A Lion Among Men (The Wicked Years) - Softcover

Maguire, Gregory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062098942 ISBN 13: 9780062098948

Publisher: Avon A, 2011

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2011-10-04 Pages: 352 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Maguire is full of storytelling brio ... his OZ is meticulously drawn -New York Times on Wicked In the much anticipated third volume of the Wicked Years.. we return to Oz. seen now through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion. While civil war looms in Oz. a tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death. Before her final hour. a figure known as Brrr-the Cowardly Lion-arrives searching for information about Elphaba Thropp. the Wicked Witch of the West. Abandoned as a cub. his path from infancy is no Yellow Brick Road. In the wake of laws that oppress talking Animals. he avoids a jail sentence by agreeing to serve as a lackey to the warmongering Emperor of Oz. A Lion Among Men chronicles a battle of wits hastened by the Emerald Citys approaching armies. Can those tarnished by infamy escape their sobriquets t...

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"The third book in Maguire's Wicked Years is at once funny, charming, harrowing, bleak and incredibly beautiful."--The American Chronicle

"This Oz goes far beyond L. Frank Baum's; it's as surreal as a dream, but as immaculately and impeccably detailed as history. Maguire's wizardlike grasp over every aspect of this reinvented land rivals classic literary landscapes like Tolkien's Middle Earth and Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County."--Albany Times Union

"Much to savor, laugh at, and think about. . . . A page-turning fantasy and a timely political allegory."--USA Today

"As usual, Maguire, a seasoned fabulist, populates his version of Oz with a cast of utterly fantastical characters who must face their own inner demons while tumult and uncertainty rages around them. An absolute must-read for fans of this ever-evolving dark fairy tale."--Booklist

A New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Denver Post, and USA Today bestseller--No Source

"Maguire's work is melodic, symphonic and beautiful; it is dejected and biting and brave. . . . In fabulous details and self-mocking language, Maguire displays his gift for whimsical portrayals of the broken, the powerless, the hopeless, the bad."--Los Angeles Times

"Entertaining....The author mixes some relatively weighty existential themes--the search for self, faith, redemption--into his whimsical story line. [A] darkly enchanting saga"--Publishers Weekly

"Engrossing...Maguire is a masterful storyteller with an uncanny flair for mixing political and personal while exploring what it means--and what it costs--to be accepted in a society."--New York Daily News

"So well-crafted that readers of all ages could enjoy witnessing Brrrr's transformation from an insecure kitten in the woods to a compassionate, engaged 'manimal.'"--Christian Science Monitor

"The minute you open A Lion Among Men, you're back in Maguire's exquisitely detailed environment, caught up once again in his geography, his characters, his worldview, touched anew by the loneliness that lurks in the heart of all things."--New Orleans Times-Picayune

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon A
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062098942
• ISBN 13: 9780062098948
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312
• Illustrator: Smith Douglas