Meanwhile, the Fist of Mara, an arcane artifact that renders all around it barren, hammers against human lives. Cossy, the ten-year-old convicted of murder, must become invisible to avoid being taken into custody again.

Rain has to recover her forgotten past if she is to consider returning home. Cued in by secrets known only to the most highly placed members of the royal court, Rain and her companions hunt the fabled Oracle of Maracoor for guidance and soothsaying. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures of myth and legend-huge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the very landscape. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees, and brigands. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. That strange land, Maracoor-across the ocean from Oz-is beset by an invading army. The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba’s green-skinned granddaughter, Rain.

Gregory Maguire, author of “ Egg and Spoon,” and the “Wicked” books.Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the enchanting second novel in the series Another Day, returning to the world he first created in Wicked.

Read an excerpt from 'Egg and Spoon' here.'Egg and Spoon' came out in paperback this month, and today we revisit our conversation with Gregory Maguire from last September. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz.' For 'Egg and Spoon' he explores pre-revolutionary Russia, incorporating magical figures from tales he read in his childhood.īut as longtime Maguire fans know, he often weaves in modern elements in his storytelling: his version of the Russian witch Baba Yaga eats Cheerios and talks like a borscht belt comedienne, which, as Gregory Maguire tells Here & Now's Robin Young, helps to show young readers that she exists 'outside of time and is really magical.' Gregory Maguire is known for re-imagining classic tales, for example in his 'Wicked Years' books he put his spin on L. (Qainat Khan/Here & Now) This article is more than 7 years old. Gregory Maguire's new book takes inspiration from Russian fairy tales, including Baba Yaga, the witch who lives in a house on chicken legs.

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