Book recs for Wicked characters

I don’t know if anyone is as excited about the release of Wicked soon, so obviously we put together some book recommendations for other people who are invested in the first installment.

For the Elphaba fans, we recommend A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene: 

In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, taken in by the queen and trained to be a spy. Fia is tasked by the queen to retrieve the princess, Eala, stolen by the wicked Fair Folk. Accompanying Fia is Prince Rogan, her dearest childhood friend — and Eala’s betrothed. Fia’s mission is complicated by her feelings for Rogan…and an unexpected attraction to the fae lord holding Eala captive.

For the Glinda/Galinda fans, we recommend The Grace Year by Kim Liggett:

No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In Garner County, girls are banished for their sixteenth year to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. Tierney James dreams of a better life — but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that there’s more to fear than the brutal elements and the poachers in the woods.

For the Fiyero fans, we recommend A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown:

When a vengeful spirit abducts Malik’s younger sister, Nadia, he strikes a fatal deal — kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom. But Karina’s mother has been assassinated and her court threatens mutiny. She decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic … requiring the beating heart of a king. And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of a competition. When Malik rigs his way into the contest, they are set on a heart-pounding course to destroy each other. 

For the Wizard fans, we recommend Jade City by Fonda Lee:

Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for — and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion. When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone — even foreigners — wield jade, simmering tension erupts into open violence. 

For the Madame Morrible fans, we recommend A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness:

Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford’s Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.

For the Nessarose fans, we recommend Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber:

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings … until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. But she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game — and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. 

For the Boq fans, we recommend A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer:

Rumors circulate that Prince Rhen of Emberfall is not a true heir and that forbidden magic has been unleashed in Emberfall. And his guardsman Grey is missing, leaving more questions than answers. Grey doesn’t want anyone to know his secret. On the run since he destroyed Lilith, he has no desire to challenge Rhen — until Karis Luran once again threatens to take Emberfall by force. 

For the Doctor Dillamond fans, we recommend Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend:

Morrigan Crow has been invited to join the prestigious Wundrous Society, but someone is blackmailing Morrigan’s unit, turning her last few loyal friends against her. Worst of all, people have started to go missing. The fantastical city of Nevermoor, once a place of magic and safety, is now riddled with fear and suspicion.