{"product_id":"you-cant-return-to-oz-paperback","title":"You Can't Return to Oz - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip La Croix\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe wrote the story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow he must survive it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL. Frank Baum wakes in a desert with no memory, a splitting headache, and a single clue: the green-bound book clutched in his hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA glowing doorway delivers him to a shattered castle where a grown-up and furious Dorothy Gale threatens him at knifepoint. Frank realizes the impossible truth-he's crossed into the world he created.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this Oz isn't as Frank left it when he set down his pen. Glinda is missing, monsters stalk the land, and Dorothy's dearest friends have turned villains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOz is dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven worse, the poison will soon push past Oz's desert border and corrupt the world Frank and the family he loves call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank must tear through the wreckage of his own imagination and rewrite the ending before this mutated final chapter closes on two worlds. Only by piecing together his shattered memories can he solve the mystery of how he arrived and discover who-or what-has twisted Oz into a nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genre-bending blend of fantasy, mystery, and literary history, \u003cem\u003eYou Can't Return to Oz\u003c\/em\u003e is a fractured fairy tale you've never seen the likes of: dark, sharp, and deadly. Fans of Alix E. Harrow and T. Kingfisher will love the twisted nostalgia and razor-edged magic of a story fighting back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42859988385874,"sku":"9798986914718","price":21.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/3148\/5522\/files\/XdFJP2vZKm9798986914718.webp?v=1793317935","url":"https:\/\/thecrimsonbinding.com\/products\/you-cant-return-to-oz-paperback","provider":"The Crimson Binding","version":"1.0","type":"link"}