The Witch of Maracoor

A Novel (Another Day, Book 3)

By: Gregory Maguire

Narrated by: Debra Wise

Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

The multimillion-copy bestselling story of Wicked comes full circle in The Witch of Maracoor, the final installment of Gregory Maguire’s Another Day series

Following a confrontation with her reclusive great-grandfather, the onetime Wizard of Oz, Rainary Ko, the granddaughter of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West, has re-upped in a mission to settle a few scores and right a wrong or two. Her memory and her passions reviving, Rain turns her gaze back to her native Oz. While the Grimmerie, which she had cast into the sea, retains its arcane power over her, the lover she left behind in Oz proves no less haunting. Once bewitched, twice bewitching, Rain Ko must consider how to achieve a life less suffused with grief than the one she is enduring.

Traveling such a distance is not without its perils to a young person more or less alone in a strange land. And, by now, Rain has debts to repay. To make good on promises, she must insist on a layover on an island emptied of its human population by a deadly plague. Revived there by love or magic (and is there a difference?), she sustains an assault on the high seas by pirates. The accumulation of her experience awakens within her a certain nascent knowledge and power, which prepares her finally to touch down upon the far shores of Oz and address her own doubts and hesitations.

Traveling companions and arrivistes can befuddle a young witch coming into her own. In her fast-paced and stately progress, Rain may remind readers of the courage it takes to accept one’s full identity, unbridled and unruly though it may be. The Witch of Maracoor delivers on 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.

©2023 Gregory Maguire (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Macguire never disappoints

Beautiful imagery and always leaves me pondering even after it finishes, about life love and the pursuit of happiness

Great read as usual!!

The series was awesome! This book was well read and written. I too wish it had been longer but I’m always excited for Gregory’s new books. I have listened to every book many times and have read all the hard copies. I’m a huge fan! Thanks for another great book and series!

Lots of potential, no payoff

It's well written and the characters are great but the plot just doesn't satisfy. It just sorta ends. Also, the love arc early in the book between those 2 characters was unexpected and didn't really make sense.

A return to Oz

Overall I liked the series. Book 2 was my favorite, but I really enjoyed this edition. I wonder how an author so wordsy managed to come up with only about 8 hours of story because I would’ve liked more.-

The story goes on…

It was fun to revisit some old characters and see Rain grow. The ending was abrupt and a bit dissatisfying.

Worst book in the series

This was a very bad book. I'm a big fan of Gregory Maguire and this book felt as though it was written by someone else. I do not recommend this book to anyone. The first two in this series were okay, but this one was awful.

Ok

I was very much looking forward to this book. But I didn’t really like it very much. There were parts that I found odd and unresolved.