The Wicked Series Box Set: Wicked / Son Of A Witch / Out Of Oz / A Lion Among Men

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The bestselling classicand basis for the Tony Awardwinning musical and upcoming movie Wicked,here paired for the first time with the other three books in the Wicked Years series (Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz) in a stunning box set featuring a gorgeous design and new covers for all four trade paperbacks.

Gregory Maguire's groundbreakingNew York Timesbestselling series redefined the land of Oz, its inhabitants, its Wizard, and the Emerald City, viewing the world created by L. Frank Baum through a darker and greener lens.

Wicked.The first novel in the series, basis of the smash hit musical, explores a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the Westa smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

Son of a Witch.A decade after the Witch has melted away, her son, a young man called Liir, is discovered bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully. Shattered in spirit as well as in form, he is tended by the mysterious Candle, a foundling in her own right, until failed campaigns of his childhood bear late, unexpected fruit.

A Lion Among Men.While civil war looms in Oz, the Cowardly Lion, an enigmatic figure named Brrr, arrives in search of information about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Out of Oz.The marvelous land of Oz is knotted with social unrest: The Emerald City is mounting an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, and the Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law. And look whos knocking at the door. Its none other than Dorothy. Yes, that Dorothy. Amid all this chaos, Elphabas granddaughter, the tiny green baby born at the close of Son of a Witch, has come of age. Now, Rain will take up her broom in an Oz wracked by war.

Reviews

"An astonishing achievement." -- Philip Pullman on Wicked

"[A] captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder." -- People on Son of a Witch

"Engrossing. . . . Maguire is a masterful storyteller with an uncanny flair for mixing political and personal." -- New York Daily News on A Lion Among Men

"[A] masterwork. Hilarious, heart-wrenching and extremely poignant." -- Washington Post on Out of Oz

Author Bio

Gregory Maguire is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror;and the Wicked Years, a series that includesWicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men,andOut of Oz. Now a beloved classic,Wickedis the basis for a blockbuster Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.