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Book Spotlight: Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire & Giveaway (US Only)

November 1, 2011 by Darlene

Today is the release date for the final volume in the Wicked Years: Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire!  I’ve read the first few in the series but have the last couple to catch up on.  I was quite taken with the series when it started but somehow I didn’t get back to it.  That is going to have to be remedied I think!  Today I’m going to share a bit about the book with you and be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the post as well!

 

About Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire (from HarperCollins)

The stunning conclusion to the smash New York Times bestselling series the Wicked Years

Hailed as “bewitching,” “remarkable,” “extraordinary,” “engrossing,” “amazing,” and “delicious,” Gregory Maguire’s Wicked Years series—a sophisticated fantasy cycle inspired by the classic children’s novel The Wizard of Oz—became national bestsellers and the basis for a hit Tony-winning Broadway musical. Now, Maguire returns with the final installment in his transformative work, a thrilling and compulsively readable saga in which the fate of Oz is decided at last. . . .

Once peaceful and prosperous, the spectacular Land of Oz is knotted with social unrest: The Emerald City is mounting an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, and the Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law. And look who’s knocking at the door. It’s none other than Dorothy. Yes. That Dorothy.

Yet amidst all this chaos, Elphaba’s granddaughter, the tiny green baby born at the close of Son of a Witch, has come of age. Now it is up to Rain to take up her broom—and her legacy—in an Oz wracked by war.

The stirring, long-awaited conclusion to the bestselling series begun with Wicked, Out of Oz is a magical journey rife with revelations and reversals, reprisals and surprises—the hallmarks of the unique imagination of Gregory Maguire.

Buy Out of Oz at aAmzon.com or Amazon.ca

 

Check out the Book Trailer…

 

About Gregory Maguire (from HarperCollins)

 

Photo by Andy Newman

Gregory Maguire is the author of six novels for adults and more than a dozen novels for children.

His adult novels, all published by HarperCollins, are Wicked (1995), praised by John Updike in The New Yorker as “an amazing novel”; Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (1999); Lost (2001); Mirror Mirror (2003); Son of a Witch (2005); and A Lion Among Men (2008).

Wicked was developed as a big-budget Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt, etc.), book by Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life, etc.), and direction by Joe Mantello (Tony Award–winning director for Take Me Out). The original cast recording, released in December 2003, features performances by Kristin Chenoweth, Joel Grey, and Idina Menzel.

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister was filmed for ABC/Disney and aired originally in the spring of 2002. It starred Stockard Channing and Jonathan Pryce.

Maguire’s work for adults and for children has been published abroad in England, Ireland, and Australia, and various works..

Visit Gregory Maguire’s website
Like Gregory Maguire on Facebook

 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire up for giveaway to US residents only.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know in your comment so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, November 19/11.  Good luck everyone!

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  1. Sarah says

    November 1, 2011 at 12:25 am

    Thanks for the giveaway. I really enjoyed this series so far.

    I follow you already- GFC: Sarah Williams
    booklove(at)sawcatsverse(dot)com

  2. Ladytink_534 says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:26 am

    Oh lovely! I own all of his books. Such a brilliant author.

  3. Ladytink_534 says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:26 am

    I’m a GFC follower: Ladytink_534

  4. Ladytink_534 says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:27 am

    Tweeted
    https://twitter.com/#!/Ladytink_534/status/131316002062475264

  5. Lisa Garrett says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:49 am

    My daughter loves this series. I must get started on it!

    lag110 at mchsi dot com

  6. Lisa Garrett says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:50 am

    I follow via GFC

  7. Lisa Garrett says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:51 am

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/lag32583/status/131322268541386752

  8. Linda B says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:26 am

    I love all things Oz. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I’m a Google follower

  9. anne says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Thanks for this great Oz giveaway. I am an e-mail subscriber.

  10. harvee says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:48 am

    Don’t enter me as I have this. Saw Wicked at the theater and am looking forward to reading the follow up.

  11. zibilee says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:51 am

    Unfortunately, I stopped following this series after the second or third book. It just wasn’t doing it for me anymore, and I thought Maguire stretched too far above his reach with these. I do wish good luck to those who enter the giveaway though!

  12. Ellie says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:55 am

    Oz is wonderful. Many thanks. I subscriber via e-mail.

  13. bermudaonion (Kathy) says

    November 1, 2011 at 7:50 am

    My sister loves his work, so I’d like to enter this for her. I subscribe in Google Reader.

  14. Patricia N says

    November 1, 2011 at 11:29 am

    I’ve enjoyed this series so I would love to read this! Thanks for the giveaway!
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  15. Patricia N says

    November 1, 2011 at 11:43 am

    I follow your blog via GFC as Patricia N
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  16. Patricia N says

    November 1, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Tweet
    https://twitter.com/#!/pmernick1/status/131426023769251840
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  17. Maureen says

    November 1, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    It looks like a good book.
    mce1011 AT aol DOT com

  18. Maureen says

    November 1, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    I follow on GFC
    mce1011 AT aol DOT com

  19. karenk says

    November 1, 2011 at 3:23 pm

    thanks for the chance to read this novel 🙂

  20. Linda Kish says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    I would love to win a copy of this book.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  21. Linda Kish says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    I am a GFC follower

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  22. Jo-Jo says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    I would love to win this one Dar!
    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

  23. Jenners says

    November 1, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    I have yet to read Wicked but I borrowed it from my brother and plan to read it pretty soon.

  24. Throuthehaze says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

  25. Throuthehaze says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    I follow you via GFC (Throuthehaze)
    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

  26. Susan says

    November 1, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    The new one sounds wickedly great (sorry, couldn’t resist!).

    Darlene, thank you for hosting this great giveaway. I posted it in my blog’s sidebar.

    (P.S. Your new blog design is wonderful.)

  27. holdenj says

    November 4, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    Can’t believe this is the last one! Thanks for the chance to win!

  28. holdenj says

    November 4, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    I am a GFC follower.

  29. Carrie at In the Hammock Blog says

    November 5, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    Awesome contest!! Thank you so much!!

  30. Carrie at In the Hammock Blog says

    November 5, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    i’m a gfc follower!

  31. Carrie at In the Hammock Blog says

    November 5, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    tweeted here http://twitter.com/#!/in_the_hammock/status/132895534053732352

  32. Susan @ The Book Bag says

    November 7, 2011 at 9:12 am

    I love this author’s work. Thanks for the chance to win Out of Oz.

  33. Susan @ The Book Bag says

    November 7, 2011 at 9:12 am

    I am a GFC follower – Susan

  34. Jo-Jo says

    November 7, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    I would love to win this one Dar!

    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

  35. Jo-Jo says

    November 7, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    I’m also a follower!
    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

  36. Nikola says

    November 8, 2011 at 1:27 am

    Ooh, Gregory Maguire! I have just finished reading WICKED and loved it (can’t wait to review it soon), so I would love to join the contest for this one as well!

    rebelprince89@live.com

    I am already a follower.

  37. Jenn B-H says

    November 11, 2011 at 8:15 am

    Sweet! Very excited about the culmination of the “Wicked Years” series. Thanks for the giveaway. I follow your blog via my Google (gmail) account.

    Happy reading!

  38. Kitty says

    November 16, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway.

  39. Kitty says

    November 16, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    follow and email subscriber

  40. Kitty says

    November 16, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/#!/maynekitty/status/136884871745384448

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