How to Read the ‘Wicked Books’ in Order

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

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Born with green skin and sharp teeth, Elphaba is a smart but prickly girl. This is the story of how she becomes known as the Wicked Witch of the West, as she fights discrimination against the talking Animals and finds herself gravely misunderstood.

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Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire

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The sequel to Wicked follows Liir, a young boy who may be Elphaba’s son. As he seeks to understand his identity and survive the turmoil of Oz, can he take up Elphaba’s mantle to fight for change? And can he find his half-sister in the process?

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A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire

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This installment follows Brrr, the Cowardly Lion, once a young cub that Elphaba defended in Wicked. As civil war looms across Oz, Brrr meets a young girl named Dorothy and searches for information about Elphaba.

Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire

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This finale of The Wicked Years series brings together mysteries from the previous three books and ties them all together. Munchkinland has seceded from Oz, and hunters seek Elphaba’s book of spells to use in the war. The Cowardly Lion looks for redemption, while Dorothy is brought back to Oz to stand trial for murder. Throughout it all, Liir’s daughter, born green, is placed into Glinda’s care as she comes of age.

Sarah Vincent (she/her) covers the latest and greatest in books and all things pets for Good Housekeeping. She double majored in Creative Writing and Criminal Justice at Loyola University Chicago, where she sat in the front row for every basketball game. In her spare time, she loves cooking, crafting, studying Japanese, and, of course, reading.