In this third novel of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, civil war looms in Oz, and an ancient oracle named Yackle prepares for death. But before she can die, the Cowardly Lion arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West--the woman who had defended him when he was a cub.

Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that Her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidently...

Dorothy and her friends meet Ozma, the princess of Oz, and venture to the underground caverns of Gnomeland, narrowly escaping the evil magic of the gnome king.

The Gnome King plots his revenge against the Oz people. Can Dorothy and her friends save the day? Fourth and last of a series including Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Marvelous Land of Oz, and Ozma of Oz.

Dorothy is from Kansas, where she lives with her uncle Henry and aunt Em and her dog Toto. Life is quiet until a cyclone drags Dorothy, Toto and the house all the way to the magical Land of Oz. Upon landing in Oz, Dorothy is proclaimed a powerful sorceress for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Technically it was the house that killed the witch, but since Dorothy owns the house, she is a great and powerful sorceress, at least according to the Munchkins,...