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 Plaagzusters
door Terry Pratchett
12,454 leden
189 besprekingen
4
17 Members
Aquila, wyvernfriend, tardis, LadyUndomiel, charl08, saskia17, PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, Dilara86, al.vick, ahef1963, tkj9, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver, sqr3cls3, Bileljemai,
3
De heksen
door Roald Dahl
14,971 leden
198 besprekingen
4.1
17 Members
tardis, ablachly, knerd.knitter, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, mstrust, oceancat, Doey, katemcangus, MareF, seussically, kristilabrie, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, beatlegrrl, MaureenONeill, FreyaEinde,KaCatte ,
Verklaringen
KaCatte : Find the works of Ronald Dahl ugly.
5
Allerzielen
door Deborah Harkness
11,464 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
1,882 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
5,773 leden
172 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
11,096 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
12,357 leden
480 besprekingen
½ 4.3
12 Members
seabelis, anglemark, charl08, sturlington, Bookish59, Tess_W, sungir1, LauraEva, kristilabrie, msjudy, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro
11
De vrijgemaakte Ortjes
door Terry Pratchett
10,797 leden
258 besprekingen
4.2
12 Members
tardis, LadyUndomiel, charl08, PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, oceancat, Marissa_Doyle, al.vick, ahef1963, turtlesaver, catseyegreen,
12
Howl's Moving Castle
door Diana Wynne Jones
12,225 leden
440 besprekingen
½ 4.3
13 Members
wyvernfriend, tardis, Ciarda, Herenya, charl08, merrystar, Heather39, oceancat, Doey, cat3crazy, ahef1963, msjudy, Richard_Cro
13
Macbeth
door William Shakespeare
26,118 leden
229 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
70 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
15,413 leden
158 besprekingen
½ 3.7
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
6,363 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
10,168 leden
140 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
28,901 leden
650 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
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
door Sangu Mandanna
1,412 leden
60 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
wisemetis, Ciarda, LadyUndomiel, terran, biblioholic29, slimikin, Ann_R, margaretirene
20
Meidezeggenschap
door Terry Pratchett
14,431 leden
254 besprekingen
3.8
9 Members
wyvernfriend, tardis, charl08, norabelle414, PitcherBooks, merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963, turtlesaver
21
Little Witch
door Anna Elizabeth Bennett
348 leden
8 besprekingen
4
7 Members
dara85, rlwelt, Marissa_Doyle, Hope_H, turtlesaver, EGBERTINA, Ann_R
22
Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen
door J. K. Rowling
133,943 leden
2,056 besprekingen
½ 4.3
9 Members
lrobe190, cat3crazy, sungir1, msjudy, MirabiliaMagpie, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, Tosta, AndreaLP,ManWithAnAgenda ,
23
Ontworteld
door Naomi Novik
6,433 leden
392 besprekingen
4.1
7 Members
anglemark, PitcherBooks, biblioholic29, vwinsloe, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, KaCatte
24
Heksen en demonen
door Kim Harrison
6,521 leden
221 besprekingen
3.9
7 Members
tardis, Ciarda, lottpoet, al.vick, turtlesaver, Brandy1411, MaureenONeill
25
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.
26
Ster
door Neil Gaiman
21,969 leden
564 besprekingen
4
6 Members
hipdeep, Jannes, perennialreader, katemcangus, turtlesaver, Richard_Cro
27
De tovenaar van Oz
door L. Frank Baum
21,997 leden
424 besprekingen
3.9
6 Members
hipdeep, dara85, cat3crazy, sungir1, DonnaGriffin, Richard_Cro
28
The Witch's Daughter
door Paula Brackston
1,539 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
34,757 leden
788 besprekingen
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, lrobe190, saskia17, sturlington, Richard_Cro, BarnesBookshelf
30
Rosemary's Baby
door Ira Levin
4,627 leden
138 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
seabelis, perennialreader, Tess_W, beehappy, AndreaLP, Bileljemai, ,Rbach1989
31
The All Souls Trilogy
door Deborah Harkness
413 leden
4 besprekingen
½ 4.3
5 Members
Ciarda, kleo, cat3crazy, seussically, MaureenONeill,
32
De meester en Margarita
door Mikhail Bulgakov
20,428 leden
466 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
seabelis, paradoxosalpha, charl08, kleo
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: Bulgakov's Daisy is a pivot for literary witchcraft.
