The Wicked Saga

Wicked the Musical has become one of the biggest phenomenons on Broadway, and the book is just as big a phenomenon in the publishing world. Though it is taking Gregory Maguire a little longer to become as big, he seems to be filling the same place in Adult publishing that J.K. Rowling filled with her Harry Potter series. Maguire published his book Wicked several years before Rowling finished Harry Potter, but it is considerably more difficult for stories of this type to become big in the adult realm than the children’s book realm.

These books are in many ways much darker than Harry Potter, personal and political dramas that explore the struggles that have been present in Maguire’s own life. The series has now grown to three parts, with Lion Among Men as the most recent instalment in what is now being called The Wicked Years. Be sure to get your tickets to see Wicked the Musical while it is on tour near you!

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