The Witch of Maracoor: A Novel

In the final book of Gregory Maguire's Another Day series, The Witch of Maracoor, Rainary Ko, the granddaughter of the Wicked Witch of the West, returns to Oz to settle scores and right wrongs. With her memory and passions revived, she must face the dangers of her journey and the haunting presence of her lover. Rain must also confront her own doubts and hesitations and embrace her full identity. The book concludes the epic tale of Rain's castaway life with nothing less than enchantment.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 23 November 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

The captivating story of Wicked comes to a magnificent conclusion in The Witch of Maracoor, the final installment of Gregory Maguire's Another Day series.

After a confrontation with her reclusive great-grandfather, the once-powerful Wizard of Oz, Rainary Ko, the granddaughter of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West, embarks on a mission to settle old scores and rectify wrongdoings. Her memories and passions awaken, and she returns to her beloved Oz. Although the Grimmerie, which she had cast into the sea, still holds its arcane power over her, the lover she left behind in Oz remains equally haunting. Once bewitched, twice bewitching, Rain Ko must contemplate how to lead a life less clouded by grief than the one she is enduring.

Traversing such a vast distance poses risks for a young person navigating unfamiliar territory. Moreover, Rain has debts to repay. To fulfill promises, she insists on a layover on an island devoid of its human population due to a deadly plague. Revived by love or magic (or is there a distinction?), she wages an assault on the high seas against pirates. The accumulation of her experiences awakens within her a nascent knowledge and power, preparing her to touch down upon the distant shores of Oz and confront her own doubts and hesitations.

Companions and arrivistes on Rain's journey can befuddle a young witch emerging into her own. In her swift and regal progress, Rain may evoke memories of the courage required to embrace one's full identity, unbridled and unruly though it may be. The Witch of Maracoor fulfills the promises of its predecessors, The Brides of Maracoor and The Oracle of Maracoor, and concludes the epic tale of Rain's castaway life with nothing less than enchantment.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063094062