A Lion Among Men Low Price CD (Wicked Years) [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Gregory Maguire (Author), John McDonough (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2009 | Series: Wicked Years (Book 3)

In the much-anticipated third volume of the Wicked Years, we return to Oz, seen now through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion.

While civil war looms in Oz, a tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death. Before her final hour, a figure known as Brrr—the Cowardly Lion—arrives searching for information about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. Abandoned as a cub, his path from infancy is no Yellow Brick Road. In the wake of laws that oppress talking Animals, he avoids a jail sentence by agreeing to serve as a lackey to the warmongering Emperor of Oz.

A Lion Among Men chronicles a battle of wits hastened by the Emerald City's approaching armies. Can those tarnished by infamy escape their sobriquets to claim their own histories, to live honorably within their own skins before they're skinned alive?

Gregory Maguire's new novel is written with the sympathy and power that have made his books contemporary classics.

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About the Author

Gregory Maguire is the bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror, Mirror; and the Wicked Years series, including Wicked, Son of a Witch, and A Lion Among Men. Wicked, now a beloved classic, is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HarperAudio; Unabridged edition (August 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061906204
• ISBN-13: 978-0061906206
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Well read; so-so story, August 24, 2010

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This review is from: A Lion Among Men Low Price CD (Wicked Years) (Audio CD)

I borrowed this CD set. Its well read, the voice does the characters well, from the Lion to Yackle, to others. Nice gravely character type voice. Nice change of voice for each character.

But on CD 6 I find that I'm getting depressed by the story. The Lion doesn't exactly have a "up" life. This is mainly background to the characters; sometimes interesting, sometimes not. With a physical book I can flip through such pages to see if something gets interesting, that's hard with a CD.

Think its time to return this...