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Oz book series reading order

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz1900
The Marvelous Land of Oz1904
Ozma of Oz1907
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz1908
The Road to Oz1909
The Emerald City of Oz1910
The Patchwork Girl of Oz1913
Tik-Tok of Oz1914
The Scarecrow of Oz1915
Rinkitink in Oz1916
The Lost Princess of Oz1917
The Tin Woodman of Oz1918
Every volume in order (52) ↓

7.77.7 / 10
1,377 ratings
Score: 52 volumes
Volumes: 1900–2006
Published: Completed
Status: Fantasy
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Publication order

52 volumes1900–2006Completed

The canon is L. Frank Baum's fourteen novels, from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) to Glinda of Oz (1920) — read those in publication order.
Everything later was written by other authors, chiefly Ruth Plumly Thompson, and is not needed for the whole.

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Score per volume52 volumes on a timeline, 1900 to 2006 · Best-rated volume: Ozma of Oz

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Oz book books ranked, best to worst

1.Ozma of OzBook 3 · 19077.8
1.The Emerald City of OzBook 6 · 19107.8
3.The Marvelous Land of OzBook 2 · 19047.6
3.The Road to OzBook 5 · 19097.6
3.Dorothy and the Wizard in OzBook 4 · 19087.6

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Frequently asked questions

Which Oz book book is the best?

By reader score, Ozma of Oz (7.8/10). The lowest-rated is Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (7.6/10).

Which Oz book series book is the longest?

“The Wicked Witch of Oz” is the longest at 320 pages; the shortest is “The Lost Princess of Oz” with 104 pages.