Gregory Maguire

A farcical and imaginative novel by bestselling author Gregory Maguire

HIDDENSEE: A TALE OF THE ONCE AND FUTURE NUTCRACKER

Back in the land of Oz, the adolescent boy Liir was last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead, Liir is tended to at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by a 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? In an Oz that, since the Wizard''s departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enought to grow up?

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn''t so wicked after all. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, Gregory Maguire just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature.

Un gran fenómeno que, por fin, llega a España.En un pueblo de pescadores de Munchkinland, nace la primera hija de Melena. Su marido, el párroco Frex, no puede estar con ella en tan delicado momento porque el Relojo del Dragon del Tiempo (un teatro de titeres), ha llegado al pueblo y sus espectaculos irreverentes y groseros estan haciendo estragos en la parroquia. La criatura se llama Elphaba, tiene la piel verde y unos dientes de tiburon con los que arranca un dedo de un mordisco a una mujer. No es cosa facil, ser la mala del cuento. La niñita de piel verde llamada Elphaba, crecera para convertirse en la Bruja Mala, una persona ingeniosa, irritable y poco comprendida que pone en tela de juicio todas nuestras nociones preconcebidas sobra la naturaleza del bien y del mal.

Autor del bestseller Wicked. Memorias de una bruja mala. New York Times bestseller. UNA VERSIÓN MÁGICA Y FANTÁSTICA DEL CUENTO DE EL CASCANUECES«Una confección deliciosa, mística y mítica por el enca

After Alice by Gregory Maguire, the bestselling author of WICKED, is a wonderful retelling of what happened next after Alice disappeared down the rabbit hole. An entertaining spin on Lewis Carolls classic tale of Alice in Wonderland, this novel will delight fans of Angela Carter. When Alice fell down the rabbit-hole, she found Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But how did Victorian Oxford react to Alices disappearance?Gregory Maguire turns his imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings -and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carrolls enduring tale. Ada, a friend mentioned briefly in Alices Adventures in Wonderland, sets out to visit Alice but, arriving a moment too late, tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself. Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and bring her safely home from this surreal world below the world. The White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and the bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts interrupt their mad tea party to suggest a conundrum: if Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or if Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is After Alice.

Qui est vraiment cette mystérieuse sorcière ? Est-elle donc si méchante ? Comment a-t-elle hérité de cette terrible réputation ? Et si c’était elle, la véritable héroïne du monde d’Oz ? Ecoutez ce li

La suite de la célèbre comédie musicale, adaptée au cinéma avec Ariana Grande !Au pays d’Oz, le jeune adolescent, Liir, a été vu pour la dernière fois dissimulé dans un recoin poussiéreux de Kiamo K

La suite de la célèbre comédie musicale, bientôt adaptée au cinéma avec Ariana Grande !Au pays dOz, le jeune adolescent, Liir, a été vu pour la dernière fois dissimulé dans un recoin poussiéreux de K

Dans Le Magicien dOz, Dorothy triomphe de la Méchante Sorcière de lOuest. Mais nous navions que cette version de lhistoire...Qui est vraiment cette mystérieuse sorcière ? Est-elle donc si méchante ?

Once upon a time in the land of Oz, a green little girl was born... ELPHIE: A WICKED CHILDHOOD is the captivating coming-of-age story of the most iconic witch ever to grace our screens and bookshelves. Young Elphaba is destined to be a witch, she bears the markings from childhood. But what happened before her powers took hold?Elphie is a girl like any other and no other. Nothing like her parents - one beautiful, the other pious - nor her saintly sister, Nessarose. Her skin is green, her mind is cunning. One day she will command this strange and wonderful world. For now, her journey is just beginning.The road ahead is full of lessons and heartbreak, the first bruising attempts at friendship - and tantalising whispers of magic.It will lead Elphie to the doors of Shiz University, and to the girl who will change her life forever...

With Matchless, Gregory Maguire has reinvented the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Little Match Girl for a new time and new audiences. Originally asked by National Public Radio to write an original story with a Christmas theme, the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked and A Lion Among Men was once again inspired by the fairy tales we all loved in childhoodand he composed a poignant and enchanting tale of transcendence. A lovely and beautifully illustrated gift, Matchless places Andersens pitiful waif in the august company of Maguires previously re-imagined Snow White (Mirror, Mirror), Cinderella (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister), and, of course, the Wicked Witch and other denizens of Oz.

Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the enchanting second novel in the epic fantasy series Another Day, returning to the world he first created in Wicked.The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues this new chapter in the Oz saga with the story of Elphabas green-skinned granddaughter, Rain. That strange land, Maracooracross the ocean from Ozis beset by an invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. But safety eludes them all. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees, and brigands. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures of myth and legendhuge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the very landscape. Cued in by secrets known only to the most highly placed members of the royal court, Rain and her companions hunt the fabled Oracle of Maracoor for guidance and soothsaying. Rain has to recover her forgotten past if she is to consider returning home. Cossy, the ten-year-old convicted of murder, must become invisible to avoid being taken into custody again. Meanwhile, the Fist of Mara, an arcane artifact that renders all around it barren, hammers against human lives. If the reclusive Oracle should spin a prophecy, might the desperate wicked years promise another day, one less perilous?