Ix is a fictional region in The Oz series of novels created by L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...

. It neighbors the Land of Oz

Land of Oz

Oz is a fantasy region containing four lands under the rule of one monarch.It was first introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, one of many fantasy countries that he created for his books. It achieved a popularity that none of his other works attained, and after four years, he...

 and Noland

Noland (Oz)

The Kingdom of Noland is a fictional region neighboring the Land of Oz. Its capital is Nole and it is ruled by the boy King Bud. Bud, the orphaned son of a fisherman , is often aided by his sister, Fluff...

, and is ruled by the centuries-old witch-queen Zixi.

Ix is one of the settings featured in the 1905 novel Queen Zixi of Ix

Queen Zixi of Ix

Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak is a children's book written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Frederick Richardson. It was originally serialized in the early 20th century American children's magazine St. Nicholas from November 1904 to October 1905, and was published in book...

and its 1914 film adaptation, The Magic Cloak of Oz

The Magic Cloak of Oz

The Magic Cloak of Oz is a 1914 film directed by J. Farrell MacDonald. It was written by L. Frank Baum and produced by Baum and composer Louis F. Gottschalk. The film is an adaptation of Baum's novel, Queen Zixi of Ix....

.. It is later visited in The Silver Princess in Oz

The Silver Princess in Oz

thumb|200px|Cover of The Silver Princess in Oz.The Silver Princess in Oz is the thirty-second of the Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the eighteenth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R...

where it is home to King Chillywalla of Boxwood and his subjects, the Boxers, who box up everything, including their own bodies down to individual features.