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| Original Title: | Son of a Witch |
| ISBN: | 0060747226 (ISBN13: 9780060747220) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Wicked Years #2 |
| Characters: | Liir |
| Setting: | Oz |
Gregory Maguire
Paperback | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 3.47 | 57461 Users | 3465 Reviews
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| Title | : | Son of a Witch (The Wicked Years #2) |
| Author | : | Gregory Maguire |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | September 26th 2006 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published September 27th 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Adult. Science Fiction Fantasy. Fairy Tales. Magic. Retellings |
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Liir hid in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Left for dead in a gully, the teen is shattered in spirit and body. But silent novice Candle tends him at the Cloister of Saint Glinda, and wills him back to life with her music.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 under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up?
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Ratings: 3.47 From 57461 Users | 3465 ReviewsCriticism Out Of Books Son of a Witch (The Wicked Years #2)
Today Im with Liir from Oz. He is from Kiamo Ko and is the son of Elphaba and Fiyero, may they rest in peace. Right now hes on a journey to find his half-sister, Nor.Q: How did you feel when you found out that Elphaba was your mother?A: I was surprised when I first found out, but I wasnt too shocked. The vision I saw in her room put all the pieces together and helped me understand who I was. Q: Are you surprised that Candles child is your child?A: I am. I dont remember us ever having sex, but IAs much as I liked Wicked, I had an inkling I was going to like Son of a Witch even better, especially given the beginning, with the spate of senseless "scrapings" and the discovery of the unconscious boy, who turns out to be Liir, the book's protagonist and the potential son of the Wicked Witch of the West.The beginning was indeed good. Engaging. I especially enjoyed the brief time Liir spent with the Yellow Brick Road friends from The Wizard of Oz. I'm a huge WoO nut, but I didn't have any
I've read a lot of reviews for this book and most people seemed to hate it. You will notice, however, that I gave this book five stars.To those who hated it, I say this: I see what your problems are.The story is badly paced (most of the 'action' happens in the last third), the reader spends most of the time being confused as to what's going on (while it is a third person narrative, it is limited third person), some of the characters seemed half-drawn, the narrative is very disconnected
I love the Oz universe, but I don't really like Maguire's style. But for some reason I've read this damn book 2 times.
In the years after she attended school at Shiz Univesity, Elphaba Thropp, a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West, whose tragic life and death were chronicled in Wicked, had a lover, Prince Fiyero of the Vinkus, the land lying west of the Emerald City. Fiyero was abducted and murdered by Gale Force officers, shock troops of the Wizard of Oz. Pregnant with Fiyero's child, Elphaba fled for sanctuary to the Mauntery of St. Glinda just outside Shiz, where she fell into a months-long coma. Upon her
Son of a Witch is the story of how Liir (the Witchs son), lived his life after the Witchs death in an Oz that is under new leadership now that the Wizard is gone. The story opens with Liir as an adult in a comatose state, and then flashes back to different points in his life. While a novice named Candle attempts to sing him back to life, we get to hear about his brief time with Dorothy, his quest to find his half sister Nor, and his experiences in the military, all the while wondering why he is
This book was so satisfying. Liir, son of Elphaba, comes into his own and after 266 pages, he begins to do incredible things to help other people, lead, unite, take the helm of his mothers legacy. And its so realistic because he does it while still in a state of confusion and self-doubt, obstacles he never really overcomes (neither did Elphaba really). I love how everyone says to him if only Elphaba was here to see this The Bird Congress aka Witch Nation (charged by Liir to be the eyes of Oz and
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