Meanwhile, the Fist of Mara, an arcane artifact that renders all around it barren, hammers against human lives. Cossy, the ten-year-old convicted of murder, must become invisible to avoid being taken into custody again. Rain has to recover her forgotten past if she is to consider returning home. The very fabric of reality loosens, liberating creatures of myth and legend-huge blue wolves, harpies, and giants made of the very landscape.Ĭued 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. Chaos thunders upon them in the form of warriors, refugees, and brigands. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to a highland redoubt. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. That strange land, Maracoor-across the ocean from Oz-is beset by an invading army. The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba’s green-skinned granddaughter, Rain. 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.
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