Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
Oldest Book on TBR
Son of a Witch is the 2nd in the Wicked Years series and chronicles the early life of Liir, Elphaba's son. Traversing the Land of Oz, meeting quirky characters and seeing Liir navigate the complications of being the "Wicked Witch"'s son.
The sequel didn't captivate me quite as much as Wicked did, but I still enjoyed it. The ending was left a bit unfinished but there are 2 more books to go in the series.
Summary from Goodreads: Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent 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? Can he find his supposed half-sister, Nor, last seen in the forbidding prison, Southstairs? Can he fulfill the last wishes of a dying princess? In an Oz that, since the Wizard's departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up?
Quotes: "I always thought a soul was private, but it appears it can be colonized against your will if you don't watch out."
"It survived for the sole purpose of insuring its own survival."
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