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	Son of a Witch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shattered in spirit as well as in form, he is tended by the mysterious Candle, a foundling in her own right, until failed campaigns of his childhood bear late, unexpected fruit.
		Liir is only one part of the world that Elphaba left behind.
		She presents him to the wise Superior Maunt, who recognizes the hurt boy as Liir, rumored to be the dead Witch's secreted son.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Son_of_a_Witch (700 words)

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		Liir joins the Emperor's army to avoid starvation and quickly finds himself embroiled in atrocities against the starving masses.
		Early on in the story, as Liir accompanies Dorothy on her quest to present the Witch's broom to the Wizard, they encounter scores of animals and people who were befriended by Elphaba.
		But "Son of a Witch" relegates familiar characters to cameo appearances, focusing instead on Liir, who suffers from the imitative fallacy: His internal lack of direction is expressed in a meandering plot.
	www.hiddensexuality.com /node/1906 (674 words)

	Science Blog - Science Gifts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In SON OF A WITCH, Liir might or might not be the son of the melted witch Elphaba.
		While in the army, Liir is ordered to take part in atrocities aimed at provoking an uprising and wanders back to the witch's castle where he decides to join a congress of birds who just might be the people to oppose the new government--a government which may be using dragons to enforce its rule.
		Liir spent half the book in a coma, while we gradually learned his backstory through flashbacks, and the second half of the book wandering around trying to find himself.
	www.techblog.com /store/Books-17-0060548932-Son_of_a_Witch_A_Novel.html (1122 words)

	Fallen Stars, a Dragonriders of Pern® PBeM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Liir has a small nose that crinkles up when she is confused, a brow that always jumps up when she is being sarcastic or disbelieving and lips that automatically purse together in thought.
		At first she was angered by this development, but soon Liir accepted it as her fate and with a couple of shed tears she said farewell to the Weavercraft and followed the bluerider back to the Weyr--ironically the home of her dragonrider parents.
		Liir stood soon after her 16th birthingday and was surprised when the first green that cracked her shell came barreling at her.
	www.fsop.pbemrealm.com /slw/liir.php (1216 words)

	Fording the Gladden River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Liir turns his eyes skyward as he sees the windlord circle, and a smile forms upon his lips "Then let us cross, I shall bare your weight against the flow." replies the Veteran.
		Letting the human and the Veteran pass afore, laden as Liir is and toiling as Tiriel may be, Dangelydh's hand strays to his shoulder - an idle reaction to safeguard his kinsmen, or mayhap one that is instilled through service.
		Even set gently down upon the sand by Liir as the two reach the opposite bank, the woman remains strangely listless and unable to rise, eyes closing after she has regained her breath.
	www.anycities.com /user1/tolion/logs/dangelydh17.html (2393 words)

	We're Not in Kansas Anymore
		The most likely candidate for that distinction was an unprepossessing, doughy boy called Liir, whose presence Elphaba seemed merely to tolerate and who was the constant butt of other children's horrid pranks.
		Mystery surrounds his identity, though anyone will guess that it is Liir all grown up and, thank God, looking handsome -- despite the "discharge from his membranes," "blood blisters under the skin" and the "yellowish sweat" rolling off him.
		Like the character Liir at its center ("a solitary figure untroubled by ambition, unfettered by talent, uncertain of a damn thing"), the novel suffers from entropy.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092901742_pf.html (725 words)

	Playbill News: "Wicked" Sequel to Arrive in September
		Entitled "Son of a Witch," the new tome is scheduled for a Sept. 27 release.
		The novel follows the story of Liir, Elphaba's young son who is left behind after her death.
		According to notes on Maguire's official website, "Son of a Witch" is set a decade after the demise of the green-faced witch.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/93670.html (429 words)

	Poisoned Ranger TP! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dangelydh's bright gaze flits to Liir from beneath the shadow of his hood, and understanding is within those eyes as he hearkens to the lesson.
		Nodding to Liir, Vinyarod turns his attention to the target and lay of the land, inspecting them carefully.
		It would do us well to be far away from them with speed." Letting his gaze fall to her injured leg, then back to her oddly pale face, he falls silent, perhaps considering whether or no the meeting was well as he had said.
	www.anycities.com /user1/tolion/logs/dangelydh16.html (3814 words)

	The University of Idaho Argonaut - ‘Son’ inferior to his mom
		Liir’s brief adventure in the underground prison Southstairs is a highlight of the entire book and a place where Maguire’s talent for writing the menacing shines.
		While Liir spends ample time wondering about his place in the world, his frustration seems a little superficial, as he has incredible possibilities laid out before him.
		Unlike Elphaba, who faced prejudice and horror from the day she was born, Liir is able to blend in with the crowd when needed.
	www.argonaut.uidaho.edu /content/view/604/38 (505 words)

