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Tor Teen (2018), 240 pages
Description
Set a year before Truthwitch, Sightwitch follows Ryber Fortiza, the last Sightwitch Sister as she treks deep underground to rescue her missing best friend. While there, she encounters a young Nubrevnan named Kullen Ikray, who has no memory of who he is or how he wound up inside the mountain. From the New York Times bestselling author of Windwitch Susan Dennard, an illustrated prequel novella set in the Witchlands setting up the forthcoming hotly anticipated Bloodwitch.
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LibraryThing member krau0098
This was a good prequel to the Witchlands series. I enjoyed all the history and it helps readers to understand the magic system a lot better. I also liked how everything was laid out in here with pictures and journal entries.
The story is good, but very short. We hear from three POVs throughout. The
Overall it’s a good story and provides some nice background on the history of this world and how magic works. I would recommend to fans of the series. I wouldn’t really recommend as a stand alone; there just wasn’t enough story here to allow this to stand alone well.
The story is good, but very short. We hear from three POVs throughout. The
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book is half from a couple years before the Witchlands series starts and half from 1000 years before that. The portion of the book from the recent past alternates between Tanzi (Ryber’s best friend) and Ryber’s POV. The other half of the book occurs in the far past (1000 years ago) and is told from Eridysi Gochienka’s POV. The two different settings (near past and far past) alternate throughout the book.Overall it’s a good story and provides some nice background on the history of this world and how magic works. I would recommend to fans of the series. I wouldn’t really recommend as a stand alone; there just wasn’t enough story here to allow this to stand alone well.
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LibraryThing member Narilka
Sightwitch is a novella in The Witchlands by Susan Dennard. It is the back story for Ryber Fortiza, a side character from the main series. The story is told as a series of journal entries primarily by Ryber, with the occasional entry by her threadsister Tanzi and historical entries by the famous
I enjoyed the story. Ryber's portion focuses on her life in the Sitewitch Sisters Convent about a year before the start of the main series and her original meeting with Kullen. It explains nicely what it means to be a Sightwitch and is a decent, if short, adventure story. More interesting were the historical flashbacks provided by Eridysi's journal entries. These added another layer to the world building of the Witchlands that I found fascinating. I wish there had been more of them.
Without going into too many details for fear of spoilers, I'm excited to see how this will tie back to the main series with Bloodwitch.
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Sightwitch Sister Eridysi Gochienka. I find this style of storytelling hit or miss and this one ended up working for me better than I expected. One of the neat things is all the art included as part of the journal. I'm very glad I read this as a physical copy as the drawings may have been shrunk too small on my Kindle.I enjoyed the story. Ryber's portion focuses on her life in the Sitewitch Sisters Convent about a year before the start of the main series and her original meeting with Kullen. It explains nicely what it means to be a Sightwitch and is a decent, if short, adventure story. More interesting were the historical flashbacks provided by Eridysi's journal entries. These added another layer to the world building of the Witchlands that I found fascinating. I wish there had been more of them.
Without going into too many details for fear of spoilers, I'm excited to see how this will tie back to the main series with Bloodwitch.
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LibraryThing member soraki
This prequel about Ryber and the Sightwitch Sisters takes place about a year before the rest of the series. It has some answers about the Paladins, Kullen, the Fury, and it sets up the events to come in Bloodwitch.
Language
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English
Physical description
240 p.; 6.45 inches
ISBN
1250183529 / 9781250183521
Local notes
Ryber Fortiza was a Sightwitch Sister at a secluded convent, waiting to be called by her goddess into the depths of the mountain. There she would receive the gift of foretelling. But when that call never comes, Ryber finds herself the only Sister without the Sight.
An illustrated novella from the series. 'Tale of the Twelve Paladins' embossed on the boards under the dust jacket.
An illustrated novella from the series. 'Tale of the Twelve Paladins' embossed on the boards under the dust jacket.