A Lion Among Men, by Gregory Maguire
The time came for her to die, and she would not die; so perhaps she might waste away, they thought, and she did waste, but not away; and the time came for her to receive final absolution, so they set candles upon her clavicle, but this she would not allow. She blasphemed with gusto, and she knocked the scented oils across the shroud they’re readied on a trestle nearby.
–Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men, The Wicked Years, Book 3
Like what you just read? It’s the opening paragraph from Maguire’s new book, as typed up from the signed copy next to me, the soon-to-be-property of some lucky Fees reader.
So–entering is easy. Leave your email address in the comments thread below, and answer the following two questions:
In the book (not the movie) The Wizard of Oz, what colour is the road Dorothy travels along?
If you could have a conversation with one of the Oz characters in Maguire’s books, who would it be and why?
A winner will be chosen by a very complex process involving a hat, some paper, and a possibly irate ferret.
Got here by looking for reviews of A Lion Among Men via Google, but I plan to hang around and read! I’m a creative writer and a huge fan of folk and fairy tales, fairy lore, and other such stuff, and I studied folklore in college.
In the book IIRC the road is of yellow brick as well.
And I’d like to talk to Yackle about who or what she is. (I doubt I’d get any straight answers out of her though.) I’m glad a lot of Lion appears to be about her.
er…do I need to post the email again, or was putting it in the “required” slot sufficicent?
psrichards@gmail.com
Yellow road.
I’d talk to the tin man because I want to hear the voice.
Got here looking for any new books by Gregory Mauigre.
The road is of yellow bricks.
I’d love to talk to Glinda, Yackle or the Tin Man (Nick Chopper), see their own personal views on Elphaba, on how she used to be. Also, if I had a chance, Id like to meet The Wizard.