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Half Bad

  • 2014 first published
  • 432 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (8 ratings)
  • 11 editions

Half Bad is a 2014 witch fiction novel by Sally Green. Much of the action takes place in England. It deals with Toleration, social Issues, family life and prisoners.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 171 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

At about 432 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Half Bad

Now a major new Netflix series entitled The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself. In a world divided between good and evil, what happens when you're both? Nathan Byrn is the illegitimate son of the world's most dangerous witch. Kept in a cage by the Council of Fairborn witches, who believe he is destined to follow the same destructive path as his father, Nathan must find a way to unlock his full powers before his seventeenth birthday, or face madness and death. His one hope lies with the sinister Blood witch Mercury. But Mercury's help always comes at a price - one Nathan may not be able to pay . . .
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Toleration
  • Social Issues
  • Young adult fiction
  • Family life
  • Fantasy & Magic
  • General, See also headings under Social Issues
  • Prisoners
  • Witches
  • Boys & Men
  • Good and evil
  • Families
  • Family
  • Fathers and sons
  • General, See also headings under Family
  • Children's fiction
  • England

Quick answers

Who wrote Half Bad?

Half Bad was written by Sally Green and first published in 2014.

What genre is Half Bad?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction.

How long is Half Bad?

The median edition has 432 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Half Bad?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia and Stardust.

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