This character appears in 12 books.
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The Original "Oz" Series (collective work)
L. Frank Baum's 15 Books in 1
by L. Frank Baum
Tik-Tok: Tik-Tok is a round-bodied mechanical man that runs on clockwork springs which periodically need to be wound, like a wind-up toy or mechanical clock. He has separate windings for thought, action, and speech. Tik-Tok is unable to wind any of them up himself. He becomes frozen or mute or, for one memorable moment in The Road to Oz, continues to speak but utters gibberish. When he speaks, only his teeth move. His knees and elbows are described as resembling those in a knight's suit of armor.As Baum repeatedly mentions, Tik-Tok is not alive and feels no emotions. He therefore can no more love or be loved than a sewing machine, but as a servant he is utterly truthful and loyal. He describes himself as a "slave" to Dorothy and gives her deference.Tik-Tok was invented by Smith and Tinker at their workshop in Evna. He is the only model of his kind before the two disappeared. He was purchased by the king of Ev, Evoldo, who gave him the name Tik-Tok because of the sound he made when wound. The cruel king also whipped his mechanical servant, but that simply kept Tik-Tok's round copper body polished.Tik-Tok first appears in Ozma of Oz (1907) where Dorothy Gale discovers him locked up in a cave, immobilized. He becomes Dorothy's servant and protector, and, despite his tendency to run down at crucial moments, helps to subdue the Nome King. That novel also introduces Tik-Tok's monotonic, halting mode of speech: "Good morn-ing, lit-tle girl."
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Oz: Book 3Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Tik-Tok: A clockwork man originally owned by the king of Ev, Tik-Tok is wound up by three keys.
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Return to Oz
by Joan D. Vinge
Tik-Tok: The Royal Army of Oz. He's a mechanical man made of copper. His brain, movement, and speech require winding up with a key to work and is a loyal friend.
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The Treasury of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / The Marvelous Land of Oz / Ozma of Oz / Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz / The Road to Oz / The Emerald City of Oz / The Scarecrow Of Oz / Rinkitink
by L. Frank Baum
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The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection (collective work)
by L. Frank Baum
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A Refugee in Oz
by Kim McFarland
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