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Night Witches #3
The Wild West Witches
Evil Wolfbane, leader of the villainous Night Witches, is on the loose once more. Released from his shackles of space and time, he plans to take over the world by capturing King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, the most powerful weapon ever made. Luckily, Abby and Spike, and their incredible Light Witch friends, discover his devilish plot in time. Together, they travel back to the old Wild West with Excalibur safe in their keeping. But now they must face Bullwhip Kate, an army of cactus men, and an exploding mountain, in a final showdown that will call upon all their courage and magical power.
310 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2003
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August 3, 2017
Cumpliendo con el reto del mes de abril: releer un libro, escogí Los Brujos del Oeste que fue una de mis primeras lecturas, siendo este el tercero de una trilogía y el único que he leído ya que no he conseguido los otros dos.
Es una novela enfocada más al público infantil/juvenil, los protagonistas son unos niños, Abby y Spike que son brujos del día (buenos) que junto a sus hechizos y polvo de hielo hacen magia, otra vez teniendo que enfrentarse a el Chacal, su enemigo que es un brujo de la noche (malo), que ha encontrado la manera de volverse más poderoso con ayuda de un objeto: la espada mágica Excalibur, es por eso que los brujos del dia y de la noche se aventuran a una carrera para encontrarla primero.
Volver a leer este libro me hizo recordar cuando empecé en el mundo de la lectura y ahora que lo releo me doy cuenta que no es el mejor libro que he leído pero en su momento si lo fue siendo un relato de fantasía que involucra la magia y los héroes son unos niños que luchan contra el mal lo que para mí a los 12 años (creo que tenía esa edad) era genial, lo que no puedo negar es que tiene una narración sencilla y las ilustraciones que la acompañan son hermosas y hacen la lectura más amena y divertida, en fin es una lástima que no tenga la trilogía completa me hubiese gustado leerla.
Es una novela enfocada más al público infantil/juvenil, los protagonistas son unos niños, Abby y Spike que son brujos del día (buenos) que junto a sus hechizos y polvo de hielo hacen magia, otra vez teniendo que enfrentarse a el Chacal, su enemigo que es un brujo de la noche (malo), que ha encontrado la manera de volverse más poderoso con ayuda de un objeto: la espada mágica Excalibur, es por eso que los brujos del dia y de la noche se aventuran a una carrera para encontrarla primero.
Volver a leer este libro me hizo recordar cuando empecé en el mundo de la lectura y ahora que lo releo me doy cuenta que no es el mejor libro que he leído pero en su momento si lo fue siendo un relato de fantasía que involucra la magia y los héroes son unos niños que luchan contra el mal lo que para mí a los 12 años (creo que tenía esa edad) era genial, lo que no puedo negar es que tiene una narración sencilla y las ilustraciones que la acompañan son hermosas y hacen la lectura más amena y divertida, en fin es una lástima que no tenga la trilogía completa me hubiese gustado leerla.
October 25, 2018
A brilliant finale to the saga of the Night witches.
In this instalment Abby, Spike and the gang are transported through time with Merlin's sword to escape the evil Wolfbane who needs the sword to cut up a magical suit of armour to give him magical black dust to defeat the witches but due to a glitch they all end up in the American Wild West!
Adventures abound trying to stay one step ahead of Wolfbane by hiding out with the help of a new set of friends.
Excitement abounds, saloons, bar fights, Native Americans, a struggling theatre group and magical cactus men deep in the mines are all ingredients for an epic romp in a rootin' tootin' time warp!
In this instalment Abby, Spike and the gang are transported through time with Merlin's sword to escape the evil Wolfbane who needs the sword to cut up a magical suit of armour to give him magical black dust to defeat the witches but due to a glitch they all end up in the American Wild West!
Adventures abound trying to stay one step ahead of Wolfbane by hiding out with the help of a new set of friends.
Excitement abounds, saloons, bar fights, Native Americans, a struggling theatre group and magical cactus men deep in the mines are all ingredients for an epic romp in a rootin' tootin' time warp!
January 18, 2024
Depues de varios años he podido culminar esta historia. Si bien es cierto que no la terminé en el tiempo que debería la historia está narrada de tal manera que ha despertado nuevamente mi niño interior y me ha hecho recordar el gozo de la lectura
November 28, 2021
It struck me as having the style of a rather old fashioned fantasy for kids. The origin seemed to be more in the direction of Lewis Carroll and J. M. Barrie than Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. The sort of story a gentleman journalist would write for his children, and it's none the worse for that.
Abby Clover, a witch in waiting, is the heroine of the piece and a dead cert to become a future Chief Light Witch, ably assisted by her friend Spike who is actually Prince Altur of Lantua, Lord of the Cold Seas. Despite their youth they are heroes both and a formidable duo against which to contend.
Among the other characters are Sir Chadwick and Lady Hilda Street. Sir Chadwick is Chief of the English Order of Light Witches and he and his wife are theatre managers, thespians and luvvies to the core. I suppose they are a version of Beerbohm Tree and Helen Holt though in my imagination he had the voice of Donald Sinden. There is The Great Mandini, magician and conjuror. He is flamboyant and not a little camp. I don't recall his origins being given but I imagine him as really being Fred Thistlebottom from Oswaldtwistle who was hounded out of the mill towns of Lancashire for dilettantism and gaudiness. Captain Starlight, commander of the Ishmael and as brave as brave can be. However, I would have insisted he begin every speech with “Call me Herman.” Charity and Elijah Sycamore, the American connection. Charity is Mistress of the American Order of Light Witches and has come in search of a supply of Ice Dust. And then there is Wolfbane, chief baddy to whom evil is second nature and commander of the Dark witches.
