The Wicked Years are a series of novels by Gregory Maguire, a modern interpretation of Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with the focus on a re-imagined "Wicked Witch of the West" character and subsequent family.
I must admit that I missed the first 3 novels in this series although I have heard a lot about them (all good) and remember hearing about the (Tony winning) Broadway musical that was based on the first book "Wicked".
The books themselves are inspired by Frank Baum's childrens classic "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" but with a more adult interpretation and one which takes the characters in completely different directions than the original book or films. The series so far has been ...
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