THE WICKED YEARS TRILOGy by Gregory Maguire

 - WICKED           (1995)
 - SON OF A WITCH   (2005)
 - A LION AMONG MEN (2008)

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  WICKED 

Read by . . : John McDonough
Publisher . : HarperAudio (1997)
ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 0060876328. ISBN-13: 9780060876326
Format . . .: MP3.  118 tracks, 765MB
Bitrate . . : ~90 kbps (iTunes 9, VBR, Mono, 44.1 kHz)
Source . . .: 16 CDs (20 hours)
Genre . . . : Fiction
Unabridged .: Unabridged

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  SON OF A WITCH

Read by . . : Gregory Maguire (the author)
Publisher . : HarperAudio / Recorded BOoks #C3445 (2005)
ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 0061906212. ISBN-13: 9780061906213 (HA)
ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 1419362747. ISBN-13: 9781419362743 (RB)
Format . . .: MP3.  134 tracks, 562 MB
Bitrate . . : ~90 kbps (iTunes 9, VBR, Mono, 44.1 kHz)
Source . . .: 12 CDs (14.25 hours)
Genre . . . : Fiction
Unabridged .: Unabridged

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  A LION AMONG MEN

Read by . . : John McDonough
Publisher . : HarperAudio / Recorded Books #C4759 (2008)
ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 0061706361. ISBN-13: 9780061706363 (HA)
ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 1436154065. ISBN-13: 9781436154062 (RB)
Format . . .: MP3.  92 tracks, 452 MB
Bitrate . . : ~90 kbps (iTunes 9, VBR, Mono, 44.1 kHz)
Source . . .: 10 CDs (12 hours)
Genre . . . : Fiction
Unabridged .: Unabridged

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From Wiki:

  The Wicked Years 
is a series of novels by Gregory Maguire that present a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and related books. The first novel, published in 1995, was Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West a book detailing the life of the infamous villain from Baum's books, now called 'Elphaba'. The novel was a huge success, and was later adapted into a musical in 2003.
A sequel, Son of a Witch, was published in 2005, detailed the life of Elphaba's son Liir. A third novel was published in 2008, titled A Lion Among Men; the protagonist being the Cowardly Lion, now called 'Brrr'. Lion was the first book to introduce the title "Wicked Years".
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  WICKED: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, 
is a parallel novel published in 1995. It was written by Gregory Maguire and illustrated by Douglas Smith. Based upon the writings of L. Frank Baum and seven authors after him who continued writing the book series, it is a revisionist look at the land and characters of Oz, best known from Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
It is the first in the Wicked Years series and the basis for the Broadway musical Wicked. A sequel, titled Son of a Witch, was published in fall of 2005. A third novel, A Lion Among Men was released in October 2008.

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes the victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.
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  SON OF A WITCH
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. The death of Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West, brings about spectacular changes in this masterfully imaginative sequel to Maguire's 1995 blockbuster Wicked—most notably, the startling possibility that Elphaba had a son. Scattered among the ruins of great portions of Emerald City, many residents have been skinned and bloodied, supposedly by the barbaric Yunamatas. Travel caravan leader Oatsie Manglehand stumbles upon the body of an unknown young man, badly beaten but still alive. She presents him to the wise Superior Maunt, who recognizes the hurt boy as Liir, rumored to be the dead Witch's secreted son. A mute waif named Candle revives him with her haunting, ethereal music and hidden affections. Meanwhile, Maguire supplies alternating chapters of extensive, mesmerizing backstory of Liir's boyhood, from the witch's watery demise, to the trek to the Wizard's Castle with Dorothy and company, his search for the imprisoned princess Nor, and a long stint in the Munchkinland Army, all while donning his mother's black cape and clutching her magic broom handle. Along the way, a headspinning cast of vividly described, eccentric characters emerges, but nothing prepares Liir for Candle's shocking surprise announcement. Tucked into Maguire's enchanting fable are carefully calibrated object lessons in forgiveness, retribution, love, loss and the art of moving on despite tragic circumstances. Ten years after Wicked (which is still on Broadway), fans will once again be clicking their heels with wonderment. 
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  A LION AMONG MEN
As civil war looms in Oz, an ancient, grumpy oracle prepares to die. But then the Cowardly Lion arrives, wanting information about the Wicked Witch of the West who defended him when he was a cub. But the oracle demands her own answers. Winner of a Listen Up award from Publishers Weekly. Third in the Wicked Years series. "Wildly imaginative... [McDonough] delivers a stunning reading that displays his range as a performer and captures listeners' hearts and minds...unforgettable."—Publishers Weekly

The entertaining third installment of bestseller Maguire's Wicked Years series, a revisionist chronicle of L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, examines the tragically misunderstood life of the Cowardly Lion before and after his adventures with Dorothy and company. As all-out war looms between the Munchkinland guerrillas and the emperor of Oz's Emerald City soldiers, Brrr the lion, now working as an imperial spy, must somehow glean invaluable information from a crone named Yackle before she dies. But during his interrogation of the irritable oracle, Brrr, the proverbial loner and outsider, uncovers insights into his own mysterious past—and finally begins to understand what it feels like to belong. As usual, the author mixes some relatively weighty existential themes—the search for self, faith, redemption—into his whimsical story line. Newcomers to Maguire's Oz should probably begin with Wicked, the first entry in this darkly enchanting saga. —Publishers Weekly