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Witch Fiction

Which Witch?

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  • 1979 first published
  • 214 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 11 editions
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Which Witch? is a 1979 witch fiction novel by Eva Ibbotson. It features Arriman the Awful and Belladonna. Readers will find themes of magic, witches, wizards and marriage.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 30 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

At about 214 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About Which Witch?

Arriman the Awful, feared Great Wizard of the North, has decided to marry, because he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful. But his wife must be a witch of the darkest powers... A sorcery competition among the witches of Todcaster is held to discover which witch is the most potent and fiendish. The competition begins, and each witch it turn pulls out of the cauldron her especially wicked spell. But some go terribly, horribly wrong. Glamorous Madame Olympia conjures up a thousand plague-bearing rats! Belladonna, the white witch, desperately wants to be a wicked enchantress, but her magic produces flowers instead of snakes. How can she become more devilish than all the other witches?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • Arriman the Awful
  • Belladonna

Subjects

  • Magic
  • Witches
  • Wizards
  • Marriage
  • Children's stories
  • Contests
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Which Witch??

Which Witch? was written by Eva Ibbotson and first published in 1979.

What genre is Which Witch??

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction.

How long is Which Witch??

The median edition has 214 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Which Witch??

Readers who like it often enjoy Witch & Wizard, Howl's Moving Castle and The House with a Clock in Its Walls.

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