Son of a Witch: Volume Two in the Wicked Years

Thelong-anticipatedsequeltothebelovedandhugelysuccessfulnovelWicked,nowBroadway's#1smashhitmusicalWhenaWitchdies-notasacrone,witheredandincapable,butasawomaninherprime,attheheightofherpassionandprowess-toomuchisleftunsaid.WhatmighthavehappenedhadElphabalived?OfhercampaignsindefenseoftheAnimals,ofherappetiteforjustice,ofhertalentformagicitself,whatgoodmighthavecome?Ifeverydeathisatragedy,thedeathofawomaninherprimekeenlybereavesthewholeworld.TenyearsafterthepublicationofWicked,bestsellingnovelistGregoryMaguirereturnstothelandofOztofollowthestoryofLiir,theadolescentboylefthidingintheshadowsofthecastlewhenDorothydidintheWitch.AdecadeaftertheWitchhasmeltedaway,theyoungmanLiirisdiscoveredbruised,comatose,andleftfordeadinagully.Shatteredinspiritaswellasinform,heistendedbythemysteriousCandle,afoundlinginherownright,untilfailedcampaignsofhischildhoodbearlate,unexpectedfruit.LiirisonlyonepartoftheworldthatElphabaleftbehind.Asaboyhardlyinhisteens,heisaskedtohelptheneedyinwaysinwhichhemaybeunskilled.IsheElphaba'sson?Hashepowerofhisown?CanheliberatePrincessNastoyaintoadignifieddeath?Canhelocatehissupposedhalf-sister,Nor,lastseeninshacklesintheWizard'sprotection?CanhesurviveinanOzlittleimprovedsincethedeathoftheWickedWitchoftheWest?Canhelearntofly?InSonofaWitch,GregoryMaguiresuggeststhatthemagicwelocateindistant,improbableplaceslikeOzisnogreaterthanthemagicinherentinanyhardlifelivedfully,sonofawitchorno.