The Wicked Years
Series of novels by Gregory Maguire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wicked Years is a series of novels by Gregory Maguire that present a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, its 1939 film adaptation, and related books.
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Author | Gregory Maguire |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Published | 1995 – November 1, 2011 |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
This is a very different and cynical look at Oz than its depictions in the books by L. Frank Baum or the film(s). Unlike the originals, these books are targeted limitedly for mature readers, meaning they are not intended for children.[1] This Oz is beset with many social problems like the discrimination against sentient animals (called Animals in the book) and racial tensions between the various human ethnic groups in Oz. Many of the protagonists in the Wizard of Oz are presented either as antagonists or neutral.
The first book in the series, Wicked, was adapted into a successful musical of the same name.