Everything is set for the move to the United States – probably to improve sales but in terms of the plot to close in on an abundant source of Ice Dust beneath the town of Silver Springs, Arizona, and have a Wild West adventure.
There is violence in the story but apart from one example it is very much a matter of casting spells, wielding magic wands and scattering either Ice Dust if you are good or Black Dust if you are not. The exception occurs when little Abby, whose mouth had never melted a knob of butter, confronts nasty Bart Stoneheart. She hurls the sword Excalibur at his chest with all the strength and accuracy of a youthful Fatima Whitbread and with quite a lot of anger and aggression, too. Bart succumbs, as one must with a large sharp and pointy metal object transfixing one's body. However, as Bart did not actually have a heart – it had been turned into stone – he could hardly be considered to have been alive before the murderous assault and therefore an act of violence did not occur. And anyway Abby brings him back to life with a new heart. Good triumphs in the end, of course.
It is a rumbustious romp, a cheery carousel of magic and high adventure with not a boy wizard in sight and the illustrations by David Wyatt are excellent. I enjoyed it.
Abby Clover, a witch in waiting, is the heroine of the piece and a dead cert to become a future Chief Light Witch, ably assisted by her friend Spike who is actually Prince Altur of Lantua, Lord of the Cold Seas. Despite their youth they are heroes both and a formidable duo against which to contend.
Among the other characters are Sir Chadwick and Lady Hilda Street. Sir Chadwick is Chief of the English Order of Light Witches and he and his wife are theatre managers, thespians and luvvies to the core. I suppose they are a version of Beerbohm Tree and Helen Holt though in my imagination he had the voice of Donald Sinden. There is The Great Mandini, magician and conjuror. He is flamboyant and not a little camp. I don't recall his origins being given but I imagine him as really being Fred Thistlebottom from Oswaldtwistle who was hounded out of the mill towns of Lancashire for dilettantism and gaudiness. Captain Starlight, commander of the Ishmael and as brave as brave can be. However, I would have insisted he begin every speech with “Call me Herman.” Charity and Elijah Sycamore, the American connection. Charity is Mistress of the American Order of Light Witches and has come in search of a supply of Ice Dust. And then there is Wolfbane, chief baddy to whom evil is second nature and commander of the Dark witches.
Everything is set for the move to the United States – probably to improve sales but in terms of the plot to close in on an abundant source of Ice Dust beneath the town of Silver Springs, Arizona, and have a Wild West adventure.
There is violence in the story but apart from one example it is very much a matter of casting spells, wielding magic wands and scattering either Ice Dust if you are good or Black Dust if you are not. The exception occurs when little Abby, whose mouth had never melted a knob of butter, confronts nasty Bart Stoneheart. She hurls the sword Excalibur at his chest with all the strength and accuracy of a youthful Fatima Whitbread and with quite a lot of anger and aggression, too. Bart succumbs, as one must with a large sharp and pointy metal object transfixing one's body. However, as Bart did not actually have a heart – it had been turned into stone – he could hardly be considered to have been alive before the murderous assault and therefore an act of violence did not occur. And anyway Abby brings him back to life with a new heart. Good triumphs in the end, of course.
It is a rumbustious romp, a cheery carousel of magic and high adventure with not a boy wizard in sight and the illustrations by David Wyatt are excellent. I enjoyed it.
December 26, 2013
IF YOU LIKED THIS TRY...
November 15, 2013
Siendo la continuación del libro "El Secreto de los Brujos", habrán muchos detalles desconocidos que se irán mostrando durante el libro. Lo que permite leerlo sin mayores problemas.
Es un libro muy fácil de leer, que me agradó, con una historia que se centra en el Lejano Oeste.
Mezclar la magia, el Oeste, y el teatro parece una combinación extraña, pero que funciona.
Y si bien, se producen unos "saltos" extraños de una situación a otro, el libro tiene una trama completa, con un final llamativo.
Es un libro muy fácil de leer, que me agradó, con una historia que se centra en el Lejano Oeste.
Mezclar la magia, el Oeste, y el teatro parece una combinación extraña, pero que funciona.
Y si bien, se producen unos "saltos" extraños de una situación a otro, el libro tiene una trama completa, con un final llamativo.
October 28, 2015
Si bien es bastante mejor que el 2do de la saga, es mucho peor que el 1ero. Molloy continúa haciendo un uso "imprudente" de la fantasía que hace que los personajes continuamente tengan que explicarse unos a los otros lo que sucede para que el lector entienda de qué van las situaciones. La historia mantiene un hilo bastante claro (una mejora con relación al libro anterior). La trama es sencilla aunque original.
July 16, 2012
Ideální čtení pro děti, ještě teď si pamatuju, jakou jsem měla radost, když na mě čekal v knihovně další díl :)) A taky jak jsem byla u tohoto smutná, že už je poslední :D Bylo to vždy hodně veselé, občas možná až přihlouplé, a četlo se to moc dobře :))
December 22, 2012
amazing an i hope to read more books like these
August 3, 2013
Good. I'd read it if I were you.
May 9, 2015
I loved Abby Clover !!
February 10, 2018
A good finish to an excellent trilogy. I enjoyed this even maybe more so than the first. With American Wild West themes and formidable characters built up over two previous stories blended with more villainy and antagonism. Great reads across all three books, well authored by Michael Molloy.
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