This new edition of The Near Witch also included the in-universe short story 'The Ash-Born Boy' and a never-before-seen introduction from V. Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.

The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion.Īs the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.

These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.īut when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. There are no strangers in the town of Near. The wind is lonely and always looking for company. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. Similar authors: Lev Grossman, George R.R.'The Near Witch' is only an old story told to frighten children. Lexi finds the witch who is stealing children from her village and with the help of a young man who can control the wind, she battles the witch to break the. She has also written a brand new Young Adult novel, MONSTER. The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. She is also the author of a Middle Grade series with Scholastic, EVERYDAY ANGEL. Brand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debut. Her first adult novel (and her first time writing as V.E.), VICIOUS, is about two brilliant and highly disturbed pre-med students who set out to generate their own superpowers and end up mortal enemies. Her second YA novel, THE ARCHIVED, is the first book in a new supernatural series about a world where the dead are shelved like books. Victoria's first Young Adult novel, THE NEAR WITCH, a dark original fairy tale, debuted with Disney*Hyperion in August 2011. When she's not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she's usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters. She also suffers from a wicked case of wanderlust, made worse by the fact that wandering is a good way to stir up stories. Because of this, she has been known to say 'tom-ah-toes', 'like', and 'y'all'. VJ Books Presents Victoria (V.E.) Schwab! Victoria (V.E.) Schwab is the product of a British mother, a Beverly Hills father, and a southern upbringing. You are here: Home > Our Authors > Schwab, Victoria (V.E.)

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