Witchy Fiction

List of the Month
oktober 2023 (see all)
Beschrijving
"Up on their brooms the witches stream, / Crooked and black in the crescent's gleam; / One foot high, and one foot low, / Bearded, cloaked and cowled they go..." —Walter de la Mare, "The Ride-by-Nights" *** Many are the images of the witch, and many the different depictions in our literature. Our List of the Month this October is devoted to Witchy Fiction—just in time for Halloween! Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and do not include witches.
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De heksen
door Roald Dahl
15,013 leden
198 besprekingen
4.1
18 Members
tardis, ablachly, knerd.knitter, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, mstrust, oceancat, Doey, katemcangus, MareF, seussically, kristilabrie, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, beatlegrrl, MaureenONeill, FreyaEinde,KaCatte ,
Verklaringen
KaCatte : Find the works of Ronald Dahl ugly.
5
Allerzielen
door Deborah Harkness
11,518 leden
728 besprekingen
3.8
15 Members
wyvernfriend, ablachly, Ciarda, LadyUndomiel, lottpoet, cat3crazy, vwinsloe, al.vick, seussically, MirabiliaMagpie, Goofy2by2, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, JMGoldie, margaretirene,
Verklaringen
margaretirene: Absolutely the best series I’ e read in a long time. Love the humor and the wonderful details.
6
Heksenweek
door Diana Wynne Jones
1,886 leden
43 besprekingen
3.9
15 Members
Aquila, wyvernfriend, tardis, Herenya, charl08, lizzy50usa, saskia17, amanda4242, Heather39, oceancat, Doey, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver, Bileljemai, FreyaEinde
7
Practical Magic
door Alice Hoffman
5,780 leden
173 besprekingen
½ 3.7
13 Members
wyvernfriend, mldg, terran, lrobe190, tina1969, katemcangus, MareF, seussically, LauraEva, rmarcin, Brandy1411, LynnMPK, FreyaEinde,
9
Een meisje uit Barbados
door Elizabeth George Speare
11,124 leden
208 besprekingen
4
13 Members
bearette24, TracyNectoux, lrobe190, Doey, Tess_W, Marissa_Doyle, MareF, al.vick, sungir1, Hope_H, EGBERTINA, sqr3cls3, margaretirene
10
Circe
door Madeline Miller
12,434 leden
480 besprekingen
½ 4.3
12 Members
seabelis, anglemark, charl08, sturlington, Bookish59, Tess_W, sungir1, LauraEva, kristilabrie, msjudy, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro
11
Howl's Moving Castle
door Diana Wynne Jones
12,260 leden
439 besprekingen
½ 4.3
14 Members
wyvernfriend, tardis, Ciarda, Herenya, charl08, merrystar, Heather39, oceancat, Doey, cat3crazy, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, msjudy, Richard_Cro
12
De vrijgemaakte Ortjes
door Terry Pratchett
10,816 leden
258 besprekingen
4.2
12 Members
tardis, LadyUndomiel, charl08, PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, oceancat, Marissa_Doyle, al.vick, ahef1963, turtlesaver, catseyegreen,
13
Macbeth
door William Shakespeare
26,172 leden
230 besprekingen
4
12 Members
wyvernfriend, hipdeep, cpg, paradoxosalpha, perennialreader, Doey, Tess_W, al.vick, ahef1963, sungir1, msjudy, MaureenONeill,
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: Double double
14
Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman
door Sylvia Townsend Warner
1,536 leden
71 besprekingen
3.8
10 Members
wyvernfriend, lquilter, Jannes, charl08, PitcherBooks, ValerieAndBooks, Dilara86, msjudy, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver
Verklaringen
lquilter: Lolly Willowes is a wonderful novel about womanhood, liberation, and witchcraft.
15
The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts
door Arthur Miller
15,452 leden
159 besprekingen
½ 3.6
11 Members
ablachly, paradoxosalpha, ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, perennialreader, Doey, katemcangus, Tess_W, al.vick, sungir1, MaureenONeill,Rbach1989
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: A parable about the Red Scare and McCarthyism, in the setting of colonial American witch trials.
