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Description edit
Since the publication of Wicked, millions of readers have discovered Gregory Maguire's fantastically encyclopedic Oz, a world filled with characters both familiar and new, darkly conceived and daringly reimagined. In the third volume of the Wicked Years, we return to Oz, seen now through the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Brrr (Cowardly Lion): Elphaba saves and names Brrr while at the university
- Yackle: An old maunt who has been involved in Elphaba's life, and assisted Candle and Liir in where to go when they left the mauntery.
- Dorothy: The one and only.
- Cubbins: A small Bear who helps Brrr.
- Ilianora: A girl who travels with the Clock of the Time Dragon, who has a mysterious past. (Nor for short, possibly Liir's half-sister)
- Mr. Boss: The dwarf who protects and runs the clock of the Time Dragon.
- Jemmsy: A soldier who Brrr stumbles upon in the woods.
- Muhlama: A princess of a tribe of Tiger-like Cats.
- Mister Mikko: An Animal professor forced into retirement.
- Yackle: Add a description of this character.
- Lady Glinda: The Good Witch of the North, former ruler of OZ.
- Madame Morrible: The deceased head of the women's University at Shiz.
- Avaric: An old friend of Elphaba's at Shiz, although she never particularly liked him, who is now in the secret service of Emerald City.
- Shadowpuppet: a small glass cat that joins Brrr when he is in Shiz.
- Twigg
- Elphaba: the Wicked Witch of the West
- Ozma: The ruler of OZ before she was ousted by the Wizard. Presumed dead.
- Nessarose: Elphaba's sister, the Wicked Witch of the East.
- Stemm
- Liir: Possibly Elphaba's son.
- Bruner
- Coyle
- Pastorius: Father of the last Ozma, who was regent in her place before being overthrown by the Wizard
- Sakkali
Setting & Locations edit
- Emerald City: The capital city of OZ.
- Shiz: A city known for its universities and culture.
- Great Gillikin Forest: Unsurprisingly, a forest. Home to many Animals as well as animals.
- St. Glinda's: a mauntery
First Sentence edit
The time came for her to die, and she would not die; so perhaps she might waste away, they thought, and she did waste, but not away; and the time came for her to receive final absolution, so they set candles upon her clavicle, but this she would not allow.
Table of Contents edit
Significant Families of Oz
A Brief Outline of the Throne Ministers of Oz
Deposition of an Oracle
The Nursery in the Forest
No Good Old Days to Speak Of
A Coward for His Country
A Question of Influence
The Past Approaches
The Shroud of the Cowardly Lion
Acknowledgements
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 4 in The Wicked Years. (standard series)
Preceded by Son of a Witch, and followed by Out of Oz.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gregory Maguire (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
ISBN: 978-0060548926
Page Count: 336
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
ISBN: 978-0060548926
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3563.A3535 L56 2008
- Dewey: 813.54
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