A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire


This third book in the Wicked Years follows the interrogation of Yackle by Brrr, the Cowardly Lion, regarding her interest in and dealings with Elphaba, from Wicked.  Specifically, he has been tasked with finding any information on the whereabouts of Elphaba’s book of magic, the Grimmerie, for the Emperor of Emerald City, Shell, Elphaba’s half-brother. […]

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Gregory Maguire’s “Son of a Witch” Review


In this sequel to Wicked, Liir is found broken and unconscious and taken in and tended by the Cloister of Saint Glinda. The Superior Maunt chooses the silent novice Candle to watch over Liir, and her music brings him back to life. The next section of the book explains about the attack on Liir. He […]

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Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked” Book Review


Knowing that every story has more than one side, Maguire has recreated Oz to show the Wicked Witch of the West’s point of view, in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Is Elphie, as she is known by her friends (Yes, friends!), evil or just cranky in her misunderstood […]

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