Series

Oz series in reading order

The Oz series has 13 books.

Published between 1899 and 2014. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

Dorothy is swept from Kansas to the magical land of Oz, where she befriends a Scarecrow seeking brains, a Tin Woodman wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion in search of courage. Together they journey to the Emerald City to meet the mysterious Wizard who might help them all. Baum's American fairy tale

All 13 books, in reading order

Oz in publication order

  1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1899) — L. Frank Baum
  2. The Wizard of Oz: And Other Wonderful Books of Oz: The Emerald City of Oz and Glinda of Oz (A Penguin Classics Hardcover) (1900) — L. Frank Baum
  3. The Lucid Land Of Oz (1904) — L. Frank Baum
  4. Ozma of Oz (1907) — L. Frank Baum
  5. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) — L. Frank Baum
  6. The Road To Oz (1909) — L. Frank Baum / John R. Neill
  7. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914) — John Pruden / L. Frank Baum
  8. Rinkitink in Oz (1916) — John R. Neill / L. Frank Baum
  9. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) — John R. Neill / L. Frank Baum
  10. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918) — L. Frank Baum
  11. The Magic of Oz (1919) — L. Frank Baum / John R. Neill / Peter Glassman
  12. Glinda of Oz (1920) — L. Frank Baum
  13. The Emerald City of Oz: Novels Six Through Ten of the Oz Series (2014) — L. Frank Baum

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