The Holly King
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The Holly King

The Witches of Woodville 4

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Holly King

The Witches of Woodville 4

About this book

'Fast-paced, entertainingly creepy, laugh-out-loud funny, and genuinely moving' Michelle Paver

'Full of magic and delight' Rowan Coleman

‘A rural Ben Aaronovitch!’ C. K. McDonnell

The Holly King is coming, and you’re on his list . . . 
 
It's December 1940, and Christmas has come to Woodville. Faye Bright is looking forward to a good old knees-up after a year of supernatural mayhem and Luftwaffe air raids, but it seems glad tidings are in short supply.
 
Already contending with food rationing and sky-high beer prices, the village is upended by the arrival of the Holly King, an ancient power bent on reclaiming his woodland domain. No mortal magic can stand in his way.
 
As the winter solstice draws in and the villagers fall under the Holly King’s spell, Faye, Bertie and the witches race to prevent his sinister Feast of Fools from reaching its deadly conclusion. But when terrible truths threaten to tear them apart, can they confront the mistakes of the past to save the village from destruction?
 
Or has Woodville seen its last Christmas?

For fans of Lev Grossman and Terry Pratchett comes the fourth novel in this delightful series of war, mystery and a little bit of magic . . .
 
Don't miss the other magical books in the WITCHES OF WOODVILLE series!
#1 The Crow Folk
#2 Babes in the Wood
#3 The Ghost of Ivy Barn
#4 The Holly King
#5 The Corn Bride

Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781398520806
Print ISBN
9781398520790

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Prologue
  5. 1. Dream a Little Dream
  6. 2. Special Delivery
  7. 3. Enter the Holly King
  8. 4. Christmas Canoodling
  9. 5. Thorny Cloak
  10. Interlude: The Trees Awaken
  11. 6. Miss Charlotte Attempts a Lie-In
  12. 7. The Iron Contraption
  13. 8. My Hero, the Goat
  14. 9. Homeward Bound
  15. 10. Cryptic Clue
  16. 11. Alfie Isn’t All There
  17. Interlude: The Trees’ Warning
  18. 12. We’re Going on a Demigod Hunt
  19. 13. Man Down
  20. 14. Aggressive Archaeology
  21. 15. Granny Joan
  22. 16. Three Shillings
  23. 17. Meeting at the Crossroads
  24. 18. Secrets at the Crossroads
  25. 19. Stand-Off at the Crossroads
  26. 20. Bloodshed at the Crossroads
  27. 21. Chokey
  28. 22. God Jól
  29. 23. Broken Antler
  30. Interlude: The Trees Tremble
  31. 24. The Price of Mercy
  32. 25. The Devil’s Door
  33. 26. Second Shadow
  34. 27. The Feast of Fools
  35. 28. The Lord of Misrule
  36. 29. Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?
  37. 30. Run Like Hell
  38. 31. The Trial
  39. 32. Misty
  40. 33. A Soldier for the Wood
  41. 34. The Great Pyramid of Boozer
  42. 35. Becoming Woodwose
  43. 36. The Truth
  44. 37. An Easy Uneasy Truce
  45. 38. In the Thick of It
  46. 39. Mrs Teach, Party Crasher
  47. 40. Mistletoe and Wine
  48. 41. Lovers, Old and New
  49. 42. The Woodwose of Woodville
  50. 43. A Glass of Warm, Salty Water
  51. 44. ‘All Humans Are Bastards’ and Other Songs of the Trees
  52. 45. Saint Irene’s Last Peal
  53. 46. The Wild Man of Woodville
  54. 47. Denouement with a Demigod
  55. 48. Let’s Get This Over With
  56. 49. The Battle for Woodville
  57. 50. Sling Yer Hook
  58. 51. The Fate of Sidney Birdwhistle
  59. Interlude: The Trees’ Regret
  60. 52. Christmas Morning
  61. Acknowledgements
  62. About the Author
  63. Copyright

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