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The Wicked Years is a series of novels by Gregory Maguire that present a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, its 1939 film adaptation, and related books. This is a very different and cynical look at Oz than its depictions in the books by L. Frank Baum or the film(s).
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is an American novel published in 1995, written by Gregory Maguire with illustrations by Douglas Smith. It is the first in The Wicked Years series, and was followed by Son of a Witch (published in September 2005), A Lion Among Men (published in October 2008), and Out of Oz (published in November 2011).
Out of Oz is the fourth and final novel in Gregory Maguire's The Wicked Years and was released on November 1, 2011. Out of Oz brings a conclusion to the narratives spread across The Wicked Years while providing a revisionist look at L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz incorporating elements from Baum's series as well as the 1939 film adaptation of the original novel.
Frank Baum published 14 books over the next 20 years in the “Oz” series. In 1939, it was famously adapted into a movie starring Judy Garland, revolutionizing the use of color in cinema.
Content creator Sara Ribeiro, who grew up listening to “Wicked” in a musical theater-loving family, experienced a visceral shock while reading the book this year. “(The book) ended up being ...
A sequel to Wicked, focusing on Elphaba's son Liir. A Lion Among Men: 2008: The third book in "The Wicked Years", telling the life story of the Cowardly Lion (given the name "Brrr" by Maguire). Out of Oz: 2011: The fourth and final volume in "The Wicked Years", focusing on the life of Rain, daughter of Liir and granddaughter of Elphaba.
WICKED, from left: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, director Jon M. Chu, on set, 2024. ph: Giles Keyte /© Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
The book is Maguire’s fifth revisionist story and the second set in the land of Oz conceived by L. Frank Baum. Son of a Witch continues the story after the fall from power of the Wizard of Oz and the death of Elphaba by recounting the life of Elphaba’s son, Liir. The book is dedicated to the cast of the Broadway musical version of Wicked.
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