The story
Oz, as reimagined in this work, isn’t simply a land of magic, but a territory defined by shifting truths and negotiable realities. The story does not offer certainty; it offers perspective. Readers are invited to mistrust easy answers and look twice—at every signpost, every spell, every so-called truth.
In this Oz
Post-truth in this Oz is less a crisis than a natural state—an environment where the heart wants simplicity, the mind craves explanation, and the world delivers neither.
Literary DNA
Testimony, evidence, and prophecy all come with asterisks. Characters chase answers and find only opinions; they follow maps that redraw themselves; they encounter magic that cannot decide if it’s science in disguise, or simply a lie well told.
Embedded Knowledge
Oz is a vehicle for “smuggling” advanced ideas in approachable form—using narrative immersion to teach concepts pre-college students rarely encounter outside the classroom.