The Wicked Will Rise is a young adult novel by Danielle Paige, and the sequel to the 2014 book Dorothy Must Die. It was published by HarperCollins on March 30, 2015. It continues the story of high school girl Amy Gumm in her mission to assassinate Dorothy Gale, who has become twisted and evil.
Amy Gumm continues her crusade against Dorothy Gale and Glinda the Witch after a failed assassination attempt.
Amy Gumm- The protagonist of the series. A teenage girl recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked who had been tasked with the assassination of a now-evil Dorothy Gale. As the book progresses, she finds herself tapping into dark magic, which intrigues but sometimes scares her.
Pete- A mysterious boy revealed to have unintentionally been created by Mombi when she disguised young Ozma as a boy named Tippetarius.
Polychrome- The Daughter of the Rainbow. A fairy princess who lives in Rainbow Falls with her pet 'unicorn' Heathcliff.
Queen Lulu- Queen of the winged and wingless monkeys. Has ties to Ozma from when Ozma was a baby.
Ozma- Former ruler of Oz, now a shell of her former self. Has occasional moments of lucidity.
Glinda- A maniacal witch with a magical tent. Good friends with Dorothy, and very vain.
Dorothy- A highly sexualized, power-hungry tyrant.
Nox- Amy's boyfriend, a former member of the Order. His parents died when he was little and he was raised by Mombi.
The Wizard- A sneaky old man with ideas about connections between Kansas and Oz. He messily dies at the end of the book.
Star- Amy's pet rat. The Cowardly Lion kills her at the beginning of the book.
Mombi- A crafty old witch and former member of the Order. Created Pete, but doesn't really care about him.
Cowardly Lion- A killing machine. Defeated by Amy at the beginning of the book, he reverts to the fearful lion he was in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Later in the book, she decapitates him during battle.
Scarecrow- Former ruler turned henchman of Dorothy. Until Ozma returned he had been ruler of Oz, although he'd not been doing a particularly good job of it. Later in the book his brains are stolen by Dorothy and his head ripped off by Amy.
A sequel titled Yellow Brick War was released March 15, 2016.
