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Wicked Years Ser.: Son of a Witch : A Novel by Gregory Maguire (2005, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Like New!”
- ISBN
- 9780060548933
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060548932
ISBN-13
9780060548933
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45597892
Product Key Features
Book Title
Son of a Witch : a Novel
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Contemporary, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Action & Adventure
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Wicked Years Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-046232
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
A tale that adroitly mixes drama, humor, and political satire into a well-knit examination of good and evil., "Maguire is full of storytelling brio . . . his Oz is meticulously drawn." -- New York Times "A tale that adroitly mixes drama, humor, and political satire into a well-knit examination of good and evil." -- Library Journal "Maguire has done it again: Son of a Witch is as wicked as they come. . . . Thoroughly entertaining." -- Boston Globe "Maguire's captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder illuminates the links between good and evil, retribution and forgiveness." -- People "As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be." -- Entertainment Weekly For Wicked: "I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story." -- --Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True "An amazing novel." -- --John Updike "Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit--that spot is well deserved." -- --Kirkus Reviews, Maguire's captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder illuminates the links between good and evil, retribution and forgiveness., Maguire has done it again: Son of a Witch is as wicked as they come. . . . Thoroughly entertaining., For Wicked:"I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story."
Series Volume Number
2
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
The Wicked Years continue in Gregory Maguire's Son of a Witch --the heroic saga of the hapless yet determined young man who may or may not be the offspring of the fabled Wicked Witch of the West. A New York Times bestseller like its predecessor, the remarkable Wicked, Son of a Witch follows the boy Liir on his dark odyssey across an ingeniously re-imagined and nearly unrecognizable Land of Oz--a journey that will take him deep into the bowels of the Emerald City, lately abandoned by the Wizard, and into the jaws of dragons. At once a grim fairy tale and an uplifting adventure, Son of a Witch is a true wonder., The long-anticipated sequel to the million-copy bestselling novel Wicked Ten years after the publication of Wicked, beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candle, who 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 cape - but what of her powers Can he find his supposed half-sister, Nor, last seen in the forbidding prison, Southstairs Can he fulfill the last wishes of a dying princess In an Oz that, since the Wizard's departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up For the countless fans who have been dazzled and entranced by Maguire's Oz, Son of a Witch is the rich reward they have awaited so long., The Wicked Years continue in Gregory Maguire'sSon of a Witch --the heroic saga of the hapless yet determined young man who may or may not be the offspring of the fabled Wicked Witch of the West. A New York Times bestseller like its predecessor, the remarkable Wicked, Son of a Witch follows the boy Liir on his dark odyssey across an ingeniously re-imagined and nearly unrecognizable Land of Oz--a journey that will take him deep into the bowels of the EmeraldCity, lately abandoned by the Wizard, and into the jaws of dragons. At once a grim fairy tale and an uplifting adventure,Son of a Witch is a true wonder.
LC Classification Number
PS3563.A3535S66 2005
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- d***c (420)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseAs described and fast shipping. The one thing I'd have preferred is use of a bubble mailer rather than paper envelope for shipping. This copy is collectible worthy and it would have sucked for any water damage or indentation.The Prisoner of Heaven : A Novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2012, Hardcover) (#404363324296)
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- d***c (420)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseAs described and fast shipping. The one thing I'd have preferred is use of a bubble mailer rather than paper envelope for shipping. This copy is collectible worthy and it would have sucked for any water damage or indentation.The Prisoner of Heaven : A Novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2012, Hardcover) (#404363324296)