Witches Brew [Import] [Paperback]

Terry Brooks (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Orbit; New Ed edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841495573
• ISBN-13: 978-1841495576
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars actually it is 4.5, July 13, 2000

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Jared Garrett (Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Witches' Brew (The Magic Kingdom of Landover, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

This one is almost as good as "The Tangle Box," if you can believe it. Nightshade's hatred seems a bit over the top, but I guess that is her character. Again, Ben is confounded by things he can't understand and he doesn't really know what to do, even though it is clear to the reader what is going on, down to Nightshade's sidekick. But the plot is well developed and the mud puppy bit is a great addition! Poor Abernathy. Enough said. Read this one. You really must.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Again, another great novel by Terry Brooks., August 6, 1999

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This review is from: Witches' Brew (The Magic Kingdom of Landover, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

The best book of the series, I loved every word of it. This book has everything. I loved how old enemies became friends, old friends became new enemies, and how everything wound itself together so much that there was nothing else for the end but one climatic explosion throwing you for loops you never expected. Half the time I spent reading this book I was in total shock from the surprise of not knowing what was going to happen next. You could not end any series of novels better than Terry Brooks did with this one. This was as great book and a must read, you will really enjoy it if you like the magical and suspenceful elements of fantasy novels as much as I do.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another very good book in the series, August 17, 2009

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Witches' Brew (The Magic Kingdom of Landover, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

In this sequel to The Tangle Box, two strangers appear at the gate of Sterling Silver Castle - the leader identifies himself as Rydall, King of the Marnhull, and challenging Ben Holiday to a contest over the throne of Landover. And when Ben and Willow's daughter, Mistaya, is abducted and Questor Thews and Abernathy disappear, it leaves Ben in the fight of his life. It's Ben's worse nightmare come to life, and he fears that even if he wins he will lose.

But, there is more going on than meets the eye. Rydall is merely a tool of the witch Nightshade, who wants to kill Ben Holiday in a particularly nasty way, and wants to use Mistaya to do it. Questor Thews and Abernathy have been sent to Earth, and are looking for a key that will allow them to return to Landover, but the cost may be more than they could have feared.

Overall, I found this to be another very good book in the series. There's a lot of great action, some really interesting monsters, and a lot of really interesting character development - we learn a lot especially about Nightshade. My one complaint against the story is that while some characters are likable (Questor Thews and Abernathy), and some interesting (Nightshade and Strabo), and some both (Ben Holiday and Willow), Mistaya is not actually either. Too formal and distant to be likable (though she is never unlikable), she is never developed enough to become interesting. I found that disappointing.

But, that said, my problems with Mistaya were not large enough to at all spoil the book for me. I still found it exciting and suspenseful, and I really enjoyed it. This is a great book in a great series, and I do not hesitate to recommend it to everyone!