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Jack Frey #1.5
Cry Witch
Quick, lightning-paced, action from the first page to the last.
Jack Frey was a street thief, saved from the gallows and forced to join a mysterious order of warrior priests. One year before he is ready to join the centuries old war against the flesh-eating Nostros, Jack is asked to help out on a very simple mission. However, he soon discovers evil takes many forms.
Jack Frey was a street thief, saved from the gallows and forced to join a mysterious order of warrior priests. One year before he is ready to join the centuries old war against the flesh-eating Nostros, Jack is asked to help out on a very simple mission. However, he soon discovers evil takes many forms.
132 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 22, 2018
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January 10, 2018
A fun, fast-paced novella featuring swords, guns and magic, CRY WITCH is the perfect introduction to the demon-haunted world of Jack Frey.
January 13, 2022
Cry Witch is a short novella that fits in between the first two books in the Jack Frey series, chronicling Jack’s first mission as a Black Dog.
In Cry Witch, Jack and his comrades, Bryan & Erik join Aidan and the wagon driver, Smythe in a mission to transport and protect a shipment of saltpeter. One of the main ingredients in gunpowder.
Their job is to collect the substance from one of the main suppliers of the stuff and then deliver it to a mill for mixing to make gunpowder.
What can go wrong?
In Cry Witch, Jack deals with the feelings that he has for Aidan and Smythe and has to confront his own past. Whilst he has accepted and thrived as a knight of St Stephen, it seems that he has still not confronted his feelings about the method of how he actually got there.
He still has a deep-seated dislike for Aidan, and thoroughly loathes Smythe
However, what he doesn’t count on is that they don’t really recall him with the same clarity that he remembers them and how he sees his harsh treatment at their hands.
In this short novella, Mike Morris expands the world of Jack Frey and writes a tale that is full of action. It is good to see Jack confronting his past as it allows him to grow as a person. It’s also good that Jack has to actually change his views and accept that things are not always as they seem.
Far from being a little add on to the story of the series as a whole, this novella slots in perfectly between the first two books, showing us how Jack grows as a person and there is some rich character development in the story. Not only that, when you actually get to Cry Fear, the ‘actual’ second book in the series. The beginning of Cry Fear references this book.
The book is written with customary excellent writing that I have come to expect from Mike Morris, and as usual his action scenes and dialogue are superb. I really enjoyed this one. It’s fun and engaging, and like I said, it provides the main character with some character development between the first and the second book
If you like this review, I may have a couple more on my blog www.fantasybooknerd.com
In Cry Witch, Jack and his comrades, Bryan & Erik join Aidan and the wagon driver, Smythe in a mission to transport and protect a shipment of saltpeter. One of the main ingredients in gunpowder.
Their job is to collect the substance from one of the main suppliers of the stuff and then deliver it to a mill for mixing to make gunpowder.
What can go wrong?
In Cry Witch, Jack deals with the feelings that he has for Aidan and Smythe and has to confront his own past. Whilst he has accepted and thrived as a knight of St Stephen, it seems that he has still not confronted his feelings about the method of how he actually got there.
He still has a deep-seated dislike for Aidan, and thoroughly loathes Smythe
However, what he doesn’t count on is that they don’t really recall him with the same clarity that he remembers them and how he sees his harsh treatment at their hands.
In this short novella, Mike Morris expands the world of Jack Frey and writes a tale that is full of action. It is good to see Jack confronting his past as it allows him to grow as a person. It’s also good that Jack has to actually change his views and accept that things are not always as they seem.
Far from being a little add on to the story of the series as a whole, this novella slots in perfectly between the first two books, showing us how Jack grows as a person and there is some rich character development in the story. Not only that, when you actually get to Cry Fear, the ‘actual’ second book in the series. The beginning of Cry Fear references this book.
The book is written with customary excellent writing that I have come to expect from Mike Morris, and as usual his action scenes and dialogue are superb. I really enjoyed this one. It’s fun and engaging, and like I said, it provides the main character with some character development between the first and the second book
If you like this review, I may have a couple more on my blog www.fantasybooknerd.com
June 7, 2020
I've read Cry Fear and Cry Havoc both fast paced about the work of Jack Frey after he has completed his training. This book Cry Witch fits in between them as a stand alone novel taking Jack on his first adventure whilst still a novice. Another great read from Mike Morris
August 7, 2024
3/5. This was a solid adventure, and a good look into Jack’s maturation process. The plot was a bit predictable, but it was a fast paced, entertaining ride. I was wondering if the Aiden and Smythe thread would come back around from the first book, and I am glad that it did. Young Jack was a bit annoying at first, but it was cool to see him let go the anger from the past and see how his reflections on Smythe in particular shifted. Heather’s mysterious fate leaves another plot thread to potentially be picked up in the larger books, so it’ll be interesting if she comes back around in the series.
September 15, 2022
3.5
Not a type of book I’d normally read. It’s a short novella, with good characters and well written. Just not a subject that interests me much it was the title and artwork that got me to pick it up. Still I have nothing bad to say and would recommend it to the right person.
Not a type of book I’d normally read. It’s a short novella, with good characters and well written. Just not a subject that interests me much it was the title and artwork that got me to pick it up. Still I have nothing bad to say and would recommend it to the right person.
November 22, 2022
23 Awful
July 8, 2022
⭐️3.5⭐️
March 27, 2018
Good day, I would like to ask. Can you please tell me after Cry witch, which is the next in the series. Cry :) avoc, I r Cry fear. Thank you
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