(Maguire) Ten years after the publication of "Wicked" the author returns to the land of Oz to follow the story of Liir the adolescent boy left hiding in the shadows of the castle when Dorothy killed the Witch. The long-anticipated sequel to the beloved and hugely successful novel Wicked now Broadway's #1 smash hit musical.  Bruised and left for dead Liir is tended to at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by a novice called Candle who wills him back to life with her musical gifts. What dark force left Liir in this condition? Is he really Elphaba's son? He has her broom and her cape - but what of her powers?
