The Wicked Series Box Set: Wicked / Son of a Witch / Out of Oz / A Lion Among Men (Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire
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Gregory Maguire's groundbreaking New York Times bestselling 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. 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 West--a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil. 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.
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The Wicked Series Box Set: Wicked / Son of a Witch / Out of Oz / A Lion Among Men (Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire sits comfortably in sci-fi and fantasy territory. The story is better characterized than the recording right now, so the recommendation stays grounded in the book itself. The book itself is easier to characterize than the audiobook performance right now, so this take stays focused on what the story and reader response can support rather than guessing about the recording.
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