A Tale of Witchcraft...

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic

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Chris Colfer

In this enchanting story from the New York Times bestselling author of A Tale of Magic..., a group of friends grow suspicious of a potentially dangerous which—all while their once peaceful kingdom begins to crack. When a mysterious new witch arrives at the academy, the celebrations are cut short. As the witch begins recruiting faeries into her rival school of witchcraft, it becomes clear she has dark intentions. And soon Brystal's friend Lucy becomes embroiled in an ominous plot against mankind. Elsewhere, the fragile peace is on the brink of shattering. Outrage has spread throughout the kingdoms in opposition to the legalization of magic. And, a dangerous and centuries-old clan known as the Righteous Brotherhood has resurfaced, with one goal in mind: to exterminate all magical life forever . . . starting with Brystal. The enchanting sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... is filled with brand-new adventures and a cast of memorable characters, both familiar and new.

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Author

Chris Colfer

Pages

464

Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published Date

2020-09-29

ISBN

0316523534 9780316523530

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"Prequel to land of stories, everything just ties together and clicks perfect"

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"Awesome"

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Cecilia Navarro Acevedo

"I have been in love with Chris Colfers writing since Connor and Alex first fell into the Land of Stories, and I gotta say, he's done it again. The book is very much a transitional second book in the trilogy, which means it can be slow at first and the climax was at the very end, with the book ending with the disaster that must be dealt with in the last book, but u still think it was very necessary, as these types of books are. It was necessary to see Brystal start to doubt herself, even before the voices in her heard made it impossible to think any different. It was necessary to see the school of witchcraft, see what witches really were, not necessarily evil but just the other side of magic... and okay, maybe a little mean. But even more, it was necessary to understand who the Righteous Brothers were, their plot, and why they hated magic so much... Which unfortunately, like many hate groups, comes down to fear, power, and tradition. There's a lot that's put on the shoulders of Brystal, now the Fairy Godmother, things that any other 16 year old would buckle under the weight of. So this book was also necessary to allow her to buckle and remember that there are other people for her to lean on. As always, the world building and magic were as well thought out as they were silly (I mean, come on... A witch named Sprout who's speciality is growing plants? Who saw that coming), and the lore has me scratching my head, itching for the rest of this prequel series so I can re-read the originals and see if any of this backstory lore leaks into the stories of Brystals eventual grandchildren."