With Wicked fans bereft after the conclusion of the latest movie Wicked: For Good , the return to Oz might be closer than they think.

Gregory Maguire, the author behind the original novel, has announced his latest edition in the franchise, the yellow brick road is beginning to look less like a path and more like a multi-lane franchise highway.

The latest novel, Galinda: A Charmed Childhood , is due in September 2026 and dives into the early life of the Good Witch long before she floated into Oz in a bubble. It’s the companion novel to Elphie , Maguire’s Elphaba-centered prequel published earlier this year—but it’s also the author’s ninth book set in this version of Oz.

"Maguire’s novels seem turn-key, ready for adaptation for an existing, waiting audience that’s clamoring fo

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