	Bookreporter.com - SON OF A WITCH by Gregory Maguire
		Although she never asked why the boy was to accompany her, the rumor spread that Liir was the Witch's son.
		Liir has his own agenda, not the least of which is simple survival.
		However, Liir has yet to discover what his own purpose is, what will give meaning to his life.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/0060548932.asp (485 words)

	In a dangerous Oz, there's no place like home - The Boston Globe
		Liir charges into Southstairs to rescue his foster sister, and gets into worse trouble than she.
		The country's current leader (who may be Liir's uncle) is a former drunk who turned religious; now he foments rebellions to take credit for stopping them, and recruits the Unnamed God as a political ally.
		Liir bumbles toward wickedness out of moral apathy and a desire to do well.
	www.boston.com /ae/books/articles/2005/10/16/in_a_dangerous_oz_theres_no_place_like_home (838 words)

	Son of a Witch : A Novel (ISBN 0060548932): Very Well Said
		Liir, the son of Elphaba Thropp, struggles with her demise and finding his place in the world in Gregory Maguire's "Son of a Witch." Confused about his parentage and seeking his niche, Liir strikes out on a series of adventures that bring him closer to finding his own path.
		It highlighted Liir's loneliness and need for intimacy from anyone who may be willing, and it spoke to the themes of Liir's life that would show up again in the end of the book.
		Liir's sexual experiences, minor as they are in the plot, are not "sexual confusion".
	www.verywellsaid.com /titles/s/son-of-a-witch-a-novel-0060548932.php (8970 words)

	The boy from Oz (West End Word)
		Liir is injured and comatose after a mysterious battle, and he is tended to by a group of nuns.
		We are shown Liir’s struggles in the army, his confusion about his identity and who his parents are, and a budding romance with Candle, who helped nurse him back to health.
		Mostly we are given his initial rejection of Elphaba’s legacy, and then his embrace of it, to the point where he proudly wears her cape and rides her broomstick into battle.
	www.westendword.com /moxie/ae/books/the-boy-from-oz.shtml (816 words)

	Wicked Sequel: Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
		As a boy hardly in his teens, Liir is asked to help the needy in ways in which he may be unskilled.
		The boy, named Liir, was last glimpsed in the closing pages of "Wicked," locked in the kitchen with the Cowardly Lion as Dorothy did something irreversible with a bucket of water to his "Auntie Witch." "Son of a Witch" explores what happened to Liir next.
		Those of you have read Wicked might remember that Liir was the 14-year-old boy who was hidden in the shadows of the castle on the day that Dorothy had that incident with the bucket of water.
	www.musicalschwartz.com /wicked-sequel-maguire.htm (1704 words)

	Michael Bennett reviews WICKED sequel -- SON OF A WITCH (BroadwayWorld.com)
		Never sure if he is actually the offspring of Elphaba, Liir makes the journey, upon her demise, to the Emerald City (here a sort of post 9/11 Times Square) with young Dorothy Gale and her eccentric entourage.
		Apparent being the operative word, for Liir’s journey (in the tradition of the great folk heroes before him) is marked with only an ounce of Oedipus’s mad obsession and barely a trace of Achilles’ blind ambition.
		One possible scene could have contained Scraps dancing wildly around and speaking in sweet nonsenseical pros while Liir explained to her that he was a bastard son of the Witch.
	www.broadwayworld.com /board/readmessage.cfm?thread=857568 (2606 words)

	Oz Struck - 10/3/2005 - Publishers Weekly
		Liir is the mysterious son of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, whose death left him abandoned.
		What happens to Liir in the aftermath, for Maguire, is about more than just the loss of a mother.
		Liir, on the other hand, is how I was when I was 23, stumbling around, embarrassingly earnest—and ignorant of the limits and reaches of my passion and my capabilities."
	www.publishersweekly.com /article/CA6261964.html?pubdate=10/3/2005&display=archive (1130 words)

	Son of a Witch - ConstantChatter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the begining, Liir is found nearly dead and is taken to the mauntery where Elphaba spent some time after her lover was killed (I just blanked on his name).
		The other is what happened to Liir right after Elphaba died, which is presumably leading up to how he was injured so badly.
		Liir's character grows quite a bit toward the end of the novel which is interesting.
	constantchatter.com /showthread.php?t=9428 (733 words)

	In Which Our Hero: November 2005
		That character is Liir, who we last saw cowering in fear as Elphaba was killed; he had been traveling with her for as long as he can remember, and he may be -- no one is quite sure, even Elphaba -- her son.
		At the heart of the problem is that Liir simply isn't as interesting a character as Elphaba was; for most of the book, he's an indecisive, passive character.
		But even if Liir is a bit flat, Maguire's Oz is a marvelous place to visit, and his notions about the political realities of life there are intriguing.
	inwhichourhero.blogspot.com /2005_11_01_inwhichourhero_archive.html (3123 words)

