Wicked

A stunning hardcover special edition of Wicked, the worldwide bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon. A highly anticipated major film is coming to theaters in November. In this classic tale of good and evil, what if we haven't been told the whole story? Long before Dorothy follows the yellow brick road and triumphs over the Wicked Witch of the West, a little girl with emerald green skin is born in the land of Oz. Elphaba grows into a smart and prickly outsider with an extraordinary talent for magic. When she arrives at university, she dares to believe that she might finally belong. But Oz is not the paradise she dreamed of. Some of its citizens are in great danger, and Elphaba is determined to protect them from the Wizard's power. And when the world declares her the Wicked Witch, Elphaba takes matters into her own hands. Let yourself be enchanted by the magic of Wicked this year. Holofoil design, soft-touch hardcover, colored illustrated endpapers, head and tail bands, bookmark.