Son of a Witch

Wicked Years Series : Book 2

By: Gregory Maguire

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Hardcover | 1 October 2005

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The long-anticipated sequel to the million-copy bestselling novel "Wicked"

Ten years after the publication of "Wicked," beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. 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.

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?

For 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.

Industry Reviews

For Wicked:"I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story." -- -Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True "As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be." -- Entertainment Weekly "Maguire has done it again: Son of a Witch is as wicked as they come. . . . Thoroughly entertaining."--Boston Globe "Maguire's captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder illuminates the links between good and evil, retribution and forgiveness."--People "Maguire is full of storytelling brio . . . his Oz is meticulously drawn."--New York Times For Wicked: "I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story."----Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True "As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be."--Entertainment Weekly "A tale that adroitly mixes drama, humor, and political satire into a well-knit examination of good and evil."--Library Journal "Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit--that spot is well deserved."----Kirkus Reviews "An amazing novel."----John Updike Maguire is full of storytelling brio . . . his Oz is meticulously drawn. --New York Times" A tale that adroitly mixes drama, humor, and political satire into a well-knit examination of good and evil. --Library Journal" Maguire has done it again: Son of a Witch is as wicked as they come. . . . Thoroughly entertaining. --Boston Globe" Maguire s captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder illuminates the links between good and evil, retribution and forgiveness. --People" As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be. --Entertainment Weekly" For Wicked: I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story. ----Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True" An amazing novel. ----John Updike" Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit that spot is well deserved. ----Kirkus Reviews"

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