title: Visitors from Oz: The Wild Adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman
author:  Martin Gardner 
description: In time for the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Wizard of Oz, popular mathematician, pseudo-science debunker, professional literary eccentric and first chairman of the International Wizard of Oz Club Gardner (Classic Brainteasers; The Annotated Casey at the Bat) has cooked up this rather disenchanted bagatelle, mixing fin de (this) siecle satire with references to several childhood classics. As one would expect from the world's premier math puzzle expert, the book contains a little math puzzle. Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man want to return to earth for a visit, but how can they get through the fourth dimension that separates Oz from earth? They do find an answer that is topologically sound, although not exactly easy to understand, and arrive back on the planet in time for 1998, where a good movie producer has summoned Dorothy to earth as part of a publicity stunt for a production of one of the Oz books. Another, evil movie magnate has other plans. Unfortunately, the magic of the Oz books doesn't survive arch references to Mayor Giuliani and TV newscasts. Although Gardner's introductory remarks about Oz are inspiring, this sequel (like the Scarecrow after his encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West) is just too disjointed to work. Color illustrations and spot art by Ted Enik. <br />Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  **Tin Man**
  
  
  
  
  
  **The
  
  
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  AUTHOR’S NOTE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Thank you for picking up Tin Man, the first book in the Inner
  
  
  Circle Series.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This series is a New Adult Dark Romance and contains dark
  
  
  themes that may have some triggers. Recommended for 18+.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Summary
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  I have no qualms about doing the things that I do. I
  
  
  was sent to complete a mission which involved a young woman. She changed me,
  
  
  and that changed everything. Including who and what I am.  
  
  
    
  
  
  I was the Tin Man, and in order for me to live, for her
  
  
  to live, I must take them down. The Inner Circle, aka Oz.  
  
  
  Which means I must take down all the players in Oz,
  
  
  including the Lion, The Scarecrow, Dorothy, and the Wizard.  
  
  
  This is not the Wonderland you read about in fairy
  
  
  tales, but a dark bad place. Be