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Son of a Witch
Son of a Witch is a 2005 dark fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire. The book is Maguire's fifth revisionist novel and the second installment in The Wicked Years series, serving as a sequel to Wicked (1995). It follows Liir, the son of Elphaba Thropp, over a decade-long period following his mother's death and the Wizard of Oz's fall from power.
Son of a Witch is dedicated to the cast of the Broadway musical Wicked, an adaptation of the original novel.
Like Wicked, Son of a Witch depicts a darker and more mature side of the world of Oz. In an interview that was included with the Son of a Witch audio CD, Gregory Maguire gave two reasons for writing the book: "the many letters from young fans asking what happened to Nor, last seen as a chained political prisoner, and seeing the Abu Ghraib torture photographs."
Oatsie Manglehand discovers a young man, badly bruised and near death, by the side of a road in the Vinkus and brings him to the Cloister of Saint Glinda. The Superior Maunt recognizes the young man as Liir, the young boy who left the Cloister with Elphaba a decade or so ago. The Maunt appoints Candle, a young Quadling girl, to watch over Liir. While he recovers, Liir subconsciously tells us the following story, taking place over the previous decade:
After Elphaba's death, Liir accompanied Dorothy Gale and her friends back to the Emerald City. On their way they met Princess Nastoya, where she asked Liir to use magic to transfer her back to her natural Elephant state, a wish Liir cannot grant but Nastoya ordered him to anyway. This becomes an important motif throughout the book. The others went off to receive what they were promised by the Wizard, leaving Liir alone. Liir spent some time unsuccessfully searching for Nor, Fiyero's daughter who went missing during the events of Wicked.
Soon after, with the help of Glinda, Commander Cherrystone (the general who had kidnapped Sarima and her family in the previous book) as well as Shell (Elphaba's younger brother, and therefore Liir's uncle) he manages to get into Southstairs, a prison which has developed into an underground city, in order to find Nor. Liir ends up breaking away from Shell and manages to find a way out of Southstairs. Soon after he decides to enlist in the Home Guard; a young member of the Home Guard named Trism bon Cavalish helps him revise his story to help him get in.
During his service, he was deployed on a peacekeeping mission to Quadling Country. After being forced to participate in the destruction of a Quadling village, Liir deserted the Home Guard and returned to the castle of Kiamo Ko. We find out later on that the Quadlings attacked and killed most of the soldiers and dragons were then sent to punish them.
One day, the Princess of the Swans landed at Kiamo Ko, having been attacked by a predator. Before she died, she asked Chistery the flying monkey to take her place at the Conference of the Birds. Chistery declined and Liir decided to go in her stead. While flying on Elphaba's broom to reach the Conference, Liir was attacked by dragons, who took the broom. Liir fell to earth, where Oatsie Manglehand found him.
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Son of a Witch
Son of a Witch is a 2005 dark fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire. The book is Maguire's fifth revisionist novel and the second installment in The Wicked Years series, serving as a sequel to Wicked (1995). It follows Liir, the son of Elphaba Thropp, over a decade-long period following his mother's death and the Wizard of Oz's fall from power.
Son of a Witch is dedicated to the cast of the Broadway musical Wicked, an adaptation of the original novel.
Like Wicked, Son of a Witch depicts a darker and more mature side of the world of Oz. In an interview that was included with the Son of a Witch audio CD, Gregory Maguire gave two reasons for writing the book: "the many letters from young fans asking what happened to Nor, last seen as a chained political prisoner, and seeing the Abu Ghraib torture photographs."
Oatsie Manglehand discovers a young man, badly bruised and near death, by the side of a road in the Vinkus and brings him to the Cloister of Saint Glinda. The Superior Maunt recognizes the young man as Liir, the young boy who left the Cloister with Elphaba a decade or so ago. The Maunt appoints Candle, a young Quadling girl, to watch over Liir. While he recovers, Liir subconsciously tells us the following story, taking place over the previous decade:
After Elphaba's death, Liir accompanied Dorothy Gale and her friends back to the Emerald City. On their way they met Princess Nastoya, where she asked Liir to use magic to transfer her back to her natural Elephant state, a wish Liir cannot grant but Nastoya ordered him to anyway. This becomes an important motif throughout the book. The others went off to receive what they were promised by the Wizard, leaving Liir alone. Liir spent some time unsuccessfully searching for Nor, Fiyero's daughter who went missing during the events of Wicked.
Soon after, with the help of Glinda, Commander Cherrystone (the general who had kidnapped Sarima and her family in the previous book) as well as Shell (Elphaba's younger brother, and therefore Liir's uncle) he manages to get into Southstairs, a prison which has developed into an underground city, in order to find Nor. Liir ends up breaking away from Shell and manages to find a way out of Southstairs. Soon after he decides to enlist in the Home Guard; a young member of the Home Guard named Trism bon Cavalish helps him revise his story to help him get in.
During his service, he was deployed on a peacekeeping mission to Quadling Country. After being forced to participate in the destruction of a Quadling village, Liir deserted the Home Guard and returned to the castle of Kiamo Ko. We find out later on that the Quadlings attacked and killed most of the soldiers and dragons were then sent to punish them.
One day, the Princess of the Swans landed at Kiamo Ko, having been attacked by a predator. Before she died, she asked Chistery the flying monkey to take her place at the Conference of the Birds. Chistery declined and Liir decided to go in her stead. While flying on Elphaba's broom to reach the Conference, Liir was attacked by dragons, who took the broom. Liir fell to earth, where Oatsie Manglehand found him.