Wicked

the bestselling book that inspired the movie

By: Gregory Maguire

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Hardcover | 27 January 2026 | Edition Number 1

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512 Pages

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24.1 x 16.2 x 4.2

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Fall under the WICKED spell with this beautiful new 30th anniversary hardback

The global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon.

Now a major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.

In this classic tale of good and evil, what if we weren't told the whole story?

Long before Dorothy follows the yellow brick road and triumphs over the Wicked Witch of the West, a little girl with emerald-green skin is born in the land of Oz.

Elphaba grows up to be smart and prickly, a lonely outsider with an extraordinary talent for magic. Arriving at university, she dares to believe she might finally fit in.

But Oz isn't the haven she'd dreamed of. Some of its citizens are in grave danger, and Elphaba is determined to protect them from the Wizard's power.

And when the world declares her a wicked witch, Elphaba takes matters into her own hands...

**This is the original novel by Gregory Maguire, first published in 1995. It is a reimagined prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and contains adult content.**

*Special limited 'Glinda' design
*Pink and white soft-touch hardback casing
*Full-colour illustrated endpapers
*Head and tail bands
*Ribbon marker

About the Author

Gregory Maguire is a bestselling author who has earned rave reviews and a dedicated following for Wicked, the first novel in the Wicked Years quartet (which also included Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men and Out of Oz), that was made into an award-winning musical. He received his doctorate in English Literature from Tufts University, and has taught at Simmons College and other Boston area colleges.

He has also served as an artist-in-residence at the Blue Mountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Hambridge Center. Gregory has lived in Dublin and London, but now makes his home near Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner, their two sons and daughter.

Industry Reviews

Maguire did something truly remarkable with this novel . . . it's an astonishing achievement

An outstanding work of imagination - USA Today

Moving and tragic as it is refreshing . . . outstanding - Independent

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