Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the
enchanting second novel in the series Another Day, returning to the
world he first created in Wicked.
The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day,
continues the story of Elphaba's green-skinned granddaughter, Rain. That
strange land, Maracoor--across the ocean from Oz--is beset by an
invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out
of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the
city before it falls under siege. Their arresting officer, Lucikles,
also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. But safety eludes
them all. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees,
and brigands. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures
of myth and legend--huge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the
very landscape.
Cued in by secrets known only to the most highly placed members of the
royal court, Rain and her companions hunt the fabled Oracle of Maracoor
for guidance and soothsaying. Rain has to recover her forgotten past if
she is to consider returning home. Cossy, the ten-year-old convicted of
murder, must become invisible to avoid being taken into custody again.
Meanwhile, the Fist of Mara, an arcane artifact that renders all around
it barren, hammers against human lives. If the reclusive Oracle should
spin a prophecy, might the desperate wicked years promise another day,
one less perilous?
