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Fantasy was already a recognized genre, but stories that would now be described as science fiction were called "Edisonades." Long before George Lucas was born, Baum was placing science-fiction characters in fantasy settings. |
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THE TIN MAN |
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THE MECHANICAL MAN |
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THE IRON GIANT |
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The Mechanical Man was built as a servant for King Evoldo of Ev, who named it "Tiktok" because of the noise it made when operating. Just before the King's suicide, Tiktok was locked in a room, where he was found much later by Dorothy Gale of Kansas. |
Suspended from a small copper peg on the back of Tiktok's neck was a card that read: |
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| "Is he not a great work of art?" —Tiktok, describing the Iron Giant The Iron Giant with the Hammer, like Tiktok, was constructed by Smith & Tinker at their factory in the town of Evna. The Giant's purpose was to guard a ravine that was one of the very few paths to the Nome King's underground palace. Ozma of Oz, with an entourage that included Dorothy Gale, once journeyed to visit the Nome King. They were able to circumvent the Giant with the Hammer by determining how long it took for the massive mallet to be raised and then strike at a target on the ground. When the mighty iron sentry began to raise its hammer, the party slipped through between the Giant's feet. At right is Dorothy on the back of the Hungry Tiger. In the foreground is Ozma with the not-so-Cowardly Lion. |
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The Age of Bronze Covering the events of the Trojan War, this work is nothing less than a masterpiece— AND it's a fun read! |
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