Son of a Witch

Ten years after the publication of Wicked,beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liiran adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruisedcomatoseand left for dead in a gullyLiir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended to at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candlewho wills him back to life with her musical gifts. What dark force left Liir in this condition? Is he really Elphaba’s son? He has her broom and her capeΓÇöbut what of her powers? Can he find his supposed half-sisterNorlast seen in the forbidding prisonSouthstairs? Can he fulfill the last wishes of a dying princess? In an Oz thatsince the Wizard’s departureis under new and dangerous managementcan Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up? For the countless fans who have been dazzled and entranced by Maguire’s OzSon of a Witch is the rich reward they have awaited so long.