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Half Bad
2014
First Published
3.78
Average Rating
384
Number of Pages

Part of Series

Wanted by no one. Hunted by everyone. Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan's only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers—before it's too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves? Half Bad is an international sensation and the start of a brilliant trilogy: a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive.

Avg Rating
3.78
Number of Ratings
56,928
5 STARS
27%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
25%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
3%
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Author

Sally Green
Sally Green
Author · 10 books

Hi - I'm Sally Green. I'm the author of the real-world/ fantasy Half Bad Trilogy, which is made up of Half Bad, Half Wild and Half Lost. Most people read them in that order but there's always a few who don't. Many people who read them are teenagers but there's a lot who aren't. I'm currently working on a new series called The Smoke Thieves, which is due to be published in spring 2018 and is definitely fantasy (there will be a map). I said I'd never write another trilogy after Half Bad but it seems I lied. I live in a village in north-west England. There's some stuff about the Half Bad trilogy at www.halfbadworld.com. Follow me on twitter@sa11eGreen

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