A Warlock in Whitby
core novel 1992 The Whitby Witches
Record
| First published | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (530 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780750012034 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Set in Whitby just before Bonfire Night, a few months after the events of the first book, the story finds the Fisher Folk girl Nelda facing a forced marriage to the aged and wicked Esau Grendel after failing to fetch the moonkelp. Far beneath the earth, an ancient fish demon awakens and begins to haunt the town, preying on its cats. Nathaniel Crozier, husband of the dead Rowena Cooper, arrives to learn what became of his wife. He tricks Aunt Alice into leaving for London and discovers that her staff is one of four magical guardians made to defend the world against a great evil.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Whitby Witches
- Series: The Whitby Witches core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Robin Jarvis
Notes
- From the series record (The Whitby Witches): Orphans Ben and Jennet live with the witch Alice Boston in Whitby and defend the town against supernatural threats.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Whitby Witches: position 2 of 3: previous The Whitby Witches (1991) · next The Whitby Child (1994)
- Internal chronology, within The Whitby Witches: position 3 of 7: previous The Power of Dark (2016) · next The Devil's Paintbox (2017)
Sources
← The Whitby Witches dossier · All universes
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