{"product_id":"9780063398382","title":"A Lion Among Men: Volume Three In The Wicked Years","description":"Author: Gregory Maguire\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780063398382\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the Cowardly Lion, the third in the Wicked Years series which started with \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e, the multimillion-copy\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller and basis for the #1 smash hit movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Lion Among Men \u003c\/em\u003eGregory Maguire continues to flesh out the world of Oz, seen this time through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion—remembered from \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e as a tiny cub defended by Elphaba.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile civil war looms in Oz, an ancient and tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death. Before she can return to dust, however, the Cowardly Lion—an enigmatic figure named Brrr—arrives in search of information about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. As payment, Yackle who hovered on the sidelines of Elphaba’s life, demands some answers of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoned as a cub, Brrr’s earliest memories are only gluey hazes. But his path from infancy in the Great Gillikin Forest is no Yellow Brick Road. Seeking to redress an early mistake, he tumbles through a swamp of ghosts, becomes implicated in a massacre of trolls, and falls in love with a Cat princess. Sidestepping the laws that oppress talking Animals, Brrr cannily avoids a jail sentence by agreeing to serve as a lackey to the warmongering Emperor of Oz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lion Among Men \u003c\/em\u003etraces a battle of wits between adversaries distracted by the armies approaching on either side of them. What does the Lion know of the whereabouts of the Witch’s boy, Liir What can Yackle reveal about the auguries of the Clock of the Time Dragon Is destiny ever arbitrary Can those tarnished by infamy escape their sobriquets—cowardly, wicked, brainless, criminally earnest—to claim their own histories, to live honorably within their own skins before they’re skinned alive\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548080099486,"sku":"HPC-9780063398382","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780063398382.jpg?v=1771806854","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780063398382","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}