A Lion Among Men (Wicked Years Series #3)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780641981531 (0641981538)
Publish date: October 14th 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 312
Edition language: English
Series: The Wicked Years (#3)
This is the story of Brr, the Cowardly Lion ... who, having been sent on a mission to interview Mother Yackle about the Wicked Witch's Grimmerie, is finding out more about himself than about the book.As with Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Maguire demonstrates his fondnes...
I love Maguire's style and use of language. As he writes, I can hear his voice narrating and performing (which is why I won't spoil it with the audiobook, Maguire himself is a wonderful performer, and it was a delight to see him in person.) Lion is not as compelling as the previous two books, but ga...
least fav. But ending has me wondering.
In the third book of The Wicked Years series, we learn the story of Brrr, better known as the Cowardly Lion. Told mainly in retrospect, as he remembers his past, we get an interesting look at the Cowardly Lion, mainly a bit player in the life of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. He made many ...
Another good book that leaves an opening for another sequel. This did tie up lose ends for the Wicked Witch and gave a little more insight to Dorothy. I think we need the Wizard's point of view next.
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