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Road Beyond Oz, The

2026
Author(s): Brumfield, Matthew D.
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Publisher(s): Matthew D Brumfield
Genre(s): Fantasy

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When the couch ate Evie Rose, she didn’t expect to land in a burrow of clay. She expected lost pennies or perhaps a dust bunny. Instead, she found herself in the "Sour Old Land of Oz"—a place stuck in forever grey, where it is always dusk and never dawn. Joined by Flickercrick, a Glow-Beetle searching for his spark, and Nomar, a gentle monster searching for his lost boy, Evie sets off on a journey through the mist—not to find a Wizard, but to save a memory. But Oz is in danger. The Shadow-Ga-Raff—a creature of smoke and void—is stalking the orchards, stealing the color from the land and the memories from the hearts of those who live there. To save it, Evie must team up with the legends of old—a rusted Tin Treehouse, a crash-landed Scarecrow, and a Lion who has found new courage—to play one final, desperate game against the darkness. Written as a tribute to a daughter lost to cancer, The Road Beyond Oz is more than a fairytale retelling. It is a story for the "Hollow-Gazers"—the parents left wandering in the mist of grief. It is a story about the memories we hold, the love we remember, and the road that leads not just through Oz, but to the Greater Beyond. A heartbreaking and healing adventure for anyone who has ever had to be brave when the sky turned grey. A heartbreaking and healing adventure for anyone who has ever had to be brave when the sky turned grey.