Deadly Desert
also Sandy Desert · Deadly Sandy Desert · Impassable Desert · Shifting Sands · Great Sandy Waste
A vast desert whose sand turns living flesh to dust
First named in The Road to Oz, ch. 12
The shaggy man pulled the sail way up, and they flew so fast over the Deadly Desert that every one held fast to the sides of the boat and scarcely dared to breathe.
Where this is
placed In Oz worked out
read out of the chapters cited on this page, not stated in any one sentence of them
Names in the books
What the books say it is
region surrounds Oz on all sides 1 chapter
The Land of Oz is a pretty big place, surrounded on all sides by a Deadly Desert which it is impossible to cross, and the Skeezer Country, according to the map, was in the farthest northwestern part of Oz, bordering on the north desert.
Glinda of Oz, ch. 2
size narrow 1 chapter
The Deadly Desert is so narrow at this point that with one jump Ruggedo was across and, puffing like a volcano about to erupt, he sank down on the highest mountain in Ev.
Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 9
appearance destroys every living thing that crosses it 1 chapter
the Deadly Desert, which destroys every living thing and keeps all intruders away from Oz.
The Royal Book of Oz, ch. 16
appearance poisonous fumes are constantly rising 1 chapter
Even a hawk has to fly high in order to cross the Deadly Desert, from which poisonous fumes are constantly rising.
The Magic of Oz, ch. 2
appearance dangerous, burning sand 1 chapter
The entrance of the Gnome King’s caverns was quite near the edge of the Deadly Desert, so it was not long before they reached this dangerous expanse of burning sand and sat down on a boulder to try and devise some means of crossing over.
The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 7
appearance fearful, dismal 1 chapter
Walking beyond the line of trees they saw before them a fearful, dismal desert, everywhere gray sand.
The Road to Oz, ch. 11
appearance burning sands 1 chapter
From his height, he could see, far across the burning sands of the Deadly Desert, another country that might be pleasant to explore, so he headed that way, and with strong, steady strokes of his wings, began the long flight.
The Magic of Oz, ch. 1
reputation impassable, impossible to cross 1 chapter
The Land of Oz is a pretty big place, surrounded on all sides by a Deadly Desert which it is impossible to cross, and the Skeezer Country, according to the map, was in the farthest northwestern part of Oz, bordering on the north desert.
Glinda of Oz, ch. 2
Appearances
The Road to Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (6 of 30 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (2 of 26 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (3 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (6 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (10 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
Seen here
- Dorothy Gale 4
- Carter Green 2
- The Cowardly Lion 2
- Nome King 2
- The Scarecrow 2
- The Tin Woodman 2
- Betsy Bobbin 1
- Comfortable Camel 1
- Doubtful Dromedary 1
- Glinda, the Good Sorceress of the South 1
- Griffin 1
- The Gump 1
- Johnny Dooit 1
- Kabumpo 1
- King Kaliko 1
- Kiki Aru 1
- Mombi 1
- Nanda 1
- Ork 1
- Ozma 1
- Peg Amy 1
- Peter 1
- Polychrome 1
- Potaroo 1
- Princess Langwidere 1
- Sawhorse 1
- The Shaggy Man 1
- Sir Hokus 1
- Tip 1
- Wag 1
- Wooden Doll 1