A Lion Among Men - Wicked Years 3

Return to a darker Oz with Gregory Maguire. In A Lion Among Men , the third volume in Maguire''s acclaimed, New York Times bestselling series The Wicked Years, a fuller, more complex Cowardly Lion is brought to life and gets to tell his remarkable tale. It is a story of oppression and fear in a world gone mad with war fever--of Munchkins, Wizards, and Wicked Witches--and especially of a gentle soul and determined survivor who is truly A Lion Among Men .

About the author

Gregory Maguire is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked—the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion picture—Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Maguire, Gregory/ Smith Maguire
• Assisted by: Douglas Smith (Illustration)
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2008
• EAN: 9780060548926
• ISBN: 978-0-06-054892-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Wicked Years (Hardcover); Wicked Years; Wicked Years (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Fantasy / Epic, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Satire, FICTION: Fantasy / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Animals