Readers Respond: Readers Share Their Favorite Witchy Fiction Titles
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Got a favorite novel that includes witches, wizards, magic or Paganism? Share it with our other readers here! What's Your Favorite?

It's a 12-book series about a Catholic girl who finds that she has a gift for Wicca. It's got truth in Wiccan practice, with a bit of a fantasy touch. It's good for teen readers. :]
—Guest Terena

I really enjoyed this book. I read it a while back but am sure I will re-read it again sometime.
—Guest Anne

Here's a summary: Bleeding Kansas is about how the lives of ordinary people are effected by events over which they have little control. The book centers on the Grelliers and the Schapens, two families who have been farming in the Kaw River Valley for over a hundred-fifty years, and how their lives are affected by war and by the changing sexual and religious mores of the day. Susan Grellier, who yearns for the large sacrifices made by her husband’s pioneer ancestors in the battle against slavery, causes major upheavals in the lives of her husband and two children. When Gina Haring, who may or may not be a Lesbian, and who practices pagan rites, moves into an empty house near both the Schapen and Grellier properties, Susan’s involvement with her also stirs up the wrath of the Schapen clan, who are extremely conservative in their Christianity. Susan’s decision to join Gina in opposing the Iraq war has cataclysmic results for her family. Gina has her own secrets, her own reasons for be
—brutus1314

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marilllier takes place in fictional ancient Ireland around the time the Romans conquered Great Britain. It includes characters such as the Lady of the Forest, druids, herbal healers, sorcerers, and charming warriors. There is all kinds of magic woven through this book. I particularly love one scene about casting a circle around an old birch tree. Read and enjoy!
—Guest Dhyanna

Phaedra: A Novel of Ancient Athens by June Rachuy Brindel. It's a novelized version of the myth of Phaedra, and it's about the suppression of Goddess worship in ancient Greece.
—Guest Susan

Since Laurell K Hamilton and Charlaine Harris have already been mentioned, I'll add the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. She has every kind of supernatural you can think of from witches to necromancers to half demons. Her writing is witty and entertaining and her characters draw you right in. The series starts with Elena Michaels, the only living female werewolf, then moves on to Paige Winterbourne, a witch, then Eve Levine, a deceased witch, then Jaime Vegas, a necromancer and in the last couple books Hope Adams, a half demon with a very interesting power. If you enjoy lots of different characters and a different perspective on familiar mythical supernaturals, I highly recommend this series. You will love it!!!!
—EmpressVoodoo

I love all the Nora Roberts series that were mentioned. I highly reccommned any of them. She's gets petty "magickal" in some of her newer series. It does make one wonder. One of my fave authors recently is Laurell K. Hamillton. While her Anita Blake series is technically about vampires & shapeshifters, she does also showcase witches, Wiccans & Voodoo. She also has a series about both sides of the Faerie Sidthe that are very interesting. MIndy Klasky also has a great trio on a 20-something who "falls into" the craft - the books are light, cute & very funny. I loved them. I also just atarted new series by Annette Blair that looks VERY promising (http://www.annetteblair.com/index.html)
—Guest gerij

Love the Dresden files. I own them all and re-read them regularly. Lots of good action and great cast of characters.
—Guest Tempus

There is a fantastic series of books by Kit Berry. The first is called Magus of Stonewylde, the second Moondance at Stonewylde and the third Solstice at Stonewylde. It is available from Amazon or her Stonewylde website. The story is set in a village cut off from the rest of England by a high wall and run in the old pagan ways. The descriptions of the ceremonies are excellent. I cant wait for book number 4!
—Pagancrone

This is a young adult series by PC Cast and Kristin Cast. It's about teens who are marked as vampires and go to live at vampire school. Shows magic in a positive light. There are 5 books in the series, Marked is the first.
—Guest Melayne

Ah....my favorite subject--books! In addition to the before mentioned favorites (Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison, & Madelyn Alt), I'm also a fan of Victoria Laurie's Abby Cooper series as well as her M.J. Holloway series. Abby Cooper is a psychic and M.J. Holloway is a ghost buster (literally!). I'm also a fan of Wendy Roberts' Sadie Novak series (she helps ghosts cross over). Surprisingly, Janet Evanovich's "between the numbers" novels deal with some supernatural happenings and are one of my favorite forms of entertainment. Thanks for giving me new authors to check out, as I'm almost caught up with all of these! Happy reading! ChickDude1
—chickdude1

nora roberts has another great trilogy: The 3 books are called Blood Brothers,The Hollow and Pagan Stone. I swear she must be pagan and there is a great supernatural series by Jean johnson which is called the Sons of Destiny Series. I also likes the book called southern Witch and Ricco has 4 books in her series.
—Guest Tish

I'm in my early 30's and these are supposed to be teen novels, but they are actually so good that you can't put them down. I also have to go for the Twilight Series.
—Shauna1441