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Novels by Gregory Maguire: Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of a Witch, a Lion Among Men
Novels by Gregory Maguire Wicked the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Son of a Witch a Lion Among Men Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of a Witch, a Lion Among Men, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, the Wicked Years, Mirror, Mirr... more »or, Lost. Excerpt: A Lion Among Men A Lion Among Men is the third novel in Gregory Maguire 's The Wicked Years and was released in the UK on October 2, 2008, and on October 14, 2008 in the US. In an interview with the Akron Beacon Journal in October 2006, Maguire said "this book will be about the differing moralities... among soldiers, for one, and diplomats, for another... about decisions to wage war" and "One of the main characters is the Cowardly Lion ". In an interview in March 2008, Maguire also said of the novel: "it starts off about eight years after the end of Son of a Witch". Synopsis The summary that has appeared on Gregory Maguire's web site is as follows: In the much-anticipated third volume of the Wicked Years, we return to Oz, seen now through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion the once tiny cub defended by Elphaba in Wicked . The story opens with an impending battle between the Munchkinlanders and the Emerald City (EC) troops. In the middle of the hotbed's the Mauntery, the center that's been the epicenter for Elphaba, Yackle, Liir, and Candle. Yackle still lives despite losing her eyesight and longs for death. At her request, the Maunts bury her in their crypt alive with only a few candles and some wine. She's eventually forgotten, but not by all. Elsewhere, Nor has escaped from Southstairs and wanders the Land of Oz until her path crosses the dwarf, whom she calls Mr. Boss, and the Clock of the Time Dragon. The Clock has awoken... Back at the Mauntery, Brrr, the Cowardly Lion, and his pet, a Glass Cat named Grimalkin (nickname Malky) that he has nicknamed Shadowpuppet, arrive looking for Yackle. The maunts cla...« less