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Out of Oz
ISBN
0060548940
Preceded byA Lion Among Men 

Out of Oz is the fourth and final

1939 film adaptation of the original novel. This novel presents an Oz in the middle of a civil war plagued with depression and adult situations, from the perspective of Rain, the young granddaughter of Elphaba Thropp, Maguire's reimagining of The Wicked Witch of the West.[1]

Synopsis

Many years after Dorothy's departure, Oz has fallen into war. The Emerald City is now under the rule of Shell Thropp, the younger brother of Elphaba, while Munchkinland has seceded from the rest of Oz's union and the strife continues as Oz falls into a drought and

Liir
places his infant daughter into Glinda's care, and enchants her skin color so it loses its green tint.

Rain grows up as an ignored servant girl, but when Glinda acquires the Grimmerie and the

Munchkins
are after a scapegoat for the drought, Brrr is certain Dorothy will hang and travels with his companions – a dwarf named Mr. Boss and his wife, a Munchkin named Little Daffy, to rescue Dorothy. Rain is placed in hiding at an academy for girls, but crosses paths and becomes enamored with a mysterious boy named Tip. Eventually, Rain's father, the Grimmerie and Tip are all apprehended seemingly by the leader of the Munchkinland Revolt, and Rain is forced to take matters into her own hands.

Characters

Main article:
List of Wicked characters

Release details

Out of Oz was first released on November 1, 2011 in hardcover format by William Morrow in the United States, a paperback version was released simultaneously in Great Britain.

Literary significance and criticism

For the most part, reviews for Out of Oz were quite positive. Reviewers typically praised Maguire for wrapping up an epic series, Elizabeth Hand from the Washington Post wrote, "No summary could do justice to Maguire’s novel, which is hilarious, heart-wrenching and extremely poignant in its ending." [2] Brian Truitt from USA Today praised the series, though criticized it for its length, writing: "While it meanders at times, Out of Oz is a satisfying finish to the "Wicked Years" saga."[3]

Notes

  1. ^ 'Out of Oz'
  2. ^ Hand, Elizabeth (31 October 2011). "Gregory Maguire's 'Out of Oz' ends the great and powerful 'Wicked Years'". the Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  3. ^ Truitt, Brian. "'Out of Oz' gives 'Wicked' series a proper send-off". USA Today. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

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