1, 2005 Animals talk, attack dragons prowl the skies and political unrest afflicts the land of Oz in this richly detailed sequel to Maguire’s contemporary fantasy classic Wicked (1996). What dark force left Liir in this condition? Is he really Elphaba's son? He has her broom and her cape, but what of her powers? Can he find his supposed half-sister, Nor, last seen in the forbidding prison, Southstairs? Can he fulfill the last wishes of a dying princess? In an Oz that, since the Wizard's departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up?įor the countless fans who have been dazzled and entranced by Maguire's Oz, Son of a Witch is the rich reward they have awaited so long. son of a witch by Gregory Maguire RELEASE DATE: Oct. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candle, who wills him back to life with her musical gifts. It is the first in The Wicked Years series, and was followed by Son of a Witch (published in September 2005), A Lion Among Men (published in October 2008), and Out of Oz (published in November 2011). Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Son of a Witch (Wicked Years by Gregory Maguire 2 in Series Paperback 17.48 18.99 QUICK ADD The Brides of Maracoor: A by Gregory Maguire 1 in Series Signed Book 28.99 QUICK ADD Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire, David Litchfield (Illustrator) Hardcover 19. Ten years after the publication of Wicked, beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz.
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