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The Ragwitch

By Garth Nix
The Ragwitch by Garth Nix digital book - Fable

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From Garth Nix, the author of the New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series, comes a classic fantasy set in a world dominated by the Ragwitch, a being of sinister, destructive intent.

Quiet, easygoing Paul never expected to be cast in the role of savior. But his strong-willed sister, Julia, has come under the thrall of the Ragwitch, and Paul himself is drawn not only into the creature's world but into a battle for Julia's very existence—as well as his own.

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3.5
“My least favourite of all the Garth Nix books I've read. I adore all of the Old Kingdom and the Keys to the Kingdom books. His recent booksellers books were wonderful, so overall I was a tad disappointed by this. It's a fairly solid storyline, a tad predictable, with a few stand-up characters - Quigin is wonderful, and I rather liked Tanboule as well. The main characters are fairly standard. The magic system was a bit odd, I liked the elemental stuff and the nature spirits, but what was happening in the Ragwitch's mind and what Lyssa could/couldn't do felt a bit confusing and potentially unnecessary. I was disappointed with the ending that no more was said about Lyssa, Mirran or Anhyvere, that we didn't see the Angarling either crumble or return to the good soldiers they once were, and that we didn't find out whether time had passed on Earth while Paul and Julia were gone.”

About Garth Nix

Garth Nix is a New York Times bestselling novelist and has been a full-time writer since 2001 but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve.

Garth’s many books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, beginning with Sabriel and continuing to Goldenhand; the sci-fi novels Shade’s Children and A Confusion of Princes; the Regency romantasy Newt’s Emerald; and novels for children including The Ragwitch, the Seventh Tower series, the Keys to the Kingdom series, and Frogkisser! Garth has written numerous short stories, some of which are collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge. He has also cowritten several children’s book series with Sean Williams, including TroubleTwisters and Have Sword, Will Travel.

More than six million copies of his books have been sold around the world and his work has been translated into forty-two languages.

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