16
Strega Nona
door Tomie dePaola
6,370 leden
252 besprekingen
4.2
10 Members
hipdeep, mldg, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, Heather39, Doey, ahef1963, seussically, DonnaGriffin, Tosta
17
Heksen in de Lucht
door Terry Pratchett
10,185 leden
141 besprekingen
4.1
10 Members
wyvernfriend, tardis, hipdeep, Herenya, ijustgetbored, charl08, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,
18
Slecht over het leven van de slechte heks van het Westen
door Gregory Maguire
28,952 leden
649 besprekingen
½ 3.6
8 Members
ablachly, LadyUndomiel, lquilter, sturlington, perennialreader, Doey, al.vick, ahef1963
Verklaringen
lquilter: Wicked is wonderful -- the retelling of the Wicked Witch of the West, from the book and the movie, from her perspective. If you only know the Broadway, read the book.
19
Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen
door J. K. Rowling
134,196 leden
2,059 besprekingen
½ 4.3
10 Members
lrobe190, cat3crazy, sungir1, SF_fan_mae, msjudy, MirabiliaMagpie, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, Tosta, AndreaLP,ManWithAnAgenda ,
20
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
door Sangu Mandanna
1,428 leden
62 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
wisemetis, Ciarda, LadyUndomiel, terran, biblioholic29, slimikin, Ann_R, margaretirene
21
Meidezeggenschap
door Terry Pratchett
14,453 leden
255 besprekingen
3.8
9 Members
wyvernfriend, tardis, charl08, norabelle414, PitcherBooks, merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963, turtlesaver
22
Little Witch
door Anna Elizabeth Bennett
351 leden
8 besprekingen
4
7 Members
dara85, rlwelt, Marissa_Doyle, Hope_H, turtlesaver, EGBERTINA, Ann_R
23
Ontworteld
door Naomi Novik
6,470 leden
392 besprekingen
4.1
7 Members
anglemark, PitcherBooks, biblioholic29, vwinsloe, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, KaCatte
24
Heksen en demonen
door Kim Harrison
6,525 leden
221 besprekingen
3.9
7 Members
tardis, Ciarda, lottpoet, al.vick, turtlesaver, Brandy1411, MaureenONeill
25
Ster
door Neil Gaiman
22,005 leden
564 besprekingen
4
7 Members
hipdeep, Jannes, perennialreader, katemcangus, SF_fan_mae, turtlesaver, Richard_Cro
26
Conjure Wife
door Fritz Leiber
653 leden
19 besprekingen
½ 3.7
6 Members
lquilter, Jannes, knerd.knitter, yoyogod, turtlesaver, slimikin
Verklaringen
lquilter: Fritz Lieber, verging on horror, with this gender-oriented commentary on academic life (of the 1940s), faculty wives, and the witchcraft underlying academic success.
27
De tovenaar van Oz
door L. Frank Baum
22,057 leden
424 besprekingen
3.9
7 Members
hipdeep, dara85, cat3crazy, sungir1, SF_fan_mae, DonnaGriffin, Richard_Cro
28
The Witch's Daughter
door Paula Brackston
1,542 leden
76 besprekingen
½ 3.4
6 Members
seussically, LauraEva, turtlesaver, Brandy1411, Ann_R, beatlegrrl
29
Hoge Omens: de Oprechte en Secure voorspellingen van Agnes Nutter, een Heks
door Terry Pratchett
34,836 leden
791 besprekingen
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, lrobe190, saskia17, sturlington, Richard_Cro, BarnesBookshelf
30
Rosemary's Baby
door Ira Levin
4,644 leden
139 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
seabelis, perennialreader, Tess_W, beehappy, AndreaLP, Bileljemai, ,Rbach1989
31
The All Souls Trilogy
door Deborah Harkness
417 leden
4 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
Ciarda, kleo, cat3crazy, seussically, MaureenONeill,
32
De meester en Margarita
door Mikhail Bulgakov
20,461 leden
466 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
seabelis, paradoxosalpha, charl08, kleo
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: Bulgakov's Daisy is a pivot for literary witchcraft.
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De witte wijven van Eastwick
door John Updike
3,254 leden
46 besprekingen
½ 3.3
4 Members
mldg, kristilabrie, msjudy, MaureenONeill
34
A Sudden Wild Magic
door Diana Wynne Jones
777 leden
14 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
tardis, lquilter, lizzy50usa, Marissa_Doyle
Verklaringen
lquilter: Diana Wynne Jones' witches are running the world, or trying to, and things are going wrong.
