The Land of Oz: Decades before Dorothy. The Orphan Sorceress of Oz , first book in the Hidden History of Oz series, introduced the ambitious witches and their plan to conquer the Land of Oz during the Witch Wars. Scarcely had the furor ceased when Dark Dreams in Oz hurled the entire land into the violent throes of death, as the Wizard's dark dreams began to write and rewrite the laws of magic, sanity, and reality. Magic and mayhem, dreams and defiance, secrets and sacrifice -- all define this new age in the Land of Oz.THE WIZARD'S HEART IS HERS. DEATH ITSELF DARE NOT STOP HER. Time draws short, with the fate of the land inextricably linked to the fading heartbeat of the Wizard. Challenging the unstoppable forces of time, nature, and death, young sorceress Glinda joins her sworn enemy, Kalinya, the Wicked Witch of the East, to save the man they both love. Their impossible quest drives them through the waking nightmares of the Wizard, across the land of Oz, and to the source of magic itself. With destruction riding the wind, enemies at her side, and friends standing in her way, nothing will temper the fury of a woman scorned. ----- Pages: 564 Word Count (Story): 150,615 Word Count (Story + Appendixes): 181,902