	Elendor MUSH - Role Play Logs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hearing the commotion from the next street and frowning at the sound of raised elven voices, Liir turns tha corner and stares at the sight before him, hardly believing his eyes.
		Liir glances at other dwarf and waves his hand dismissively, as he hears the meaningless babble coming from it.
		They are easily scared but may return, and in greater numbers." Wrapping his cloak tighly around him, a disdainful look at the action he must perforn, Liir gives a nod to the Hereald as he turns towards the direction of the embassy.
	www.elendor.net /logViewer.php?id=1832 (3565 words)

	Kevin Schofield's Weblog
		Liir's skin isn't green, and the circumstances of his birth, while the Witch was in a persistent coma while being cared for in a convent, left the real information in the hands of a precious few nuns.
		Liir, a young boy, realizes that there is nothing left for him there and heads back to the Emerald City with Dorothy and gang.
		We get to watch Liir over the next ten to fifteen years as he wanders trying to understand what purpose his life serves and what causes, if any, he should fight for.
	radio.weblogs.com /0133184/2005/10/17.html (491 words)

	The Union - Prospector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Especially Liir, who is still doesn't know if she was his mother.
		Liir's search to find his place in the world seems, to him, one chance incident after another.
		And everywhere he goes, he is held to the high standards of Elphaba, though he knows he possesses none of the talent or knowledge she had.
	www.theunion.com /article/20051201/PROSPECTOR/112010057 (404 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Son of a Witch - Gregory Maguire - Hardcover
		Son of a Witch unspools the story of Liir, an adolescent boy who is discovered battered and comatose a decade after Elphaba melted into oblivion.
		Its protagonist is Liir, the probable offspring of Elphaba Thropp, the late, mostly unlamented Wicked Witch of the West (unless Liir's birth mother was actually Elphaba's unfortunate sibling Nessarose; it's complicated).
		We meet Liir as he lies near death in one of Oz's outlying lands and is taken to the Mauntery of Saint Glinda, where the venerable Superior Maunt entrusts his care to beautiful gypsy girl Candle.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=rf1vA2JCsq&cds2Pid=3950&isbn=0060548932 (1543 words)

	kitsapsun.com: Books
		It is difficult to decide into which category Liir, the main character in Gregory Maguire's new novel "Son of a Witch," fits best.
		Throughout his wanderings, Liir appears to be unwilling to assert any control over his destiny.
		When Liir tries to get out of helping them face the dragons, saying he bears no responsibility, one bird leader sarcastically implies that he understands: "Dragons don't kill people, people kill people.
	www.thesunlink.com /bsun/fe_books/article/0,2403,BSUN_19070_4210684,00.html (417 words)

	Pixiepalace » Gregory Maguire
		It is the story of what happened to Liir, the son (probably) of Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West).
		The beginning of the book, before we go back into Liir’s memory and find out what has been happening to him since the Witch’s death, seems rather irrelevant by the time you get past it.
		Nothing is revealed and little of flavour or depth is gained because it focuses entirely on the petty squabbles of the maunts (nuns) in a rather secluded place.
	www.pixiepalace.com /books/fiction/gregory-maguire (691 words)

	Books in Print (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When she is unceremoniously dispatched by that girl from Kansas, Liir at 14 has nowhere to go and nothing meaningful to do.
		Another mystery: Candle, the mute young novice who pulled him from the edge of death with her extraordinary musical gift and has cared for him so intently, has unintentionally bound herself to him in ways that could change them into something bigger than they can imagine.
		Corruption is rife, political factions compete for power, and radicals proclaim "Elphaba lives!" Elsewhere, a horribly injured young man called Liir wakes in the religious House of Saint Glinda to many puzzles.
	www.davidson.cc.nc.us /lrc/BIP-Reviews/sonofawitch.htm (563 words)

	Vera Nazarian:The Balance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Having cast a trinity of mighty spells that whisked him out of his earthly body and his present state of existence, he -- or at that point, to be precise, the entity -- found him/her/itself in a space and time continuum unlike any that human words can describe.
		Amidst the pulsing vibrant energy of a cosmic nebula that was the universe, Liir saw the Male Principle and the Female Principle, both represented to him in their respective human shapes, locked in a great eternal embrace/struggle.
		And yet, Liir thought, how perfect is the universe -- for these two great Principles are absolutely equal in strength, and nothing shall ever come to outweigh the balance of One in favor of the Other.
	www.sff.net /people/vera.nazarian/balance.htp (265 words)

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