35
The Enchantment Emporium
door Tanya Huff
1,048 leden
55 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
saskia17, gypsysmom, SF_fan_mae, catseyegreen
36
Het Noorderlicht
door Philip Pullman
36,286 leden
742 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
abbottthomas, lrobe190, seussically, ManWithAnAgenda
37
Thornyhold
door Mary Stewart
1,595 leden
46 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
MissSquish, merrystar, MareF, ManWithAnAgenda
38
Dorrie and the Blue Witch
door Patricia Coombs
101 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.5
3 Members
AbigailAdams26, DonnaGriffin, EGBERTINA
39
Room on the Broom
door Julia Donaldson
4,548 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 4.4
4 Members
dara85, rlwelt, seussically, kristilabrie
40
The Wednesday Witch
door Ruth Chew
320 leden
6 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
MissSquish, rlwelt, merrystar, al.vick
41
Big Pumpkin
door Erica Silverman
1,325 leden
38 besprekingen
½ 4.3
4 Members
Xtine, seussically, msjudy, DonnaGriffin
42
De Leeuw, de Heks en de Kleerkast
door C. S. Lewis
29,454 leden
364 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
mldg, kleo, paulmdh, sungir1,
43
The Lighthouse Witches
door C. J. Cooke
495 leden
21 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
vancouverdeb, beatlegrrl, LynnMPK
44
Weyward
door Emilia Hart
1,481 leden
57 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
bearette24, vancouverdeb, Brandy1411
45
Het vliegende ledikant
door Mary Norton
1,584 leden
30 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
hipdeep, MareF, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
46
The Scapegracers
door H.A. Clarke
232 leden
9 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
Aquila, ManWithAnAgenda, BarnesBookshelf
47
The Witch Family
door Eleanor Estes
509 leden
13 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
lquilter, rlwelt, merrystar
Verklaringen
lquilter: Charming children's story about witches.
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Cackle
door Rachel Harrison
614 leden
18 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
mstrust, sturlington, beatlegrrl
49
Het heksenuur
door Anne Rice
9,543 leden
119 besprekingen
4
3 Members
seabelis, lquilter, beatlegrrl
Verklaringen
lquilter: Anne Rice had written non-vampire stories before, but The Witching Hour opened up a whole new branch of stories -- the Mayfair witches -- which ultimately connected to the Lestat vampire books.
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Het verloren boek van Salem een familiegeheim, een eeuwenoude vervloeking
door Katherine Howe
4,572 leden
343 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
perennialreader, tina1969, MareF
51
Bell, Book, and Candle: A Comedy in Three Acts
door John Van Druten
126 leden
2 besprekingen
4
3 Members
lilithcat, hipdeep, MareF
52
Hester
door Laurie Lico Albanese
662 leden
26 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
vancouverdeb, kristilabrie, Brandy1411
53
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
door Neal Stephenson
2,075 leden
102 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
knerd.knitter, amanda4242, MaureenONeill
54
The Ex Hex
door Erin Sterling
1,741 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 3.5
3 Members
lrobe190, biblioholic29, sungir1
55
The Widow's Broom
door Chris Van Allsburg
947 leden
45 besprekingen
½ 4.4
3 Members
AbigailAdams26, Hope_H, msjudy
57
Hour of the Witch
door Chris Bohjalian
905 leden
43 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
JennyG, bearette24
58
Unreal Alchemy
door Tansy Rayner Roberts
14 leden
4 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
wisemetis, Herenya
59
Elizabeth
door Ken Greenhall
124 leden
5 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
mstrust, sturlington
60
The Witch Boy
door Molly Knox Ostertag
886 leden
40 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
LadyUndomiel, Heather39
61
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
door John Bellairs
740 leden
11 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
seabelis, ManWithAnAgenda
62
Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1: A Touch of Magic
door Kamome Shirahama
663 leden
22 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Heather39, slimikin
63
A Woggle of Witches
door Adrienne Adams
169 leden
6 besprekingen
4
2 Members
AbigailAdams26, EGBERTINA
64
The Black Jewels Trilogy
door Anne Bishop
1,530 leden
29 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Morphidae, saskia17
65
Akata Witch
door Nnedi Okorafor
2,273 leden
126 besprekingen
4
2 Members
norabelle414, biblioholic29
66
A Night in the Lonesome October
door Roger Zelazny
1,546 leden
84 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
tkj9, catseyegreen
67
Meg and Mog
door Helen Nicoll
356 leden
3 besprekingen
4
2 Members
Aquila, Xtine
68
The Truth About Unicorns
door Bonnie Jones Reynolds
70 leden
4 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Marissa_Doyle, EGBERTINA
69
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
door Alan Bradley
1,194 leden
106 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
lahochstetler, gypsysmom
70
Tovenaarsglas
door Stephen King
13,347 leden
202 besprekingen
4
2 Members
seabelis, sturlington
71
Echt dood
door Charlaine Harris
9,530 leden
181 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
lrobe190, Rbach1989
72
What the Witch Left
door Ruth Chew
272 leden
9 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
rlwelt, merrystar
73
Het zwaard van het lot
door Andrzej Sapkowski
3,552 leden
81 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
norabelle414, 5arah
74
De heksen van Karres
door James H. Schmitz
1,143 leden
21 besprekingen
4
2 Members
lizzy50usa, catseyegreen
75
Het geboortegraf
door Tanith Lee
715 leden
20 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, kleo
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: The protagonist is a nameless survivor of her own cruel, sorcery-wielding race, who adopts different identities in the course of her interactions with humanity.
