![]() ![]() ![]() Maguire's newest book in the series, "A Lion Among Men," tells the story of the Cowardly Lion - the motherless cub defended by Elphaba in "Wicked." Watch Maguire roar about "Lion" »ĬNN talked to Maguire about the book's main character, his life before "Wicked" and why he has never written realistic adult fiction. His first book, "Wicked," has sold more than 2.5 million copies, and the musical based on the book reportedly has been seen by more than 3.75 million people in New York alone. Maguire's "Wicked" series puts a spin on the classic "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" tale, bringing in corruption, political prisoners and war. Maguire often imagines evil, and how those without self-control respond to it. Maybe for the author of "Wicked," who looks more like a college English professor than someone who spends his days writing about the world of Oz. ![]() "You know, I think that thought is a fairly common human thought." ![]() "I wonder if you've ever stood at the top of the stairs behind someone who's really annoying and just imagined putting your foot out and planting your boot in somebody's objectionable behind?" he asks. ![]()
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