Gregory Maguire

5 summariesFantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Gregory Maguire is an American author known for his works of fiction that often reimagine classic tales. He is best known for "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," which explores the backstory of the Wicked Witch from "The Wizard of Oz." Other notable works include "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister," "A Lion Among Men," "Out of Oz," and "Lost."

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Books by Gregory Maguire

5 books available

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Gregory Maguire
3.5 (573k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Before she was called wicked, a green-skinned girl named Elphaba lives in a politically charged Oz where talking animals fight for rights and good and evil are more complex than any yellow brick road suggests.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Gregory Maguire
3.5 (57k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In 17th-century Holland, an "ugly" stepsister named Iris navigates a world of artifice and ambition, uncovering the treacherous secrets behind her new family's wealth and the true curses accompanying her beautiful stepsister Clara's looks.
A Lion Among Men
Gregory Maguire
3.3 (27k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion, now a seasoned wanderer named Brrr, Oz is on the brink of civil war while he seeks answers about Elphaba from a dying oracle, forced to trade his own fragmented, difficult past for the truth.
Out of Oz
Gregory Maguire
3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
As Oz descends into civil war, Elphaba's green granddaughter, Rain, must use her heritage and the iconic broom to untangle the realm's fate and end the Wicked saga.
Lost
Gregory Maguire
4.1 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A struggling writer, haunted by her past and a missing stepcousin, plunges into a Dickensian London rowhouse where a spectral presence, possibly Jack the Ripper or a family ghost, unravels a chilling mystery.