33
De witte wijven van Eastwick
door John Updike
3,248 leden
47 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
Het Noorderlicht
door Philip Pullman
36,229 leden
742 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
abbottthomas, lrobe190, seussically, ManWithAnAgenda
36
Thornyhold
door Mary Stewart
1,598 leden
46 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
MissSquish, merrystar, MareF, ManWithAnAgenda
37
Dorrie and the Blue Witch
door Patricia Coombs
101 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.5
3 Members
AbigailAdams26, DonnaGriffin, EGBERTINA
38
Room on the Broom
door Julia Donaldson
4,530 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 4.4
4 Members
dara85, rlwelt, seussically, kristilabrie
39
The Wednesday Witch
door Ruth Chew
319 leden
6 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
MissSquish, rlwelt, merrystar, al.vick
40
Big Pumpkin
door Erica Silverman
1,324 leden
38 besprekingen
½ 4.3
4 Members
Xtine, seussically, msjudy, DonnaGriffin
41
De Leeuw, de Heks en de Kleerkast
door C. S. Lewis
29,376 leden
363 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
mldg, kleo, paulmdh, sungir1,
42
The Lighthouse Witches
door C. J. Cooke
489 leden
21 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
vancouverdeb, beatlegrrl, LynnMPK
43
Weyward
door Emilia Hart
1,448 leden
57 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
bearette24, vancouverdeb, Brandy1411
44
Het vliegende ledikant
door Mary Norton
1,581 leden
31 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
hipdeep, MareF, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
45
The Scapegracers
door H.A. Clarke
231 leden
9 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
Aquila, ManWithAnAgenda, BarnesBookshelf
46
The Enchantment Emporium
door Tanya Huff
1,047 leden
55 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
saskia17, gypsysmom, catseyegreen
47
The Witch Family
door Eleanor Estes
507 leden
13 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
lquilter, rlwelt, merrystar
Verklaringen
lquilter: Charming children's story about witches.
48
Cackle
door Rachel Harrison
605 leden
18 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
mstrust, sturlington, beatlegrrl
49
Het heksenuur
door Anne Rice
9,527 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
4,565 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
650 leden
26 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
vancouverdeb, kristilabrie, Brandy1411
53
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
door Neal Stephenson
2,061 leden
101 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
knerd.knitter, amanda4242, MaureenONeill
54
The Ex Hex
door Erin Sterling
1,722 leden
56 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
903 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
123 leden
5 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
mstrust, sturlington
60
The Witch Boy
door Molly Knox Ostertag
878 leden
39 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
LadyUndomiel, Heather39
61
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
door John Bellairs
738 leden
11 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
seabelis, ManWithAnAgenda
62
Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1: A Touch of Magic
door Kamome Shirahama
656 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
1,528 leden
29 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Morphidae, saskia17
65
Akata Witch
door Nnedi Okorafor
2,264 leden
126 besprekingen
4
2 Members
norabelle414, biblioholic29
66
A Night in the Lonesome October
door Roger Zelazny
1,542 leden
83 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
1,191 leden
106 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
lahochstetler, gypsysmom
70
Tovenaarsglas
door Stephen King
13,318 leden
201 besprekingen
4
2 Members
seabelis, sturlington
71
Echt dood
door Charlaine Harris
9,515 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
3,528 leden
81 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
norabelle414, 5arah
74
De heksen van Karres
door James H. Schmitz
1,144 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
660 leden
26 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
wisemetis, BarnesBookshelf
77
Chocolat
door Joanne Harris
7,834 leden
200 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
terran, perennialreader
78
All the Birds in the Sky
door Charlie Jane Anders
2,872 leden
178 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
norabelle414, biblioholic29
79
De inwijding
door Margaret Mahy
849 leden
37 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Aquila, Herenya
80
De magiërs
door Lev Grossman
10,272 leden
671 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
788 leden
65 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
Heather39, BarnesBookshelf
83
The Thread that Binds the Bones
door Nina Kiriki Hoffman
448 leden
14 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
lizzy50usa, saskia17
84
De negen levens
door Diana Wynne Jones
2,714 leden
61 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
norabelle414, catseyegreen
85
De eeuwige tijd
door Deborah Harkness
1,504 leden
25 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
Ciarda, kleo
86
De oceaan aan het einde van het pad
door Neil Gaiman
14,804 leden
963 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
terran, sturlington
87
Het heksenkind
door Anne Rice
6,922 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
21,475 leden
758 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
Sensory
90
Juniper
door Monica Furlong
936 leden
19 besprekingen
4.2
Member
Pina87
91
The Midnight Folk
door John Masefield
751 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
508 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
457 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
447 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
331 leden
17 besprekingen
3.8
Member
Cookkids
98
The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
door Bianca Marais
216 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
131 leden
9 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
slimikin