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The 13th Witch

The King's Watch, Book 1

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The 13th Witch

By: Mark Hayden
Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
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Did you know that the gods can use mobile phones?

They can, and Odin has a message for Conrad....

Conrad Clarke, former RAF pilot and alleged gangster, gets a text – and a visit – from The Allfather.

Odin has a challenge for Conrad: Sign up to protect England from wild magick and get a commission in the King’s Watch.

All he has to do is find a missing witch. Simple.

Conrad never could resist a challenge. Before you can say “Ragnarok”, he’s plunged into a world of gods, mages, witches, dwarves, and one very aggressive giant mole.

But the witch doesn’t want to be found, and powerful mages will kill to keep her hidden. Going back isn’t an option. Going forward looks a lot like death.

Armed with nothing but a sense of humor and a willingness to cheat, Conrad has to find the Witch and save his life.

Superbly narrated by Ciaran Saward, the first two books of the King’s Watch are now available in audio format.

Treat yourself to a copy now and experience a whole new universe of magick. And moles....

©2017 Mark Hayden and Paw Press (P)2020 Mark Hayden and Paw Press Fantasy Humorous Magic Fiction Magic Users Witchcraft Comedy Witty Norse Wizardry
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I really enjoyed this book, the characters were relatable and the narration is excellent. Not sure why, but the title made me hesitant to download, even though it kept coming up as a suggestion. If you like the writing style of Jodi Taylor or Ben Aaronovitch, give this a try! Book 2 is even better.

Not what I thought - in a good way!

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I really enjoyed this book. The character of Conrad is believable and likeable. I especially like the Lord Mayor of Moles, a wonderful character I hope he/she continues to play a part in future stories.

Excellent

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Ex RAF pilot Conrad Clark gets an unexpected message from Odin. From there it's a speedy lesson on working for a MI5 like organisation policing trouble in the realms of magic and gods. Great fun. Conrad is a great character - stiff upper lip and not afraid to use his weaponry. Narrator is terrific.

Great fun

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excellent original themes and characters that draw you in, for all their flaws. hlejolf and lord mayor of moles superb imagineering.

lovely original story and characters

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While I enjoyed the story and the characters as a whole, the implication that all these powerful magical women were kind of helpless and really just needed a big muscly military dude to come save them was gross.
Their mistrust of men was portrayed as kind of unreasonable despite its basis in the witch trials and messed up systems.
The characters were interesting and despite how annoyed I was, I was rooting for them, but I don’t think I’ll continue with the series as it seems like it will be more of the same.

Conflicted

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