Overview
- The novel is scheduled for release on September 29, 2026 through HarperCollins, with preorders available now, including discounted options on the publisher's website.
- Presented as a deluxe limited edition hardcover, the book features stenciled edges and designed endpapers and runs 256 pages.
- Billed as a sister story to Elphie, the new title explores Galinda Upland's early years and functions as a companion to Maguire's 2025 prequel.
- Publisher synopses describe Galinda as the youngest of four in a high-born family fallen on hard times, with her dancing poised to lift her beyond a hardscrabble childhood.
- Galinda will be Maguire's ninth Oz-set novel, arriving as Wicked continues its Broadway run and the two-part film adaptation plays in theaters.