One day, on a peaceful farm in Kansas, a tornado appeared. The storm raged and ripped the house from the ground. Inside sat a little girl named Dorothy and her dog Toto. The house spun. The winds roared. The tornado showed no mercy, until . . . The house landed in a strange and magical land called Oz. But that's where the fairytale ends and the nightmare begins. The Wicked Witch of the West has cast a spell on the Land of Oz, a spell that brings the dead back to life. Only the Great Wizard in the Emerald City can stop this curse, but he has never been seen. It's up to Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman to journey through this dangerous land of hungry undead and savage monsters and find him in the hopes of bringing life back to Oz. Come join hands with them as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road and see if you can make it to the Emerald City . . . alive.
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Ryan C. Thomas is an award-winning journalist and novelist living in San Diego, CA. When he's not writing, he can be found on the road playing in numerous bands. His website is www.ryancthomas.com
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By G. Willis
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'd never read the original Wizard of Oz, so I took this opportunity to check it out, with the (hopefully) added fun of having Oz overrun by the undead. I found the additional zombie material humorous and sometimes witty. Overall the story was a fun read and most times the new material merged in pretty seamlessly, though there were times it was jarring.
I would have given the book 3 stars, but it was obvious from the get go that this was just pumped out to ride the wave of literary classic/zombie mash-ups. The overall look of the book is very shoddy and is a distraction while reading. No care was given to the formatting, which was pretty bad; overly long indents, uneven margins, typos, sentences left over from previous drafts, shifting fonts, and more. It gives one the impression the producers of this book just put it out there to make a quick buck, quality-be-damned.
I would have given the book 3 stars, but it was obvious from the get go that this was just pumped out to ride the wave of literary classic/zombie mash-ups. The overall look of the book is very shoddy and is a distraction while reading. No care was given to the formatting, which was pretty bad; overly long indents, uneven margins, typos, sentences left over from previous drafts, shifting fonts, and more. It gives one the impression the producers of this book just put it out there to make a quick buck, quality-be-damned.
26 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By M. J. Evans
Format:Paperback
The Undead World of Oz is just one more zombie-fied rewrite of a classic in a market already overrun with them, and it's not even a rewrite. Like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (which I wasn't blown away by either), the original text is used, and the author makes minor tweaks and full insertions to create a tale where the undead are overrunning the magical world of Oz. While the approach was unique and interesting with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, its commercial success is spawning alot of rip-offs. To me, there is no creativity here; I would rather see the tale retold in its entirety, where the author recreates the Baum's tale using his own words and modifying it as needed to make the tale uniquely his/her own. I have read the original story, and this makes for a redundant retelling and I found myself skimming ahead looking for the additions and changes. If you've read Baum's original, stay faithful to its memory and pass this one (and all future "rewrites" of the classics) by. I wish I did.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
It was a good short read. I just wish the fight with wicked witch was a little more action packed.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Zombies in OZ? Oh yeah!!!
I am thouroughly enjoying this book. It is well written, funny, and and just plain odd. LOVE IT a lot
Published 2 months ago by Tom W.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Realism amok.
Magic is and should not be diminished. What is gained by performing Shakespeare in modern dress?
Language and the product of an author should be sacro sanct. Read more
Language and the product of an author should be sacro sanct. Read more
Published 6 months ago by GEORGE R RUDDICK JR
3.0 out of 5 stars
the undead world of oz
quite good, i really enjoy,wish for a little more gore, but still enough to keep me interested.i very good journey down the yellow brick road. a good read
Published 7 months ago by rich fitz
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oh Well.
This book did not live up to expectations and I assume the other books of similar titles would be the same. There were simply a few inserts of refrences to zombies, etc. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Daryl Stewart
1.0 out of 5 stars
I Cannot Finish This Book
The author's additions of zombies and zombie-related items are detached from the original story;they don't flow as well as the zombie events in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies or... Read more
Published 23 months ago by I. P. Rivera
5.0 out of 5 stars
World of Oz
A modern twist on a classic. After reading I went and read the orginal Wizard of Oz. Had to compare the 2
Published on July 19, 2010 by D. Nolan
2.0 out of 5 stars
Night Of The Living Munchkins
In keeping with the recent trends of adding monsters to classic literature like Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Ryan C. Read more
Published on July 6, 2010 by J. Alford
5.0 out of 5 stars
So much fun!
I downloaded this to my kindle the other afternoon while i was stuck int he house during a snow storm. 5 hours later I was done. Loved every minute of it. Read more
Published on February 17, 2010 by Thomas E. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Playing Field Is Leveled
When I was a child, I was force-fed "The Wizard of Oz" movie once a year when it came on the networks. Living in tornado alley as I did at the time, this was amazingly traumatic. Read more
Published on October 11, 2009 by Dmitri Ulinov
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