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Historical Fiction with Witches

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Historical Fiction with Witches

Post by Divia » Thu August 28th, 2008, 4:58 am

  • The Wise Woman
  • The Witch's Trinity
  • Susannah Morrow
  • The Burning Times
  • The Burning Time
  • Confessions of a Pagan Nun
  • Calligraphy of the Witch
  • Dark Queen series by Susan Carroll
  • YA: Witch of Blackbird Pond
  • YA:Witch Child by Celia Rees
  • YA: Devil on the Road by Rovert Westall
  • The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow
  • The White Witch Elizabeth Goudge
  • The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
  • Witchfinder General by Ronald Basset
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Post by Rowan » Thu August 28th, 2008, 1:14 pm

I need to find my list - it's at home I think - and I can add a few more to your list, Divia. Mine were taken from the old HF.org.

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Post by Divia » Thu August 28th, 2008, 1:39 pm

Excellent! :) Please do. I found these titles looking on the old HF.org site but I couldnt get all of them. There were two pages and for some reason I couldnt find page two.
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Post by Rowan » Fri August 29th, 2008, 3:32 pm

Okay I combined the list of witch and pagan HF in one list. Maybe you or someone else can redirect some of these titles.
  • The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Daughters of the Shining Isle, Elizabeth Cunningham
  • Passion of Mary Mags, (can't find author)
  • Speaks the Nightbird, Roger McCammon
  • Witch, Jennifer M. Wilson
  • Gallows Wedding and Unicorn Summer, Rhona Martin
  • The Witch of Cologne, Tobsha Learner

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Post by tsjmom » Fri August 29th, 2008, 4:50 pm

I'm not too familiar with books about witches, but there was a blurb in the WSJ today mentioning two that may be of interest: The Lace Reader, and another brand new one (sorry, the name escapes me). I do know it's written by a female author whose last name is Kent, and it's actually about one of her ancestors who was labeled a witch in the Salem trials. HTH.

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Post by Divia » Thu September 4th, 2008, 9:02 pm

oh, what is it about?
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Post by Lady of the Forest » Thu September 4th, 2008, 11:51 pm

The Arthurian Books by Mary Stewart
The Book of Shadows ~ James Reese
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Post by Margaret » Fri September 5th, 2008, 5:39 pm

I absolutely love Mary Stewart's Arthurian novels, but it would never have occurred to me that they had witches in them. Hmmm. Granted, there are characters (including the protagonist of the first three novels) who have occult power. And come to think of it, Morgause is quite witchy in The Wicked Day.

So this brings up a question: What characteristics make a character a witch?
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Post by Lady of the Forest » Sat September 6th, 2008, 5:15 am

I thought Morgause was acutally refered to as a witch within the books. Though it had been a while sense I read them, I recall her being called a witch
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Post by Margaret » Sat September 6th, 2008, 8:24 pm

It's been awhile since I read them, too. Have to admit I don't remember.
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