Son of a Witch
- 399
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Son of a Witch” returns to Maguire’s Oz through Liir, Elphaba’s son, and widens the story “Wicked” began. In the decade after his mother’s death and the Wizard’s fall, he tries to work out who he is under the weight of her legacy, among familiar faces and new ones. Some readers rank it below “Wicked” and note that it settles few of the questions left open. It reads easily.
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About the book
Son of a Witch is a 2005 dark fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire. The book is Maguire's fifth revisionist novel and the second installment in The Wicked Years series, serving as a sequel to Wicked (1995). It follows Liir, the son of Elphaba Thropp, over a decade-long period following his mother's death and the Wizard of Oz's fall from power.
Reading order · The Wicked Years
Full order & progress →- WickedStart here
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7.57.5 / 10 - A Lion Among Men
7.67.6 / 10 - Out of Oz
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 123 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 46% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 123 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Son of a Witch?
It has 399 pages — shorter than 78% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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