Reading list: Halloween Book Bingo - Spellbound Square

Created by: Murder by Death

Books containing witches, warlocks, sorcerors and witchcraft.

To keep the list under control, I'll only include the first book of any series pertaining to witches and only books whose main premise, or main character is a witch.

Please let me know in the comments about books you think would work here.

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Books: 60

Practical Magic

by Alice Hoffman

Note: This one also can be used for the Magical Realism square.

The Crucible

by Arthur Miller, Christopher Bigsby

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Secondhand Spirits

by Juliet Blackwell

Note: Cozy mystery series about a powerful natural witch in modern day San Francisco.

Brownies and Broomsticks

by Bailey Cates

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

by Elizabeth George Speare

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The Witch's Daughter

by Paula Brackston

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Revenge of the Witch

by Joseph Delaney, Patrick Arrasmith

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Equal Rites

by Terry Pratchett

Note: First in the witches sub-series of Discworld. Additional books are:

Wyrd Sisters
Witches Abroad
Lords and Ladies
Masquerade
Carpe Jugulum

10.

Dark Witch

by Nora Roberts

Note: Trilogy qualifies. Also, romantic suspense.

11.

Witch Way to Murder

by Shirley Damsgaard

Note: First in an older cozy series; might be hard to find.

12.

A Discovery of Witches

by Deborah Harkness

Note: First of a trilogy. Would also work for the Vampires vs. Werewolves category.

13.

Magic Bites

by Ilona Andrews

Note: First in series; would also work for Vampires vs. Werewolves category.

14.

Witches Be Crazy: A Tale That Happened Once Upon a... - Logan J. Hunder

Witches Be Crazy: A Tale That Happened Once Upon a Time in the Middle of Nowhere

by Logan J. Hunder

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15.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Ag... - Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

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16.

The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30)

by Terry Pratchett

Note: This is the first of the Tiffany aching sub-series of Discworld. Additional books in this sub-series are:

A Hat Full of Sky
Winter smith
I Shall Wear Midnight
The Shepherd's Crown

17.

Born Wicked

by Jessica Spotswood

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18.

Jackaby

by William Ritter

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19.

Daughters of the Witching Hill

by Mary Sharratt

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20.

Bed-Knob and Broomstick (A Combined Edition of: "The Magic Bed-Knob" and "Bonfires and Broomsticks")

by Mary Norton

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21.

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

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22.

Witch Hunt

by Ian Rankin, Jack Harvey

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23.

Captivated

by Nora Roberts

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24.

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of ... - Gregory Maguire

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire

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25.

The Pillars of the World

by Anne Bishop

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26.

The Owl Killers

by Karen Maitland

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27.

Tail and Trouble

by Victor M. Catano

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28.

Hedge Witch

by Simon Kewin

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29.

Grimm Memorials

by R. Patrick Gates

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30.

Easy Bake Coven

by Liz Schulte

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31.

Hex

by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

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32.

Jaxson (River Pack Wolves 1) - New Adult Paranorma... - Alisa Woods

Jaxson (River Pack Wolves 1) - New Adult Paranormal Romance

by Alisa Woods

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33.

Protecting His Witch (a Keepers of the Veil novel)... - Zoe Forward

Protecting His Witch (a Keepers of the Veil novel) (Entangled Covet)

by Zoe Forward

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34.

The Witching Hour

by Anne Rice

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35.

Stardust

by Neil Gaiman

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36.

The Bell Witch

by John F.D. Taff

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37.

Witch Water

by Edward Lee

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38.

The Witching House

by Brian Moreland

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39.

The Witchcraft of Salem Village

by Shirley Jackson

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40.

Every Which Way But Dead

by Kim Harrison

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41.

Tales from Our Hearts and Other Body Parts: Women'... - Marilyn Cugel

Tales from Our Hearts and Other Body Parts: Women's Health Anthology

by Marilyn Cugel

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42.

The Rules of Magic

by Alice Hoffman

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43.

Faery in Shadow

by C.J. Cherryh

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44.

Castle Hangnail

by Ursula Vernon

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45.

In The Forests of Serre

by Patricia A. McKillip

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46.

The Witches

by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

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47.

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

by Patricia A. McKillip

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48.

Od Magic

by Patricia A. McKillip

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49.

