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Demon Witch by Geoffrey Huntington ReganBooks, July, 2003. Hardcover, 276 pages. ISBN: 006001427X Ordering information: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk 
In this second entry in the Ravenscliff series,
fourteen year-old Devon March is coming to
terms with his powers as a member of the
Noble Order
of the Nightwing, a group of wizards whose job is to keep the Earth
safe from evil in all forms. Now in high
school, Devon lives with his guardian, Mrs. Crandall
at Ravenscliff, where he was sent after the death of his
father. Now a greater evil than Devon has ever
faced before has arisen: Isobel the Apostate
was a witch who turned against her fellow
sorcerers of the Nightwing and
sided with the demons. She nearly unseated
Henry VIII from the throne before being
burned at the stake, while swearing that she
would return. Now she has returned and it will
be up to Devon to stop her from unleashing
all manner of horrors upon an unsuspecting
modern England.
Geoffrey Huntington ups the ante in the second entry in this gripping series, which is part fantasy, part thriller and part horror. In this book, Devon learns more about the mysterious Order of the Nightwing and actually gets to travel to England's past in a particularly well-written time travel segment. Huntington keeps the reader guessing until the last minute about the true motives of all the enigmatic characters that surround Devon. Devon himself is quite appealing: he has an edge to him and that indefinable something that makes a hero memorable. Devon wrestles with all the usual problems of a normal teenager, but he also has to deal with some very serious issues involving trust, loyalty and how to do the right thing. Huntington excels at writing young people and his dialogue rings true; this is an excellent series which keeps getting better with each book. Reprinted with permission from The Internet Writing Journal®. Copyright © 1997-2011 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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