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Washing ashore in the foreign realm of Maracoor, Rain awakens with amnesia and the green skin of her grandmother, the Wicked Witch of the West. Viewed with suspicion by local rulers, she must piece together her forgotten past while navigating a land on the brink of war.

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  • A complicated, legacy-burdened heroine
  • Deep, meticulous worldbuilding
  • Connections to classic Oz mythology
  • Deliberate, introspective journeys

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  • Deliberate, slow-burn pacing

Tags

  • Female Lead
  • Strong Female Lead
  • No Harem
  • Mixed Tone
  • Slow Burn
  • Heavy Worldbuilding
  • Portal Fantasy
  • No Gore

Reading order

  1. Cover for The Brides of Maracoor: A Novel (Another Day Book 1)

    Book 1: The Brides of Maracoor

    348 pages2021

    In The Brides of Maracoor, a green-skinned girl named Rain—granddaughter of the infamous Wicked Witch of the West—washes ashore comatose on a foreign island. Sheltered by a devout community of solitary women, her arrival quickly sparks suspicion. As the mainland faces an assault from a foreign navy, a wary overseer questions whether this mysterious stranger portends doom or deliverance. Caught between escalating geopolitical tension and ancient rites, Rain’s awakening tests the fragile balance of an unfamiliar nation on the brink of war.

  2. Cover for The Oracle of Maracoor: A Novel (Another Day Book 2)

    Book 2: The Oracle of Maracoor

    279 pages2022

    As an invading army marches on Maracoor, Elphaba’s green-skinned granddaughter, Rain, breaks out of prison alongside a young companion and a band of flying monkeys. In The Oracle of Maracoor, war loosens the fabric of reality, unleashing mythical harpies and colossal beasts across a crumbling realm. Desperate to unlock her forgotten past and find a way home, Rain embarks on a treacherous pilgrimage to find the fabled Oracle. Gregory Maguire delivers a vivid, myth-infused journey through danger, prophecy, and the search for identity.

  3. Cover for The Witch of Maracoor: A Novel (Another Day Book 3)

    Book 3: The Witch of Maracoor

    270 pages2023

    In The Witch of Maracoor, Rainary Ko sets her sights on returning to her native Oz to settle old scores and right lingering wrongs. Though her memory and passions are reignited following a clash with the former Wizard of Oz, the arcane influence of the Grimmerie and memories of a lover left behind continue to haunt her journey. Navigating a solitary path across perilous lands, she pauses at a plague-emptied island to honor her promises. In this enchanting finale, Rain must summon her own untamed magic to forge a future beyond grief.

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