Witchy Eye

Name: Witchy Eye
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: D.J. Butler
ISBN: 9781977365491

Author: D.J. Butler

Series: Witchy Eye #1

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Unabridged: 22 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/31/2020

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal

Synopsis

A brilliant Americana flintlock fantasy novel set in a world of Appalachian magic that works.

Sarah Calhoun is the fifteen-year-old daughter of the Elector Andrew Calhoun, one of Appalachee's military heroes and one of the electors who gets to decide who will next ascend as the Emperor of the New World. None of that matters to Sarah. She has a natural talent for hexing and one bad eye, and all she wants is to be left alone—especially by outsiders.

But Sarah's world gets turned on its head at the Nashville Tobacco Fair when a Yankee wizard-priest tries to kidnap her. Sarah fights back with the aid of a mysterious monk named Thalanes, who is one of the not-quite-human Firstborn, the Moundbuilders of the Ohio. It is Thalanes who reveals to Sarah a secret heritage she never dreamed could be hers.

Now on a desperate quest with Thalanes to claim this heritage, she is hunted by the Emperor's bodyguard of elite dragoons, as well as by darker things—shapeshifting Mockers and undead Lazars, and behind them a power more sinister still. If Sarah cannot claim her heritage, it may mean the end to her, her family—and to the world where she is just beginning to find her place.

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 Paul on May 19, 2017

Witchy Eye by D.J. Butler is a wildly imagined and unique alternate history with wizards, undead, and hillbillies set in colonial America. I’ve never read a book like it. The large cast of characters, historical details, and inside jokes will delight American history buffs. The novel, told from many......more

Goodreads review by John on August 31, 2017

You can find a synopsis elsewhere, so I'll describe the writing itself. It took me a bit to get used to the flavor injected by the foreign words (from multiple languages) and spelled-out accents, but they're a significant facet of the story rather than just tossed in as you may find in other stories.......more

Goodreads review by Wren on February 07, 2018

Set in an alternative version of 1815, Witchy Eye details the adventures of 15-year-old Sarah Calhoun and her constantly shifting band of supporters. Raised among the well-known Calhoun clan in the Apalachee region of a magic-filled frontier, Sarah is rustic, tough and independent. Sarah learns that......more

Goodreads review by Belemrys on March 05, 2024

Much like Tolkien re-enchanted England with Lord of the Rings, Butler brings the diverse and rich heritage of America to us. Religion, mysticism, occultism, and history become one in Witchy Eye and you won't be able to stop reading once you orient yourself in this reimagined land of the free. Many s......more

Goodreads review by Tanner on April 05, 2023

Up to 4.25ish because I’m neurotic Fun and fantastical alternate history of the United States set in the early 19th century. I’m a sucker for alt history like Philip K Dick’s Man in the High Castle, so I wanted to give this a try. Also toss in that the book was 99% set in Nashville and New Orleans an......more