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These are recommendations made by Tropers for Land of Oz fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. No-name recommendations will be zapped. Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be. You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Conversation in the Main Page though; that goes in the discussion page.
Do warn when a fanfic may head into sexually explicit or non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, Shipping is Serious Business.
Authors, and Websites
- Recommended by Roo
- Synopsis: The Royal Timeline is primarily a list of published Oz material, by the official authors and others, put into chronological order, but also includes links to a handful of online stories written by fans to fill in plot holes or explore parts of canon hitherto left in the dark (mostly short stories, but there are a couple of longer ones as well, such as Eureka in Oz
and The Magic Carpet of Oz, both by David Hulan). All these stories are Original Flavor and designed to fit as painlessly into the canon as possible. - Comments: Not all the online stories are equally good, but there's a certain charm to most of them, and quite a few of the solutions for patching up plot holes are pretty creative.
General Fics
Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.The Magic Book of Oz by Scott Dickerson
- Recommended by Roo
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Glinda's newest handmaiden, Notmarie, accidentally alters part of the Great Book of Records, and in so doing alters reality and history at the same time, so that the Wizard never came to Oz. Now she finds herself in a different Oz, where Wicked Witches still rule, the Emerald City doesn't exist, nobody's heard of Ozma, and people still grow old and die. Together with an elderly Dorothy (who still crashed on top of the Wicked Witch of the East, but had no way to return to Kansas and so stayed in Munchkinland and grew old) and a still-brainless Scarecrow (who never got his brains), as well as a few other colorful personages, she now has to try and set things right and bring Oz back to its normal self.
- Comments: It's a well-written, entertaining and occasionally hilarious story, very much in the style of L. Frank Baum. We get to see the origin of Oz, and how the Fairy Queen Lurline originally enchanted the land, as well as a thought-out history of the alternate Oz that comes about from Notmarie's accidental rewriting of reality. Many of the familiar characters make appearances, in altered forms — perhaps the biggest surprise is what became of the Cowardly Lion in this version of Oz — and the original characters are fun.
The Solitary Sorceress of Oz by Gray Cardinal
- Recommended by Roo, Phys101
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Everyone in Oz knows Glinda — or do they? When Trot discovers that nobody in Oz can really say where exactly the Good Witch of the South came from, she gets more and more interested on finding out; partly out of curiosity and partly because she's worried Glinda might be lonely and that she doesn't have anyone to share her story with.
- Comments: A short and uncomplicated, but still pretty sweet story. Glinda's origin might not be the most imaginative one, but it works well for the purpose of the fic, and the real interest is the tone of friendship and understanding that develops between Glinda and Trot; two characters who barely interact in canon but here find that they have more in common than either of them knew.
Fat Babies, or The Temptation Of The Hungry Tiger by Traykor
- Recommended by Roo
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Hungry Tiger meets a fat baby. Will he eat it? ...Naaaah, you know he won't. But maybe he can help the baby with a problem...
- Comments: A look at Oz's anti-aging magic and why not everyone might find it beneficial, as well as a rare starring role for the Hungry Tiger, who doesn't appear in many fanfics.
The Nationwide Network of Oz by Erin Ptah
- Recommended by Dina M
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It's time for Oz to enter the digital age. Using Ozma's magic picture to see what the outside world is like nowadays, Dorothy finds out about the Internet and thinks it seems like a good idea. Soon, the Oznet is in full development.
- Comments: Some minor Dorothy/Ozma, in that they are an established couple in the story, but it's very incidental and doesn't affect the plot.
Shipping Fics
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.For You by Bitterfig
- Recommended by Andyzero
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dorothy/Ozma (It's the gay! Run! ...ahem, I mean, Les Yay content.)
- Synopsis: Nobody in Oz ages...unless they want to.
- Comments: It starts to get lemony near the end, but nothing too detailed.
Princess Tippetarius by Bitterfig
- Recommended by Andyzero
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Dorothy/Ozma (Les Yay)
- Synopsis: Tip hasn't disappeared entirely.
- Comments: No Gender Bending involved, but some exploration on how Ozma used to be different.
Alternate Universe Fics
The Witch of Oz by Shadowfang14- Recommended by Tito Mosquito
- Status: Complete
- Pairings: Male!Elphaba/Female!Scarecrow, Male!Dorothy/Tinwoman
- Synopsis: A genderbent version of the classic story.
- Comments: It's also a Modern AU Fic, with Male!Dorothy as a rebel punk, who goes through a Character Development during the whole adventure. It also has a few twists.
