A lion among men / Maguire, Gregory

Chronicles a battle of wits hastened by the Emerald City's approaching armies. What does the Lion know of the whereabouts of the Witch's boy, Liir? And what of the Grimmerie, the magic book that vanished as quickly as Elphaba?.

The Cowardly Lion, in search of information about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West, arrives at the home of the oracle Yackle, who wants some answers of her own before she dies.

As civil war approaches in the land of Oz, an oracle named Yackle prepares for death and is approached by a being named Brrr, the Cowardly Lion himself. Brrr asks Yackle for information pertaining to the Wicked Witch of the West, but Yackle demands answers to some of her own questions as well, forcing Brrr to reveal his life story.

In this third novel of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, civil war looms in Oz, and an ancient oracle named Yackle prepares for death. But before she can die, the Cowardly Lion arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West--the woman who had defended him when he was a cub.

The Cowardly Lion, in search of information about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West, arrives at the home of the oracle Yackle, who wants some answers of her own before she dies.