Son of a Witch

Volume Two in The Wicked Years

by Gregory Maguire

On Sale: 09/30/2008

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Son of a Witch

Volume Two in The Wicked Years

by Gregory Maguire

On Sale: 09/30/2008

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The Wicked Years continue in Gregory Maguire’s Son of a Witch—the heroic saga of the hapless yet determined young man who may or may not be the offspring of the fabled Wicked Witch of the West. A New York Times bestseller like its predecessor, the remarkable Wicked, Son of a Witch follows the boy Liir on his dark odyssey across an ingeniously re-imagined and nearly unrecognizable Land of Oz—a journey that will take him deep into the bowels of the Emerald City, lately abandoned by the Wizard, and into the jaws of dragons. At once a grim fairy tale and an uplifting adventure, Son of a Witch is a true wonder.

Critical Praise

“As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be.” — Entertainment Weekly

“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

“A powerful cast of characters . . . Maguire has engaged in virtuoso fashion the very themes that turned what many considered a literary trifle into an American classic. . . . One of those rare books that, although not designed for children, absorbs us in ways that only childhood reading usually can, even as it refuses to let us take cover from the real world while we are reading it.” — Los Angeles Times

“Masterfully imaginative. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . A headspinning cast of vividly described, eccentric characters emerges. . . . [An] enchanting fable.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Richly detailed. . . . Filled with wonderful things. . . . Once again, the myth of Oz proves its enduring power.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“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