Dori and Emma in Oz Books in Order

Sherwood Smith's Oz books are written in conversation with L. Frank Baum's world, which means they aim for invention, motion, and that lightly off-center feeling Oz does so well. The series follows Dori and Emma as they move from ordinary life into adventures that quickly become anything but ordinary.

These books are not content to stay in one kind of Oz story. One adventure deals with kidnapping and courtly trouble, another heads underground, and the trilogy ends in the skies. Along the way familiar figures such as Dorothy, Glinda, Scraps, Polychrome, and Rik the Nome help tie Smith's additions back to the wider Oz tradition.

Dori and Emma are what keep the series grounded. They are young enough to be dazzled and practical enough to keep going when dazzling turns dangerous. That balance makes the books feel playful without becoming weightless.

So expect a continuation series that likes movement, odd corners of Oz, and the pleasure of sending new protagonists through a very old magical landscape. The tone is adventurous and affectionate, with just enough peril to make the wonder feel earned.