Wildwitch
by Lene Kaaberbøl
- Series
- 6 books
- Genre
- Danish fantasy for children
- Age
- ages 9 and up
About the series
Clara is 12 and lives in Copenhagen. One morning a big black cat leaps at her and scratches her, and afterwards strange things start to happen. She can understand animals, and animals come looking for her.
It turns out that Clara is a wildwitch, just like her aunt Isa, and she has to learn to live with the wildness, with nature and with the old rules that come with it. At the same time, someone is very interested in her: the dangerous Kimera.
The series is exciting but also warm, and it links fantasy with nature and animals in a way that suits younger readers well. It has also been made into a film.
The books in the series
- Ildprøven (2010)
- Viridians blod (2011)
- Kimæras hævn (2011)
- Blodsungen (2012)
- Fjendeblod (2013)
- Genkommeren (2014)
My thoughts
I like that the magic in Wildwitch comes from nature and from animals.