended for the second book
- An Alternate Oz: An epilogue to the last novel and last entry to the series
Collections:[]
- Dorothy Must Die Stories (March 3, 2015): Contains novellas 1-3
- Dorothy Must Die: The Other Side of the Rainbow Collection : Contains books 1-2 and novellas 1-3
- Dorothy Must Die Collection : Contains books 1-3
- Dorothy Must Die Stories Volume 2 (February 16, 2016) : Contains novellas 4-6
- Dorothy Must Die Stories Volume 3 (March 14, 2017) : Contains novellas 7-9
List of characters[]
New:
- Amy Gumm
- Gert
- Glamora, Glinda's "wicked" twin sister
- Nox
- Pete, formerly Tippetarius, the male analog of Ozma. Since she was bewitched by Dorothy to speak only gibberish, the male side still existed subconsciously and could be switched by Amy’s magic.
- Star, Amy's pet rat
Many of L. Frank Baum's Oz characters are featured in the series from his original 14 books who are either good, evil, or neutral including:
- Dorothy Gale
- Glinda
- Jellia Jamb
- Mombi
- Ozma
- General Jinjur
- Scraps
- Princess Langwidere
- Scarecrow
- Tin Woodman
- Cowardly Lion
- Polychrome
- Shaggy Man
- Wheelers
- Frogman
Chronological Listing[]
- Alternative version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz entitled “What Happened in Oz” part of More
- The Straw King
- Ruler of Beasts
- No Place Like Oz
- Heart of Tin
- The Wizard Returns
- The Witch Must Burn
- Dorothy Must Die
- The Wicked Shall Rise
- Yellow Brick War
- The End of Oz
- Unknown Placement: The Order of the Wicked, Dark Side of the Rainbow, The Queen of Oz