The Witch in the Wood

by T.H. White

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50.

Hag's Trail

by Jimmy Millwood

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51.

Vassa in the Night

by Sarah Porter

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52.

How to Hang a Witch

by Adriana Mather

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53.

Taliesin

by Stephen R. Lawhead

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54.

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

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55.

Witches' Brew (Magic Kingdom Of Landover 5)

by Terry Brooks

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56.

Morrigan's Cross

by Nora Roberts

Note: Trilogy qualifies

57.

Dance Upon The Air

by Nora Roberts

Note: Trilogy qualifies

58.

It Takes a Witch

by Heather Blake

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59.

Elizabeth: A Novel of the Unnatural

by Jonathan Janz, Ken Greenhall, Jessica Hamilton

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60.

Witches' Brew

by Morgana Best

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Opinions of Saturn 8 years ago

The book I'm planning on reading for this square is Witches be Crazy by Logan J. Hunder (ISBN: 9781597808200).
It's evidently a parody of the fairy-tale genre rather than anything spooky, but who can resist a title like that?

Murder by Death 8 years ago

You can't resist! :)

I added it to the list.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 8 years ago

Terry Pratchett's entire "Witches" subseries qualifies: Besides "Equal Rites" also "Wyrd Sisters" (ISBN 10: 0061020664; ISBN 13: 9780061020667), "Witches Abroad" (ISBN 10: 0061020613; ISBN 13: 9780061020612), "Lords and Ladies" (ISBN 10: 055215315X; ISBN 13: 9780552153157), "Maskerade" (ISBN 10: 0575058080; ISBN 13: 9780575058088) and "Carpe Jugulum" (ISBN 10: 0061051586; ISBN 13: 9780061051586).

Also Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's non-series "Good Omens" (ISBN 10: 0060853980; ISBN 13: 9780060853983), for which there is also a highly acclaimed BBC 4 radio adaptation (ISBN 10: 1910281913; ISBN 13: 9781910281918).

Tannat 8 years ago

I'd suggest that Wyrd Sisters is the true first book in the Witches subseries, but if you must read Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters should qualify for "It was a dark and stormy night" I think.

There's also all of Pratchett's TIffany Aching series, which is a spinoff of sorts of his Witches series: The Wee Free Men (9780385605335), A Hat Full of Sky (9780552552646), Wintersmith (9780552562898), I Shall Wear Midnight (9780552555593), & The Shepherd's Crown (9780857534811).

Opinions of Saturn 8 years ago

According to Murder's notes at the top of the page, only the first book in a series is making it on the list-- so the rest of the Discworld books are out (for the list.) I highly recommend the Tiffany Aching books for the challenge itself, though.

Murder by Death 8 years ago

I'll add the Tiffany Aching books; I didn't know they were a different sub-series or that she was a witch (Pratchett newbie here). I'll also note the rest of the series books in the Notes section for the first book. Do you all think that will work well? I just don't want to overwhelm a list with any one author's books.

Tannat 8 years ago

Tiffany is learning to be a witch (it's YA). Some of the other witches appear but it's mostly about Tiffany. If you add the Tiffany books, I'd say just add the first one. It may not even be necessary because it's here in the comments.

Murder by Death 8 years ago

I just added the first Tiffany book and included the titles to the other three in the Notes.

Murder by Death 8 years ago

@Themis: added.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 8 years ago

Thank you! :)

Abandoned by user 8 years ago

So many great books fit this square - I'll just offer up two series:

The Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood (first one is Born Wicked). This is a really interesting YA series set in an alternate history colonial America with witches.

Jackaby by William Ritter: I loved the first book of this series, and I've been holding off on reading book 2 until book 3 is released, which it just was!

Also, I have Daughters of Witching Hill by Mary Serrat on my TBR - OBD recommends it!

Murder by Death 8 years ago

Added all three - thanks!

SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady 8 years ago

A few YA/kid's titles:

Bedknob and Broomstick, by Mary Norton. A pair of novellas set in World War 2, and the origin of the Disney movie with Angela Lansbury. (Plot is not same as movie, btw. Though you can see what they pulled out of it to make a movie.)

The Witches, by Roald Dahl.

Uprooted, by Naomi Novik. A story based on the folk tales of eastern Europe, featuring magicians, witches, and an evil forest.

