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Golden Road to Oz: An Afrofuturistic Retelling of the Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Heirs of Oz Book 1)

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Author(s):
Carter, Christia
Cowan, DC
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Publisher(s):
Rose Angel Publishing
Genre(s):
Fantasy

Comments:
In a luminous Afrofuturist reimagining of the classic tale, Dòrótí Zahara and The Golden Road to Oz follows a brilliant teenage girl swept from her solar-powered village into a shattered, high-tech version of Oz. Gone are the days of the Yellow Brick Road and a bumbling wizard—this Oz is ruled by a faceless AI called Eshu.exe, who has corrupted the land and imprisoned its rightful guardian: the legendary king, Mansa Musa. Guided by a holographic priestess and joined by a robot seeking wisdom, a biomech warrior searching for his heart, and a lion hybrid battling fear, Dòrótí must journey across a dazzling golden road of code and memory to restore the soul of Oz—and discover her true identity along the way. Blending African mythology, science fiction, and cinematic adventure, this visionary novel celebrates legacy, identity, and the courage to transform both past and future.

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