Artwork found in the manuscript & a handful of images that never made it into the final book.
What matters most, right now, is the reader—lost or found, certain or skeptical, following the thread as it unspools and doubles back. This isn’t a tale for those who want the straight path. Like any true Jinn’s hunt, it rewards those who circle, doubt, and return, always testing the map against their own memory.
A jinn with nothing to prove is the one who counts his wishes. There are other gods who don’t care for competition. If you’re willing to triple-check your answers (and occasionally forget the question), you’re exactly where you need to be
In Oz, even the jinn keeps one eye on the horizon. There are older powers out there, and every god knows the cost of drawing too much attention.
local Oz yoke
“If it sounds like I’m repeating myself, it’s only because, at heart, this is a Jinn’s tale. The story shifts, doubles back, and sometimes contradicts itself—by design. In Oz, the answer’s always at the end of the question. If you circle back and the question’s changed, you’re probably getting warm..””