It has taken fifteen years for author David Anthony to finish his trilogy sequel to "The Wizard of Oz", due to the fact that it was written primarily from his night-time dreams - dreams that were sometimes so vivid that he felt he was living his days in Kansas and his nights in that magical land beyond the rainbow. Over the years, countless generations of fans of this classic tale have wondered, What if it wasn't a dream? What if Dorothy's trip over the rainbow was real? It's twenty years later and we're about to find out. Travel over the rainbow once again to the Land of Oz. Join the Scarecrow as he plans to transport himself, along with the Tin Woodman and Lion, to the land of Kansas to find Dorothy. But beware as the Wicked Witch of the West is back and she has plans to finally get her sister's magic shoes and then destroy all the good in Oz. Whoever gets to those Ruby Red Shoes first controls the fate of Oz. With time running out, everyone is "In Search of Dorothy".
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In 2006, David Anthony started the first of a planned 3-part sequal to the orignal 1939 Wizard Of Oz movie. In Search Of Dorothy takes place about twenty years after Dorothy went back to Kansas, and Scarecrow is now Emporer of Oz with the help of Tin Woodman, and the Lion as the Captain of the Guard. Scarecrow longs to see Dorothy again, and develops a Tornado Travel Machine to try to find her in Kansas. At the same time, an old woman comes across the Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball abadonned in the woods, and becomes possessed by her spirit. The old woman catches a ride with the Scarecrow as he activates his tornado gizmo to go to Kansas. However, he ends up in a different part of the country. Scarecrow is lucky though because its conveniently Halloween time, and everyone he meets thinks he's a guy in a costume. He befriends a bull named Bull and a tree named Tree(real original names!), and manages to find out that Dorothy is at a conference in Kansas trying to convince a bunch of scientist bigwigs that Oz was a real place. This is more than a little weird, because you'd think if a farmgirl went around saying that she went to some imaginary fairyland, that she'd get institutionalized. I guess the people in this story were a little more optimistic about how people would treat someone that most would see as being delusional. Meanwhile, Lion leads an expedition to see why there is a shroud of darkness surrounding the Wicked Witch of the West's old castle, and discovers that its guarded by a fearsome beast where the Witch's spirit is raising her forces from through her crystal ball. Scarecrow manages to find Dorothy, although her niece Audrey is kidnapped by the old woman under the Witch's power. The old woman makes off with Dorothy's ruby slippers back to Oz, so Scarecrow, Bull, and Tree go after her. This leads into the sequal, The Witch's Revenge, where we're introduced to the Good Witch of the South(Glinda's the North one in this). The third part of the trilogy is currently in production. I think this trilogy would appeal to fans of the 1939 movie, although Oz-purists might be a little mixed about it. This first book might seem better when read with the second, but I'd still recommend it on its own too.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fabulous adventure for everyone!,
By Fiction fan "Fiction fan" (Kansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In Search of Dorothy: What If Oz Wasn't a Dream? (In Search of Dorothy Trilogy) (Paperback)
I was so caught up in this book that I read it in one sitting. It is a fabulous continuation of the Oz movie and I have passed it on to all my friends. I did want to know more about Dorothy but then again I guess that was the mystery behind the search. I'm reading the second book in the trilogy, The Witch's Revenge, and can seem to put it down either. A beautiful cover in paperback with easy to read print. 5 Stars!!
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falls short of expectations,
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I had such high hopes for this book! I pre-ordered it and waited months for it. The writing is amateurish and there are typos and a lot of grammatical errors. I'm guessing there was no editor...Towards the end, it was pretty painful trying to finish it. I kept wishing it was over just so I could stop reading.
The story is just ok, but it could've been a pretty decent story if the writing was better. The thing that I disliked most of all was that the author walks through in baby steps very minute details and every day events, and then when there is a good part and you want more detail, he skims over it. I have yet to read the second book in the trilogy, The Witch's Revenge but I hope it's better than In Search of Dorothy. I recommend trying to find this book from the library and not buying it.
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