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Gregory Maguire

American author Gregory Maguire is best known for his *Wicked* series, a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum’s Oz. His books have sold over 10 million copies and inspired the blockbuster musical *Wicked*. This page provides the Gregory Maguire books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1978The Lightning TimePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1980Crabby CratchittPOoPB · 1Buy ↗

1980The Daughter of the MoonPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1981Lights on the LakePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1983The Dream StealerPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1984OasisPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1988The Peace and Quiet DinerPOoPB · 2Buy ↗

1989I Feel Like the Morning StarPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1990Lucas FishbonePOoPB · 3Buy ↗

1994Seven Spiders SpinningPOoTHCB · 1Buy ↗

1994Missing SistersPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1995WickedPOoTWYB · 1Buy ↗

1996The Good LiarPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1997Six Haunted HairdosPOoTHCB · 2Buy ↗

1998Five Alien ElvesPOoTHCB · 3Buy ↗

1999Origins of Story: On Writing for ChildrenPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1999Confessions of an Ugly StepsisterPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2001Four Stupid CupidsPOoTHCB · 4Buy ↗

2001LostPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2002Three Rotten EggsPOoTHCB · 5Buy ↗

2003Mirror MirrorPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2004Leaping Beauty and Other Animal Fairy TalesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2004A Couple of April FoolsPOoTHCB · 6Buy ↗

2005Son of a WitchPOoTWYB · 2Buy ↗

2005One Final FirecrackerPOoTHCB · 7Buy ↗

2007What-the-DickensPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2008A Lion Among MenPOoTWYB · 3Buy ↗

2009Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak AppreciationPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2009The Next Queen of HeavenPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2009Matchless: A Christmas StoryPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2011Out of OzPOoTWYB · 4Buy ↗

2012Tales Told in OzPOoTWYB · 5Buy ↗

2014Egg & SpoonPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

2015After AlicePOoSN · 16Buy ↗

2017HiddenseePOoSN · 17Buy ↗

2020A Wild Winter SwanPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

2021The Brides of MaracoorPOoADB · 1Buy ↗

2022The Oracle of MaracoorPOoADB · 2Buy ↗

2022Cress WatercressPOoPB · 4Buy ↗

2023The Witch of MaracoorPOoADB · 3Buy ↗

2025Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part 1(With: Scott Hampton)POoWTGNB · 1Buy ↗

2025ElphiePOoTWYB · 6Buy ↗

2026Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part II(With: Scott Hampton)POoWTGNB · 2Buy ↗

2026GalindaPOoTWYB · 7Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of The Hamlet Chronicles Books7 books · 1994–2005

01Seven Spiders Spinning1994Buy ↗

02Six Haunted Hairdos1997Buy ↗

03Five Alien Elves1998Buy ↗

04Four Stupid Cupids2001Buy ↗

05Three Rotten Eggs2002Buy ↗

06A Couple of April Fools2004Buy ↗

07One Final Firecracker2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Another Day Books3 books · 2021–2023

01The Brides of Maracoor2021Buy ↗

02The Oracle of Maracoor2022Buy ↗

03The Witch of Maracoor2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels18 books · 1978–2020

01The Lightning Time1978Buy ↗

02The Daughter of the Moon1980Buy ↗

03Lights on the Lake1981Buy ↗

04The Dream Stealer1983Buy ↗

05Oasis1984Buy ↗

06I Feel Like the Morning Star1989Buy ↗

07Missing Sisters1994Buy ↗

08The Good Liar1996Buy ↗

09Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister1999Buy ↗

10Lost2001Buy ↗

11Mirror Mirror2003Buy ↗

12What-the-Dickens2007Buy ↗

13The Next Queen of Heaven2009Buy ↗

14Matchless: A Christmas Story2009Buy ↗

15Egg & Spoon2014Buy ↗

16After Alice2015Buy ↗

17Hiddensee2017Buy ↗

18A Wild Winter Swan2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Wicked: The Graphic Novel Books2 books · 2025–2026

01Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part 1(With: Scott Hampton)2025Buy ↗

02Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part II(With: Scott Hampton)2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2004

01Leaping Beauty and Other Animal Fairy Tales2004Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Wicked Years Books7 books · 1995–2026

01Wicked1995Buy ↗

02Son of a Witch2005Buy ↗

03A Lion Among Men2008Buy ↗

04Out of Oz2011Buy ↗

05Tales Told in Oz2012Buy ↗

06Elphie2025Buy ↗

07Galinda2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 1999–2009

01Origins of Story: On Writing for Children1999Buy ↗

02Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Picture Books4 books · 1980–2022

01Crabby Cratchitt1980Buy ↗

02The Peace and Quiet Diner1988Buy ↗

03Lucas Fishbone1990Buy ↗

04Cress Watercress2022Buy ↗

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