13. The Last Witchfinder - James Morrow [704/1560]
I've been waiting for this book for several years, having heard a reading from it sometime in the late 1990's. The narrator and "writer" of the book is another book (who explains that many books have achieved sentience and all try their hand at writing from time to time.) The story is set in the late 17th and early 18th century and follows the main character in her efforts to bring down the witchfinder profession (to which her father and brother belong). An excellent book. If you'd like a more in depth review, I found one at Strange Horizons.
I've been waiting for this book for several years, having heard a reading from it sometime in the late 1990's. The narrator and "writer" of the book is another book (who explains that many books have achieved sentience and all try their hand at writing from time to time.) The story is set in the late 17th and early 18th century and follows the main character in her efforts to bring down the witchfinder profession (to which her father and brother belong). An excellent book. If you'd like a more in depth review, I found one at Strange Horizons.