76
These Witches Don't Burn
door Isabel Sterling
668 leden
26 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
wisemetis, BarnesBookshelf
77
Chocolat
door Joanne Harris
7,852 leden
201 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
terran, perennialreader
78
All the Birds in the Sky
door Charlie Jane Anders
2,881 leden
178 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
norabelle414, biblioholic29
79
De inwijding
door Margaret Mahy
853 leden
37 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Aquila, Herenya
80
De magiërs
door Lev Grossman
10,306 leden
673 besprekingen
½ 3.4
2 Members
norabelle414, katemcangus
81
De hopeloze heks
door Jill Murphy
1,370 leden
21 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
Ann_R, MaureenONeill
Verklaringen
Ann_R: A children's witchy illustrated series, that was also adapted to TV.
82
Mooncakes
door Suzanne Walker
793 leden
65 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
Heather39, BarnesBookshelf
83
The Thread that Binds the Bones
door Nina Kiriki Hoffman
449 leden
14 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
lizzy50usa, saskia17
84
De negen levens
door Diana Wynne Jones
2,719 leden
61 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
norabelle414, catseyegreen
85
De eeuwige tijd
door Deborah Harkness
1,518 leden
26 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
Ciarda, kleo
86
De oceaan aan het einde van het pad
door Neil Gaiman
14,848 leden
964 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
terran, sturlington
87
Het heksenkind
door Anne Rice
6,938 leden
44 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
seabelis, beatlegrrl
88
Earwig and the Witch
door Diana Wynne Jones
309 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
lizzy50usa, Heather39
89
De historicus
door Elizabeth Kostova
21,502 leden
759 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
Sensory
90
Juniper
door Monica Furlong
937 leden
19 besprekingen
4.2
Member
Pina87
91
The Midnight Folk
door John Masefield
750 leden
17 besprekingen
3.9
Member
melshaw
Verklaringen
melshaw: An English childrens' book published in the 1920s. An imaginative fantasy. Great fun. Black cats and witches and a whole world of things that get up to no good at midnight.
92
A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
door Sarah Hawley
512 leden
11 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Member
Jenson_AKA_DL
Verklaringen
Jenson_AKA_DL: This was recommended to me today and thought it would be good for this list. I will probably add to my personal library soon.
93
The Manningtree Witches
door A. K. Blakemore
456 leden
9 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
beatlegrrl
94
Lammas Night
door Katherine Kurtz
454 leden
9 besprekingen
3.9
Member
lizzy50usa
95
Our Crooked Hearts
door Melissa Albert
453 leden
14 besprekingen
4
Member
yolana
96
Een huis vol spoken
door Kazuno Kohara
393 leden
23 besprekingen
4.1
Member
5arah
97
Not the Witch You Wed
door April Asher
335 leden
17 besprekingen
3.9
Member
Cookkids
98
The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
door Bianca Marais
219 leden
12 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
biblioholic29
99
Extasia
door Claire Legrand
147 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
Verkruissen
100
Night Calls
door Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
130 leden
9 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
slimikin