Oz Continued books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Oz Continued series?"

"There are 32 books in the Oz Continued series, published between 1921 and 2014."

Q: "What is the first book in the Oz Continued series?"

"The first book in the Oz Continued series is The Royal Book of Oz, published in 1921."

Q: "Who continued writing the Oz books after L. Frank Baum died?"

"Ruth Plumly Thompson was the first and most prolific continuation author, writing nineteen Oz books from 1921 to 1939. After Thompson, other writers including Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Paige, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, and Sherwood Smith contributed volumes. The series has continued sporadically into the twenty-first century."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Royal Book of Oz	1921	L. Frank Baum	Buy
2	Kabumpo in Oz	1922	L. Frank Baum	Buy
3	The Cowardly Lion of Oz	1923	L. Frank Baum	Buy
4	Grampa in Oz	1924	L. Frank Baum	Buy
5	The Lost King of Oz, #19)	1925	L. Frank Baum	Buy
6	The Hungry Tiger of Oz	1926	L. Frank Baum	Buy
7	The Gnome King of Oz	1927	L. Frank Baum	Buy
8	The Giant Horse of Oz	1928	L. Frank Baum	Buy
9	Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz	1929	L. Frank Baum	Buy
10	The Yellow Knight of Oz	1930	L. Frank Baum	Buy
11	Pirates in Oz	1931	L. Frank Baum	Buy
12	The Purple Prince of Oz	1932	L. Frank Baum	Buy
13	Ojo in Oz	1933	L. Frank Baum	Buy
14	Speedy in Oz	1934	L. Frank Baum	Buy
15	The Wishing Horse of Oz	1935	L. Frank Baum	Buy
16	Captain Salt in Oz	1936	L. Frank Baum	Buy
17	Handy Mandy in Oz	1937	L. Frank Baum	Buy
18	The Silver Princess in Oz	1938	L. Frank Baum	Buy
19	Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz	1939	L. Frank Baum	Buy
20	The Wonder City of Oz	1940	L. Frank Baum	Buy
21	The Scalawagons of Oz	1941	L. Frank Baum	Buy
22	Lucky Bucky in Oz	1942	L. Frank Baum	Buy
23	The Magical Mimics In Oz	1946	L. Frank Baum	Buy
24	The Magical Mimics in Oz: Empty-Grave Retrofit Edition	1946	L. Frank Baum	Buy
25	The Shaggy Man of Oz	1949	L. Frank Baum	Buy
26	Merry Go Round in Oz	1963	L. Frank Baum	Buy
27	The Runaway in Oz	1995	L. Frank Baum	Buy
28	The Rundelstone of Oz	2001	L. Frank Baum	Buy
29	The Emerald Wand of Oz	2005	L. Frank Baum	Buy
30	Adventures in Oz	2006	L. Frank Baum	Buy
31	Trouble Under Oz	2006	L. Frank Baum	Buy
32	Sky Pyrates Over Oz	2014	L. Frank Baum	Buy

After L. Frank Baum died in 1919, the Oz series continued through dozens of books by other authors. Ruth Plumly Thompson wrote the most, producing nineteen novels between 1921 and 1939, starting with The Royal Book of Oz. Thompson kept Baum’s tone and created new characters like Kabumpo the elephant and Captain Salt the pirate, expanding the geography and cast of the Land of Oz considerably.

Following Thompson, other authors took turns adding to the series. Jack Snow wrote The Magical Mimics in Oz (1946) and The Shaggy Man of Oz (1949). Rachel Cosgrove Paige contributed The Hidden Valley of Oz. Eloise Jarvis McGraw and her daughter Lauren wrote Merry Go Round in Oz (1963). More recent additions include The Emerald Wand of Oz (2005) and Trouble Under Oz (2006) by Sherwood Smith, and Sky Pyrates Over Oz (2014). In total, the Oz Continued series spans nearly a century, making it one of the longest-running shared-world fantasy series in American literature.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Oz Continued series?

There are 32 books in the Oz Continued series, published between 1921 and 2014.

What is the first book in the Oz Continued series?

The first book in the Oz Continued series is The Royal Book of Oz, published in 1921.

Who continued writing the Oz books after L. Frank Baum died?

Ruth Plumly Thompson was the first and most prolific continuation author, writing nineteen Oz books from 1921 to 1939. After Thompson, other writers including Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Paige, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, and Sherwood Smith contributed volumes. The series has continued sporadically into the twenty-first century.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order