Son of a Witch, Gregory Maguire
Son of a Witch, Gregory Maguire
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Son of a Witch
A Novel

Author: Gregory Maguire

Narrator: Gregory Maguire

Unabridged: 14 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 09/27/2005

Synopsis

Read by author Gregory Maguire!The New York Times bestselling sequel to Wicked, the multimillion-copy bestseller and basis for the #1 smash hit movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.When a Witch dies—not as a crone, withered and incapable, but as a woman in her prime, at the height of her passion and prowess—too much is left unsaid. What might have happened had Elphaba lived? Of her campaigns in defense of the Animals, of her appetite for justice, of her talent for magic itself, what good might have come? If every death is a tragedy, the death of a woman in her prime keenly bereaves the whole world.Gregory Maguire returns to the world of Wicked and the land of Oz in this epic fantasy novel to follow the story of Liir, the adolescent boy left hiding in the shadows of the castle when Dorothy did in the Witch.A decade after the Witch has melted away, the young man 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.Liir's coming of age story is only one part of the world that Elphaba left behind. As a boy hardly in his teens, he is asked to help the needy in ways in which he may be unskilled. Is he Elphaba’s son? His quest for identity will determine if he has power of his own. Can he liberate Princess Nastoya into a dignified death? Can he locate his supposed half-sister, Nor, last seen in shackles in the Wizard’s protection? Can he survive in an Oz rife with political intrigue and little improved since the death of the Wicked Witch of the West? Can he learn to fly?In Son of a Witch, Gregory Maguire suggests that the magic we locate in distant, improbable places like Oz is no greater than the magic inherent in any hard life lived fully, son of a witch or no.

About Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked—the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion pictures—Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Shadow on 2009-02-02 00:36:40

This has got to be one of the most creative writing ideas and one of the most creatively written stories I've ever seen. I only read it because my sister bullied me into it. I thought what most people must think: Wizard of Oz yeah whatever I know that story not interested... but 10 pages in and I couldn't put it down. It's NOT the same story, AT ALL. It's amazing. It's a terrific book and I highly recommend it to anyone! The first book too :

AudiobooksNow review by Darcy on 2010-04-26 14:43:04

I tried very hard to get into this story but had a difficult time getting over the author's terrible reading style. He enunciates every word, which is usually a good thing, but in this case comes across in a very elementary school style. I was only able to listen to 2 out of the 20 CDs before I sent the book back. If I am to finish this book, I will go ahead and read it myself.

Goodreads review by Danii on July 04, 2008

I've read a lot of reviews for this book and most people seemed to hate it. You will notice, however, that I gave this book five stars. To those who hated it, I say this: I see what your problems are. The story is badly paced (most of the 'action' happens in the last third), the reader spends most of......more

Goodreads review by Marcie on February 11, 2008

This book was so satisfying. Liir, son of Elphaba, comes into his own and after 266 pages, he begins to do incredible things to help other people, lead, unite, take the helm of his mother’s legacy. And it’s so realistic because he does it while still in a state of confusion and self-doubt, obstacles......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on January 06, 2025

This was a book rich in detail and adventure, as well as personal growth for our hero. However, I'm so frustrated that Nor's outcome is still unclear and that Shell is still just a barely involved character. I really hope we found out where is Nor and how did Shell become who he is in a subsequent b......more

Goodreads review by Steve on October 17, 2007

I made a mistake reading this book. I should have known from the ending of Wicked that it wouldn't get much better. But I held out hope. My hope was that "well, maybe the ending I didn't get in Wicked, I'll get here, and maybe that was the plan all along, to fully revise things in a sequel, as that......more

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥ on January 02, 2025

Okay well...after reading Wicked, I was left a bit curious about Liir's fate, we can now consider that curiosity sated. I don't feel like reading the rest of this series, or the spinoff one, but I will check out the graphic novel. What I liked, was that it wasn't like the first book, the writing was......more

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