The Witch S Son

Ah Kate, did you think me gone?1683: seventeen years have passed since Katharine Gurney - the one they called THE WITCH - emerged with her infant son Francois from the flames of burning London. Quiet years, lulling years....But one shade has never gone away, has watched her children grow, waiting for the chance to strike back at her.THE WITCH'S SON is the story of Francois, his passage from youth to manhood made potent by hardship and the supernatural powers he has inherited from his mother.It is the tale of a mother's love, and of a man's struggle against injustice and slavery. Of his fight against the legacy of evil that has pursued him from beyond the grave.

Set in the seventeenth century, a novel which tells the story of one Francois, the Witch's son, and follows his passage from youth to manhood made potent by the hardship and the supernatural powers he has inherited from his mother.

A shadowy witch, a cursed hunter—it's tricky business for Sol and Connie as they face off against this awful pair. The kids narrowly averted being eaten by the last witch after them, and this time it doesn't look any better. It's a long way through the accursed valley, they're running out of food and water, and that lodge on the mountain side with the collection of animals inside isn't exactly comforting. Who can save them? The All Creatures Manager? A heroic woodthrush? The Camper Lady? The Know-It-All Cube? Or will they have to save themselves? And here's the worst of it: little do Sol and Connie know that the ancient child hunter is about to wake up—thanks to the witch's curse—in this delightful book from author Keith McGowan and illustrator Yoko Tanaka.

Four stories across hundreds of years... Jeth's mother is dead. His home will be taken from him. He's not going to wait around for that to happen. Fleeing into the night with only what he can carry and a stolen crystal ball, Jeth evades his neighbors, struggles with his fledgling powers...and accidentally makes a bargain with a faerie. The faerie Aneirin changes everything when he ensnares Jeth. Unable to escape, Jeth learns the harsh truth. He's not just the son of a witch, he's the son of a faerie, too-and Aneirin is taking him 'home.' His father's kind is cruel, full of tricks and bad bargains, and Jeth wants nothing to do with them. More than that, he wants to protect humanity from the dark ways of the fae - and who better to face them than one of their own? Jeth's one man war takes him under hills, into castles, and everywhere in between. But his vast powers and his endless years take their toll, pulling him further and further from humanity. Trapped between two worlds, Jeth must decide: which side is he really on? This omnibus is a complete series of four novellas, and is the first foray into Hallanor by queer author October K Santerelli.

When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days - paper and ink. Mary is taken to a boat in Plymouth and from there sails to the New World where she hopes to make a new life among the pilgrims. But old superstitions die hard and soon Mary finds that she, like her grandmother, is the victim of ignorance and stupidity, and once more she faces important choices to ensure her survival. With a vividly evoked environment and characters skilfully and patiently drawn, this is a powerful literary achievement by Celia Rees that is utterly engrossing from start to finish.

Which Witch? is a brilliantly witty tale of magic and marriage by Eva Ibbotson, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. 'Find me a witch!' cried Arriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North. Arriman has decided to marry. His wife must be a witch of the darkest powers – but which witch will she be? To find the most fiendish, he holds a spell-casting competition. Glamorous Madame Olympia performs the terrifying Symphony of Death and conjures up a thousand plague-bearing rats. The magic of gentle Belladonna, the white witch, goes hopelessly wrong. She produces perfumed flowers instead of snakes. And bats roost in her golden hair instead of becoming blood-sucking vampires. Poor Belladonna longs to be an evil enchantress – but how? 'This kind of fun will never fail to delight' - Philip Pullman.