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Speaks the Nightbird

  • 2002 first published
  • 792 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 3 editions

Robert R. McCammon's Speaks the Nightbird (2002) is a witch fiction and historical fiction novel. The story is set in North Carolina, in the Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. Key subjects include clerks of court.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 21 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 792 pages, most readers finish it in 14–15 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Trials, Witchcraft
  • Clerks of court
  • North carolina
  • Historical
  • Mystery & detective

Quick answers

Who wrote Speaks the Nightbird?

Speaks the Nightbird was written by Robert R. McCammon and first published in 2002.

What genre is Speaks the Nightbird?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is Speaks the Nightbird?

The median edition has 792 pages, about 14–15 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Speaks the Nightbird?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Breath of Snow and Ashes, The Fiery Cross and Moi, Tituba, Sorcière…Noire de Salem.

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