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Hardly a single villain is killed throughout the Oz books. In the sixth book, Baum even has Ozma (the ruler of Oz) say when faced with an invasion, "No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy. I will not fight, even to save my kingdom." Fortunately for Baum's protagonists, the enemies are defeated by the magic "Waters of Oblivion," which make them forget their plans of conquest. Such magical solutions often reappear; the villain in ''Lost Princess of Oz'' is transformed into a dove and the villains in ''Magic of Oz'' are rendered harmless by being made to forget their magical knowledge.
Hardly a single villain is killed throughout the Oz books. In the sixth book, Baum even has Ozma (the ruler of Oz) say when faced with an invasion, "No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy. I will not fight, even to save my kingdom." Fortunately for Baum's protagonists, the enemies are defeated by the magic "Waters of Oblivion," which make them forget their plans of conquest. Such magical solutions often reappear; the villain in ''Lost Princess of Oz'' is transformed into a dove and the villains in ''Magic of Oz'' are rendered harmless by being made to forget their magical knowledge.
While such magic provides an easy solution within the Oz books, Baum opposed violence even when no other solution was possible. In the non-Oz book ''[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/518 Enchanted Isle of Yew]'', Baum's protagonist refuses to execute a group of defeated bandits even after everyone has admitted that it would be just, instead presuming that their quick repentance is genuine. Within the context of the story, this strategy works: the bandits actually do repent and come to the protagonist's aid later in the book.
While such magic provides an easy solution within the Oz books, Baum opposed violence even when no other solution was possible. In the non-Oz book ''[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/518 Enchanted Isle of Yew]'', Baum's protagonist refuses to execute a group of defeated bandits even after everyone has admitted that it would be just, instead presuming that their quick repentance is genuine. Within the context of the story, this strategy works: the bandits actually do repent and come to the protagonist's aid later in the book.
==List of official Oz books==
==List of official Oz books==
|1. ''[[The Wizard of Oz|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''
|1. ''[[The Wizard of Oz|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''
|1900
|1900
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/55 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/55 Yes]
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|2. ''The Marvelous Land of Oz''
|2. ''The Marvelous Land of Oz''
|July 1904
|July 1904
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/54 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/54 Yes]
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|3. ''Ozma of Oz''
|3. ''Ozma of Oz''
|1907
|1907
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/486 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/486 Yes]
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|4. ''Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz''
|4. ''Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz''
|1908
|1908
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/22566 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/22566 Yes]
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|5. ''The Road to Oz''
|5. ''The Road to Oz''
|1909
|1909
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/26624 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/26624 Yes]
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|6. ''The Emerald City of Oz''
|6. ''The Emerald City of Oz''
|1910
|1910
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/517 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/517 Yes]
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|7. ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz''
|7. ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz''
|??
|??
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/955 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/955 Yes]
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|8. ''Tik-Tok of Oz''
|8. ''Tik-Tok of Oz''
|1914
|1914
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/956 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/956 Yes]
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|9. ''The Scarecrow of Oz''
|9. ''The Scarecrow of Oz''
|1915
|1915
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/957 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/957 Yes]
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|10. ''Rinkitink in Oz''
|10. ''Rinkitink in Oz''
|1916
|1916
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/25581 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/25581 Yes]
|This was originally a non-Oz book entitled ''King Rinkitink'', which Baum adapted into an Oz book by having the main character be rescued by Dorothy at the end.
|This was originally a non-Oz book entitled ''King Rinkitink'', which Baum adapted into an Oz book by having the main character be rescued by Dorothy at the end.
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|11. ''The Lost Princess of Oz''
|11. ''The Lost Princess of Oz''
|1917
|1917
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/24459 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/24459 Yes]
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|12. ''The Tin Woodman of Oz''
|12. ''The Tin Woodman of Oz''
|1918
|1918
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/960 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/960 Yes]
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|13. ''The Magic of Oz''
|13. ''The Magic of Oz''
|1919
|1919
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/419 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/419 Yes]
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|14. ''Glinda of Oz''
|14. ''Glinda of Oz''
|1915
|1915
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/961 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/961 Yes]
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|15. ''The Royal Book of Oz''
|15. ''The Royal Book of Oz''
|1921
|1921
|[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30537 Yes]
|[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30537 Yes]
|This book was falsely claimed to be based on an original draft by Baum.
|This book was falsely claimed to be based on an original draft by Baum.
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