Half Bad
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4.5 • 99 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In a world divided between good and evil, what happens when you're both?
Nathan Byrn is the illegitimate son of the world's most dangerous witch.
Kept in a cage by the Council of Fairborn witches, who believe he is destined to follow the same destructive path as his father, Nathan must find a way to unlock his full powers before his seventeenth birthday, or face madness and death.
His one hope lies with the sinister Blood witch Mercury. But Mercury's help always comes at a price - one Nathan may not be able to pay . . .
Now a major new Netflix series entitled The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself.
'Highly entertaining and dangerously addictive' - TIME
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This thrillingly original debut is a teen novel that’s been published in more than 40 countries. Half Bad—the first book in a trilogy—is the story of Nathan, a boy who threatens the fabric of a society divided into the ruling white-witch caste and the outlawed black witches. Sally Green’s beautifully written tale does for witches what the Harry Potter series did for wizards, hooking us with an unforgettable protagonist and nail-biting action.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Nathan is the Half Code son of a White Witch and a Black Witch, and no White Witch will let him forget it. While Whites try to fit in amid normal "fains," secretly manipulating society, the Blacks are dangerous loners who, according to the Whites, have no purpose but murdering other witches to steal their powers. Nathan, whose father is Marcus the most hated of Black Witches falls in love with a White Witch girl, is taken into custody by the all-powerful Council, and, for years, is both tortured and trained in secret to murder his father. Then, just before Nathan's 17th birthday, he escapes, with only months to find someone to help him receive his own magical gifts. This grim and thrilling tale, first in a planned trilogy, features understated prose that lets readers' imaginations fill in the blanks, as well as a well-developed sense of Witch culture. Nathan, the damaged survivor of horrific abuse, is an unforgettable protagonist, and Green expertly captures his torment at being caught between the mutually hostile sides of his heritage. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Half Bad
I ordered this book to see if it was suitable for my 12 yr old son to read. I couldn't wait to pick it up and read it each time I had a spare few minutes. Refreshingly different, thoroughly u engaging and easy to become involved with the characters- immediately ordered the next book, Half Wild, for me that is- can't wait!! I think it would also be ok for my 12 yr old if I give him the context first.
Re Half Bad
Just not my type of book
Not half bad
Great book! Stumbled upon this by chance and so glad I did. Gripping read!