Tannat 8 years ago

Darn, I'd been meaning to read Uprooted. *Looks sideways at Maskerade.*

Murder by Death 8 years ago

Added, thanks.

Tannat 8 years ago

Question: Could Uprooted count for the YA Horror square? It's like fairy tale horror, isn't it?

SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady 8 years ago

I think it might.

Tannat 8 years ago

Eh, I may just read it for fun. It's on my to-read list.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 8 years ago

Ian Rankin: "Witch Hunt" (ISBN 13: 9780752877310; ISBN 10: 0752877313) -- thriller whose protagonist is a female assassin nicknamed "Witch".

YA -- Gregory Maguire: "Wicked" (ISBN 13: 9780061350962; 0061350966)

Murder by Death 8 years ago

Added. :) Oops, missed Wicked... hang on...

Tannat 8 years ago

Huh? Where's Wicked?

Murder by Death 8 years ago

It's there.... now. Third time's the charm for NOT hitting "save" before the book is on the list...

Sorry 'bout that...

Tannat 8 years ago

I was just confused. I was trying to see if anyone had suggested it for another square.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 8 years ago

Hehe, thanks ladies -- I'd begun to think that I'm just too blind to find it! :)

Tannat 8 years ago

I checked by searching for "Wicked" on the page. :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 8 years ago

Duh. :) Might have thought of that, too ... :D

Tannat 8 years ago

Well there was some "blind" searching before that.

Murder by Death 8 years ago

and Wicked is there too now. :)

SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady 8 years ago

Oh, the Nora Roberts already on this list reminds me of another of her books:

Captivated, by Nora Roberts. (Note: first in Donovan series. All qualify, as all couples feature witches.)

Murder by Death 8 years ago

Got it! Thanks. :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Copied from the comments section of Moonlight Reader's suggestions post (http://moonlightreader.booklikes.com/post/1591111/a-few-bingo-suggestions):

Elentarri's Book Blog:
Nearly all [Patricia McKillip's] books have some sort of sorceress/sorcerer/witch/wizard in it. Od Magic is a good one if you want a wizard/sorcerer and a magic school.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Looking at McKillip's books, one that has a sorceress / "good" witch type of protagonist is "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld."

Murder by Death 7 years ago

Added!

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

A classic: T.H. White: "The Witch in the Wood"

Murder by Death 7 years ago

Added!

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 7 years ago

Thanks -- for all of the additions!

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Taliesin by Stephen Lawhead (9780380706136)

Also, ISBN for a "regular" copy of Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell": 9781408856888

Murder by Death 6 years ago

Added - didn't even notice the wonky edition of Strange / Norell. Fixed that too.

Once things quiet down, I need to go through the lists and use them as a jumping off point for librarian clean ups.

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Hah. Yes, I've had that thought, too ...

And thanks!

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

More books from the participants' reading plan lists -- including unassigned / "free square" / "wild card" books that would fit this category:

Witches' Brew by Morgana Best (9781925674088)
Witches' Brew by Terry Brooks (9781841495576)
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts (9780515141658) -- probably the other 2 books of the Circle Trilogy would work here as well.
Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts (9780515131222) -- again, probably the other 2 books of the Three Sisters Trilogy will work here as well.
It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake (9780451235527)
Elizabeth by Ken Greenhall (9781943910670)
Blood Magick by Nora Roberts (9780425259870) -- add it? Book 1 of the Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy ("Dark Witch") is already on the list.

Murder by Death 6 years ago

9781925674088 isn't in the DB, though I added book to the list via title search.

Blood Magick is actually the third book in the trilogy; Dark Witch is the first. :)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Yeah, that's why I wondered whether we'd want to add it, since "Dark Witch" is already here. Sorry about the ISBN for the Morgana Best "Witches' Brew" ... :(

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (9781783295401)

Themis-Athena's Garden of Books 6 years ago

Next batch from the participants' "reading plans" posts:

A Match Made in Spell by Regina Welling & Erin Lynn (9781541188556)
Familiar Motives by Delia James (9780451476593)
-- also "A Witch's Cat Mystery" #1, "A Familiar Tail" (9780451476579)
A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses by Molly Harper (9781451641851)
-- as well as Half-Moon Hollow #1, "Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs" (9781416589426)

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