Lost – Another Wicked Book By Gregory Maguire

Before it was a hit Broadway musical, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West was a popular fictional book by author Gregory Maguire. G-Mag wrote other stories about the world of the Wizard of Oz in a kind of fan fiction style. Because of the popularity of the show, these books have sold well and you can usually find them in your average bookstore.

Besides the Wizard of Oz books, Maguire also wrote fantasy stories and children’s literature. One of his most well-received novels has been Lost, a story that involves Jack the Ripper, Charles Dickens and spirits of the undead. Check it out if you like what Maguire has written. Here are a couple of gleaming reviews of the novel from the Greg Maguire website:

“Gregory Maguire is a delightful storyteller with an absolutely unique imagination. Lost seems to me to be his best novel yet, which is saying something. A reader who hasn’t discovered his work is in for a treat and a revelation. I wish I thought like Gregory Maguire.”

-Peter S. Beagle, author of Tamsin and A Dance for Emilia

“[A] deftly written, compulsively readable modern-day ghost story that easily elicits suspension of disbelief….Maguire’s prose is both jaunty and scary; he knows how to mix spooky ingredients with contemporary situations….[R]eaders will be hooked.”

-Publishers Weekly

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