Witchy Kingdom, D.J. Butler
Witchy Kingdom, D.J. Butler
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Witchy Kingdom

Author: D.J. Butler

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Unabridged: 24 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/07/2020

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal


Synopsis

SEASON OF THE WITCH

An encounter with her father's goddess has not turned out to be the end for Sarah Elytharias Penn. Now, with the Imperial fist tightened around her city of Cahokia and the beastkind of the Heron King ravaging across the river, she must find a way to access the power of the Serpent Throne itself—a feat, she has learned, that her father never accomplished. To complicate her efforts, Cahokia's Metropolitan, a beloved and charismatic priest who despises the goddess as a demon, returns from a long pilgrimage and attempts to finalize the Wisdom-eradicating reform that dogged Sarah's father when he was king.

Meanwhile, Sarah's brother Nathaniel and her brilliant but erratic servant Jacob Hop find their steps dogged by the Emperor's Machiavel, Temple Franklin, as they hunt in New Amsterdam for the third Elytharias sibling. As Simon Sword's destroying storm threatens from the south and west, and New Orleans is thrown into deadly turmoil when a vodoun priest and mameluke assassins contend for ultimate power and control of the Mississippi, the chance for a unified New World teeters on the brink. Sarah Penn understands she may face a hard fate in the final reckoning. But she also knows that only she can access the power of the Throne—if she can find the Wisdom inside to unlock it.

About D.J. Butler

D. J. Butler grew up in swamps, deserts, and mountains. After messing around for years with the practice of law, he finally got serious and turned to his lifelong passion of storytelling. He now writes adventure stories for all ages, plays guitar, and spends as much time as he can with his family. He is the author of City of the Saints, Rock Band Fights Evil, Space Eldritch, and Crecheling from Wordfire Press; Witchy Eye, Witchy Winter, Witchy Kingdom, and Serpent Daughter from Baen; The Cunning Man and The Jupiter Knife with coauthor Aaron Michael Ritchey; In the Palace of Shadow and Joy as well as Between Princesses and Other Jobs; and Abbott in Darkness.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel on January 18, 2020

I slogged through to the end, believing that the series would end here, and what do I find? IT'S NOT A TRILOGY, DAMNIT! Too bad. As a disclaimer, I'll say that between reading portions of this book, I read two FAR superior high fantasy books (Chris Wooding's The Ember Blade and Brent Weeks' The Burni......more

Goodreads review by Felix on August 21, 2019

I give this a 4 star mainly on the atmosphere Butler builds. I love the descriptions - he evokes a incredible visionary world that should of been.......more

Goodreads review by Danube on October 30, 2024

2.5 stars - An unfocused mess of a book jumping rapidly between POVs and inventing dull new storylines instead of wrapping the story up. I don’t understand why this book needed to exist. It felt like a filler, uncessary and not bringing any interesting new development. I hope the fourth book deliver......more

Goodreads review by Henry on October 25, 2019

Nineteenth century America was harsh and brutal. D. J. Butler’s seven kingdoms is much harsher with beastkind, walking dead, and all sorts of magics and gods. Sarah has made her way to the Witchy Kingdom (hard from Baen) where the Serpent throne sits in the city built in the huge mounds in Ohio, Coh......more

Goodreads review by Micheal on July 28, 2020

A Thrill to the End It is fair to say that every new book in this series is an improvement over what came before - as the Witchy world is unveiled more and more, Butler flexes his writing chops to deliver grander and more ferocious battles, deeper and more soul-wretching stakes, while retaining the l......more