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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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About this listen

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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If you like Ben Aaronovitch and Benedict Jaka this series is for you. Great narration. Hope they release the rest of the series soon!

Different, yet familiar

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I've been waiting for this for ages. I have read all the books in this series and am looking forwardto the rest being issued. The reader was excellent.

At last, the Audio Book

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I had to try really hard to get past the narration of this book and almost gave up. However, after a few chapters I found I could ignore the infuriating smug tone and concentrate more on the story. In the end, I really enjoyed it. It’s a shame that the narrator made Conrad so annoying as I didn’t really take to him as a character. Luckily, the story is good and I’m going to move on to the second book and hope he improves lol.

Good story

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For anyone that enjoys this genre it’s definitely a great start. The players are likeable and the narration is good with no duff accents. Only criticism really is the current obsession with including every ethnicity possible to cram in to one book which I find patronising and irritating in its obviousness.

Promising start

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Mark Hayden and his Magik writing with Ciaran Saward bringing the characters to life, truly an exhilarating listen.

Thoroughly enjoyed- great audible experience

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