Out of Oz. [Bk. 4] : the final volume in the Wicked years

The stunning conclusion to the smash New York Times bestselling series the Wicked Years. Hailed as “bewitching,” “remarkable,” “extraordinary,” “engrossing,” “amazing,” and “delicious,” Gregory Maguire’s Wicked Years series—a sophisticated fantasy cycle inspired by the classic children’s novel The Wizard of Oz—became national bestsellers and the basis for a hit Tony-winning Broadway musical. Now, Maguire returns with the final installment in his transformative work, a thrilling and compulsively readable saga in which the fate of Oz is decided at last. . . . Once peaceful and prosperous, the spectacular Land of Oz is knotted with social unrest: The Emerald City is mounting an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, and the Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law. And look who’s knocking at the door. It’s none other than Dorothy. Yes. That Dorothy. Yet amidst all this chaos, Elphaba’s granddaughter, the tiny green baby born at the close of Son of a Witch, has come of age. Now it is up to Rain to take up her broom—and her legacy—in an Oz wracked by war. The stirring, long-awaited conclusion to the bestselling series begun with Wicked, Out of Oz is a magical journey rife with revelations and reversals, reprisals and surprises—the hallmarks of the unique imagination of Gregory Maguire. Glinda, Former Throne Minister, Held Under House Arrest By General Cherrystone, Obtains The Infamous Grimmerie, Supposedly A Volume Of Magical Lore, Coveted By Oz. Meanwhile, Lir's Daughter Rain Begins Her Quest To Discover Her True Identity And Unravel The Layers Of Political And Personal Secrets That Have Caused Strife And Division In Oz. Prologue: Out Of Oz -- To Call Winter Upon Water -- The Patchwork Conscience Of Oz -- The Chancel Of The Ladyfish -- The Judgement Of Dorothy -- At St. Prowd's -- God's Great-neice -- To Call The Lost Forward -- Somewhere. Gregory Maguire ; Illustrations By Douglas Smith. Maps On Endpapers. Oz is knotted with social unrest: The Emerald City is mounting an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, the Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law, and Dorothy is back. Amid chaos and war, Elphabas green granddaughter born at the end of "Son of a Witch", comes of age. Rain will take up her broom, and bring the series to a close. Elphaba's granddaughter, Rain, having come of age amid chaos, must take up her legacy and save the Land of Oz from social unrest