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Beyond the Burning Time

  • 1994 first published
  • 272 pages
  • 7 editions

Published in 1994, Beyond the Burning Time is a witch fiction novel by Kathryn Lasky. It takes readers to Massachusetts and Salem, Mass. in the Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. Key subjects include witchcraft, witches and trials.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

It runs to roughly 272 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Witchcraft
  • Trials, Witchcraft
  • Witches
  • Children's fiction
  • Trials
  • Adventure and adventurers

Quick answers

Who wrote Beyond the Burning Time?

Beyond the Burning Time was written by Kathryn Lasky and first published in 1994.

What genre is Beyond the Burning Time?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction.

How long is Beyond the Burning Time?

The median edition has 272 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Beyond the Burning Time?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Break with Charity, The Devil's Door and The Crucible.

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