The Brides of Maracoor

In The Brides of Maracoor, the first installment of Gregory Maguire's new trilogy Another Day, readers meet Rain, the granddaughter of Elphaba from Wicked, as she washes ashore on a mysterious island after a shipwreck. Comatose and disoriented, Rain is taken in by a community of single women devoted to unusual practices amid rising tensions as a foreign navy threatens the mainland of Maracoor. As the island's overseer grapples with the implications of Rain's arrival, the story unfolds, blending myth and magic while setting the stage for Rain's journey through the intriguing landscapes of Maracoor and beyond.