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Historical Fiction with Witches
oohhh That does look good. Thanks for the heads up
Went on the wishlist!

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Oppressive, yes thats a good word. I agree with that.
There just seemed to be a whole lot of information crammed into the pages and it made my head spin. Thats me though. I dunno about everyone else!
There just seemed to be a whole lot of information crammed into the pages and it made my head spin. Thats me though. I dunno about everyone else!
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It's not HF, but the Stonewylde series by Kit Berry is probably a good one for this thread, it sort of relates to it. I've heard great things about it - I haven't read them but guess where they are!! On my TBR pile! 

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Erika Mailman, author of The Witches Trinity has just done a guest post for us at Historical Tapestry about why she loves writing about all things witchy.
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
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[quote=""Rowan""]Okay I combined the list of witch and pagan HF in one list. Maybe you or someone else can redirect some of these titles.
Speaks the Nightbird was written by Robert McCammon and has a sequel titled The Queen of Bedlam. I've read Nightbird just once but will most definitely read it again. It's set in South Carolina in 1699 which, of course, is what first grabbed my attention. It's an excellent tale and I encourage you all to check it out. It's rather like a mystery woven within intense psychological elements.
Here's a link to the novel on his website:
http://www.robertmccammon.com/novels/sp ... tbird.html
- Speaks the Nightbird, Roger McCammon
Speaks the Nightbird was written by Robert McCammon and has a sequel titled The Queen of Bedlam. I've read Nightbird just once but will most definitely read it again. It's set in South Carolina in 1699 which, of course, is what first grabbed my attention. It's an excellent tale and I encourage you all to check it out. It's rather like a mystery woven within intense psychological elements.
Here's a link to the novel on his website:
http://www.robertmccammon.com/novels/sp ... tbird.html
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[quote=""Leyland""]Speaks the Nightbird was written by Robert McCammon and has a sequel titled The Queen of Bedlam. I've read Nightbird just once but will most definitely read it again. It's set in South Carolina in 1699 which, of course, is what first grabbed my attention. It's an excellent tale and I encourage you all to check it out. It's rather like a mystery woven within intense psychological elements.
Here's a link to the novel on his website:
http://www.robertmccammon.com/novels/sp ... tbird.html[/quote]
You can find copies of both Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam for only $4.99 and $5.99 from BookCloseouts.com. A great price for those of you who've never read McCammon before.
Hunter

Here's a link to the novel on his website:
http://www.robertmccammon.com/novels/sp ... tbird.html[/quote]
You can find copies of both Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam for only $4.99 and $5.99 from BookCloseouts.com. A great price for those of you who've never read McCammon before.
Hunter

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[quote=""tsjmom""]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.[/quote]
I think you're thinking of Kathleen Kent's "The Heretic's Daughter". I've read it and it was excellent.
I think you're thinking of Kathleen Kent's "The Heretic's Daughter". I've read it and it was excellent.

[quote=""aessea1001""]I think you're thinking of Kathleen Kent's "The Heretic's Daughter". I've read it and it was excellent.
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I put in a request for The Heretic's Daughter with my library. Glad to see it's an excellent book. It was reviewed in a local publication called Bluffs and Bayous.
My husband's ancestors are part of the Salem Witch Trials. Interesting genealogy!

I put in a request for The Heretic's Daughter with my library. Glad to see it's an excellent book. It was reviewed in a local publication called Bluffs and Bayous.
My husband's ancestors are part of the Salem Witch Trials. Interesting genealogy!
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