{"id":1852,"date":"2025-11-25T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/?p=552680"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"rejoicify-were-getting-a-glinda-prequel-and-the-wicked-universe-just-keeps-expanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2025\/11\/25\/rejoicify-were-getting-a-glinda-prequel-and-the-wicked-universe-just-keeps-expanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejoicify! We\u2019re getting a Glinda prequel, and the Wicked universe just keeps expanding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grab your broomsticks and tap shoes because Gregory Maguire, the mastermind behind the original Wicked<\/a> novel, has announced a brand-new prequel, and it\u2019s all about everyone\u2019s favourite bubble-riding blonde icon.<\/p>\n

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The upcoming book, Galinda: A Charmed Childhood, will explore the good witch\u2019s early life long before she became Oz\u2019s princess of pink. Think less popular and more \u201cprivileged girl with issues\u201d, as Maguire dives into Galinda\u2019s upbringing as the youngest of four in a noble (and seriously messy) family.<\/p>\n

The novel lands in September 2026, which means we have to wait almost 10 months. Truly, no one suffers like Wicked lovers.<\/p>\n

This glossy new release is set to accompany Maguire\u2019s other 2026 prequel, Elphie, which focused on, you guessed it, Elphaba\u2019s early life. Galinda clocks in at 256 pages and will be arriving as a deluxe hardcover, complete with stenciled edges and fancy endpapers, because Glinda demands luxury.<\/p>\n

It also marks Maguire\u2019s ninth trip back into the Oz universe, slotting in before both his original four-book series and the Maracoor trilogy.<\/p>\n

What do we already know about Galinda\u2019s childhood?<\/h2>\n
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A lot more than you might think. Before Glinda The Good Witch was floating around in bubbles, she was a privileged-but-neglected girl growing up in the market town of Frottica in northern Oz.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s the daughter of Highmuster Arduenna and Larena Upland, a noble family whose reputation was everything. The youngest of four, Galinda was a gifted dancer, but her family were busy beefing with local merchants who hated her father\u2019s business tactics\u2026 blissfully unnoticed by Galinda herself.<\/p>\n

Dancing became her coping mechanism and her ticket out of a tense household. Her obsession with charm, grace, and social climbing? All seeded right here.<\/p>\n

So what will Galinda actually be about?<\/h2>\n

Expect drama, dancing, and dynastic downfall. The book follows Galinda as she competes in district dance competitions while her father tries to juggle rising resentment from the town\u2019s merchants. Spoiler: It does not go well.<\/p>\n

As her world teeters, Galinda twirls her way toward a future she hopes will lift her above the chaos of her childhood. Emotional damage but make it sparkly.<\/p>\n

Following the announcement, people immediately started campaigning for Ariana Grande\u00a0to narrate the audiobook, according to The Mirror US<\/a>. If Harper Collins doesn\u2019t make this happen, there will be riots in Oz.<\/p>\n

For more like this,\u00a0like The Tab on Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Featured image credit: Universal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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