History Literature / TheEmeraldCityOfOz

* GrandFinale: Has all the markings of one, with Dorothy coming to live in Oz and all of Oz's enemies mounting an invasion of the land. Creator/MarvelComics' series of ''ComicBook/{{Oz}}'' comics ends with this story, complete with a CreatorCameo by L. Frank Baum.

Meanwhile, Dorothy Gale's family is in dire financial straits; having to rebuild their home after the tornado in the first book, coupled with years of droughts, have put Uncle Henry in so much debt that their farm is going to be foreclosed on. Dorothy makes a desperate plea to Princess Ozma to allow herself, her aunt and her uncle to live in Oz permanently, to which Ozma readily agrees. Dorothy's aunt and uncle are amazed to learn Oz was real all this time, and while they need some time to adjust to being transported to a magical land, they are all too happy to live in Oz. They then tour Oz in Ozma's Red Wagon and meet various intriguing people like Miss Cuttenclip, the Fuddles, and the worrisome Flutterbudgets. Dorothy also becomes lost one morning and visits Utensia, Bunbury, and Bunnybury before the Wizard finds her again. However, when they visit the Tin Woodsman, they learn about the impending invasion of Oz, and race back to the Emerald City to meet their fate.

Meanwhile, Dorothy Gale's family is in dire financial straits; having to rebuild their home coupled with years of droughts have put Uncle Henry in so much debt that their farm is going to be foreclosed on. Dorothy makes a desperate plea to Princess Ozma to allow herself, her aunt and her uncle to live in Oz permanently, to which Ozma readily agrees. Dorothy's aunt and uncle are amazed to learn Oz was real all this time, and while they need some time to adjust to being transported to a magical land, they are all too happy to live in Oz. They then tour Oz in Ozma's Red Wagon and meet various intriguing people like Miss Cuttenclip, the Fuddles, and the worrisome Flutterbudgets. Dorothy also becomes lost one morning and visits Utensia, Bunbury, and Bunnybury before the Wizard finds her again. However, when they visit the Tin Woodsman, they learn about the impending invasion of Oz, and race back to the Emerald City to meet their fate.

* HurricaneOfPuns: The kitchen-supplies-based kingdom of Utensia. A sieve is the priest, because he's the holiest one there. A corkscrew is a lawyer, because he's accustomed to appearing at the bar; he's a corking good lawyer, but accused of being crooked, and laments that he has no pull at this court. [[HaveAGayOldTime Inadvertently back then, he often screws people over.]] The knives make sharp remarks. The fork has a tinny voice. It just keeps going.

* RealityEnsues: It turns out that losing their house in the first book to a tornado had some very real and dire consequences for Dorothy and her family; this is the first book in the series that really mentions them. The possibility of Dorothy having to do child labor for their survival is even mentioned; but of course, who wants to do that when they can go to a fantasy world and be a princess?

The Nome King, Roquat the Red, plans to dig a tunnel under the Deadly Desert into the Land of Oz where he will take back his Magic Belt from Princess Ozma, destroy Oz and enslave its people. General Guph then tours the neighboring lands rounding up allies, including the comical Whimsies, the strong and brutal Growleywogs, and the powerfully magical Phanfasms in preparation for the invasion. Princess Ozma eventually discovers the plan using the Magic Mirror, but pledges pacifism and resolves not to meet the invasion with force.

* ActualPacifist: Ozma, to the degree where she refuses to even organize a resistance against the invaders; granted no one in Oz could even stand up to them. Luckily though, she and her friends find a nonviolent solution before this becomes SuicidalPacifism.

* GrandFinale: Has all the markings of one, with Dorothy coming to live in Oz and all of Oz's enemies mounting an invasion of the land. Creator/MarvelComics' series of ''Oz'' comics ends with this story, complete with a CreatorCameo by L. Frank Baum.

* HiddenElfVillage: Glinda and Ozma decide to make Oz an entire "Hidden Elf Contry" (minus elves) in response to the invasion, also taking into account that humans have invented airships that could fly across the deadly desert and discover Oz.

''The Emerald City of Oz'' is the sixth book in Creator/LFrankBaum's Oz book series, published in 1910. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. Baum, tired of writing the Oz series and wanting to move on to other works, intended it to be the last Oz book; instead it is more of a SeriesFauxnale, as Baum would be forced to write the seventh Oz book, ''Literature/ThePatchworkGirlOfOz'', just three years later due to financial hardship.

* HiddenElfVillage: Glinda and Ozma decide to make Oz an entire "Hidden Elf Kingdom" (minus elves) in response to the invasion, also taking into account that humans have invented airships that could fly across the deadly desert and discover Oz.

[[caption-width-right:350: Most [[SeriesFauxnale DEFINITELY]] the last book of the series...[[note]] Book 6 of The Famous Forty Oz books![[/note]] ]]

[[caption-width-right:350: Most [[SeriesFauxnale DEFINITELY]] the last book of the series...]]

* TwoLinesNoWaiting: For most of the book the chapters alternate between Dorothy and her friend's adventures in Oz and General Guph's misadventures recruiting allies to invade Oz.

The Nome King, Roquat the Red, plans to dig a tunnel under the Deadly Desert into the Land of Oz where he will take back his Magic Belt from Princess Ozma, destroy Oz and enslave its people. General Guph then tours the neighboring lands rounding up allies, including the comical Whimsies, the strong and brutal Growleywogs, and the powerfully magical Phanfasms in preparation for the invasion.

Meanwhile, Dorothy Gale's family is in dire financial straits; having to rebuild their home coupled with years of droughts have put Uncle Henry in so much debt that their farm is going to be foreclosed on. Dorothy makes a desperate plea to Princess Ozma to allow herself, her aunt and her uncle to live in Oz permanently, to which Ozma readily agrees. Dorothy's aunt and uncle are amazed to learn Oz was real all this time, and while they need some time to adjust to being transported to a magical land, they are all too happy to live in Oz. They then tour Oz in Ozma's Red Wagon and meet various intriguing people like Miss Cuttenclip and the Fuddles. Dorothy also becomes lost one morning and visits Utensia, Bunbury, and Bunnybury before the Wizard finds her again. However, when they visit the Tinman, they learn about the impending invasion of Oz, and race back to the Emerald City to meet their fate.

The Nome King, Roquat the Red, decides to make plans to dig a tunnel under the Deadly Desert into the Land of Oz where he will take back his Magic Belt from Princess Ozma, destroy Oz and enslave its people. General Guph then tours the neighboring lands rounding up allies, including the comical Whimsies, the strong and brutal Growleywogs, and the powerfully magical Phanfasms in preparation for the invasion.