Jellia tries to assassinate Dorothy, but is maimed by the Lion.Ī large gala is held in the palace. The next day, the Tin Woodman searches for the culprit, and Jellia Jamb, Dorothy's handmaid, takes the blame, revealing herself to be Amy's backup. Amy breaks into the Scarecrow's underground laboratory and rescues Maude, but has to saw off her wings to prevent Dorothy from controlling her. Amy also encounters Ollie, who has sneaked into the palace to rescue his sister Maude from the Scarecrow, who has become a mad scientist and performs inhuman experiments on Ozians. Amy, under the alias of Astrid, encounters the delusional Princess Ozma, and learns the Wizard himself has returned to Oz.

They inform her an unnamed agent of theirs will be watching her. The Order move on with their main plan, magically disguising Amy as a maid in the royal palace.

The Order attempts to eliminate the Cowardly Lion, now a ravenous monster who absorbs the fear of others, but the attack fails, leading to Gert's death. Amy agrees and is taught how to use magic by Gert, armed with an enchanted dagger (which Nox made her). The Order reveals they recruited Amy to train her in magic and then assassinate Dorothy. The group includes Mombi, Grandma Gert, Glinda's twin sister Glamora, and several teenage warriors including a warlock named Nox who wishes to avenge his family and friends. On the night of her ' worse than death', Amy is rescued by Mombi, a member of a secret society called the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked, who wish to free Oz from Dorothy's control. Ollie flees and abandons them.Īmy reunites with Pete, who claims to be a gardener in the royal palace and tells her she will be rescued. Rescuing a crucified wingless flying monkey, Ollie, Amy encounters the Tin Woodman, Dorothy's grand inquisitor and protector, who arrests her and kills Indigo. Amy, accompanied by her mother's pet rat, Star, and a punk goth Munchkin named Indigo, learns Oz has been conquered by Dorothy Gale, now a power-hungry, self-proclaimed princess and dictator. She is rescued by a mysterious boy named Pete who tells her to go to the Emerald City. After her mother leaves to go to a party, Amy's trailer is caught in a tornado and transported to the Land of Oz, but is trapped in a canyon. She is bullied at school for her snarky demeanor, and is neglected by her substance-abusing mother. Synopsis Īmy Gumm is a high school student living in Kansas and has a dismal life. The book, which was produced through Full Fathom Five, was released on Apthrough HarperCollins and was preceded by the novella No Place Like Oz. Dorothy Must Die is a 2014 young adult book by Danielle Paige and her debut novel.

The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige