- Hardcover: 296 pages
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd; First Edition edition (6 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903434319
- ISBN-13: 978-1903434314
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 467,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Abby Clover and her friend Spike, the curious boy, found washed ashore after a great storm, are drawn into a world of witches, hidden caverns, fabulous boats, captive children, lost parents, and a quest to find Ice Dust - the source of magical power. With their strange new companions - Captain Starlight, Benbow the giant albatross, and Sir Chadwick Street, flamboyant Master of the Light Witches - they hurtle through perilous seas, face fearsome monsters, and do battle with an enemy, darker and dirtier than they could ever have imagined. With their last sprinkle of Ice Dust gone, the dark fortress of the Night Witch headquarters is a dangerous place to be and it takes more than Abby's new-found talent for becoming invisible to save them.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I just finished reading The Witch Trade, by Michael Molloy, and am happy to say that I thought it was wonderful. I loved the characters and found myself transported into the enchanted world of the Light and Dark Witches. With all that is going on in the world today,it's a welcome distraction to read a book with a happy ending.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is for all those people out there who loved HARRY POTTER.as events unfold themselves you go deeper into the heart of the book. With fantastic description and a amazing story line, you are captivated and can't put the book down.A very enjoyable and fairly easy read but you just want to keep reading!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
...are a few of the characters who help Abby, and her friend Spike take on the Dark Witches. The years the Witches of Light have been fighting their evil counterparts, fighting over the use of Ice dust (think fairy dust, only it makes magic work). Abby lives in an English village which no-one else has heard of. The reason for this, is that its a magical village. All the residents are witches. She and Spike are the only children there - the others disappeared for reasons I'm not disclosing. Her Aunt and Uncle are more than happy for her to set off with Captain Starlight in an unusual boat - they know him from the past and realise he can help find Abby's parents.
Compared to the considerably darker books I've been reading lately, this was a fun book. There's mild peril, but nothing which has me reaching for a cushion. I smiled at the delight as Abby discovered an uncanny ability with magic, in particular invisibility. There are times when I'd like to become invisible just by whistling a tune. Her friend, a foundling, Spike - he provides a bit of mystery throughout the story because I kept wondering who he is. Why he had a spike when he was found, why he lost his memory, why he can swim like a fish (and talk with them). All the answers are revealed by the end - and they are quite surprising.
The small grumble I have isn't to do with the writing, but the layout. There's one set of pages where its a little tricky to read the writing because of the picture set behind the text. I managed to make the words out, but it wasn't the easiest.
Compared to the considerably darker books I've been reading lately, this was a fun book. There's mild peril, but nothing which has me reaching for a cushion. I smiled at the delight as Abby discovered an uncanny ability with magic, in particular invisibility. There are times when I'd like to become invisible just by whistling a tune. Her friend, a foundling, Spike - he provides a bit of mystery throughout the story because I kept wondering who he is. Why he had a spike when he was found, why he lost his memory, why he can swim like a fish (and talk with them). All the answers are revealed by the end - and they are quite surprising.
The small grumble I have isn't to do with the writing, but the layout. There's one set of pages where its a little tricky to read the writing because of the picture set behind the text. I managed to make the words out, but it wasn't the easiest.
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Truly horrific
I have never come across a book this badly written before. The plot was promising, but words can not describe how painful it is to read. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2009 by Ally B
What a disappointment!
I expected a Chicken House book to be good. This one is barely readable. Clumsy exposition and descriptions. Muddled view points - whose story is it? Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2009 by Children'sBookworm
Fun fantasy
Abby and her best friend Spike, a foundling, live in an ordinary seaside town, or so they think. They learn that nearly everyone they know are light witches, and together they are... Read more
Published on 19 April 2009 by Rubbah
Apprension at first - joy at the end.
I am an older reader and I consider myself to be more mature (no boasting here :) ) and I prefer older fiction despite being 16 (such as Lord of the Rings, Romance of the Three... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2004 by Mr. A. S. Wheeler
Good book, but what happened to the polar bear?!!!
lol. i read this book n fair play to it it tries hard to be a good childrens book, which it achieves hands down. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2004 by D. Howells
this is a truelly magical tale that will keep you glued!!!!!
i got this book for crimbo and i just thought that it would be another boring, dreary novel. it really surprised me though when i started to read it. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2002
Like pray in a spiders web one chapter and your hooked!
What a fantastic book. The more you read the further you are twisted into its story web. Each chapter leaves clues and hints for the reader to break making the story gripping and... Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2001 by Mrs
Has someone actually edited this?
If only I could give this NO STARS! This is one of the worst children's books I've read recently - poorly written, barely edited, characters with no motivation, complete lack of... Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2001 by H. Lo
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