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Water witch

Water witch

FantasyScience Fiction
Pages
224
Published
1999
Language
English

Synopsis

On the desert planet of Mahali, political power is held by a hereditary line of water witches who can sense and control water. A young con artist girl named Deza tries to impersonate a water witch, helped by the spirit of her recently dead conman father, who now resides in a small animal called a mbuzi.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousWhimsicalMysterious
Secret IdentityMentor Figure

Genres

Fantasy Science Fiction

Authors

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Connie Willis

Connie Willis (born Constance Elaine Trimmer, December 31, 1945, in Denver, Colorado) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer best known for her time-travel novels following historians from a future Oxford University, including Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and Blackout/All Clear. She has won more major genre awards than any other writer in the field's history. In 2011 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named her its Damon Knight Memorial Grand Maste...

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Cynthia Felice

Cynthia Felice is the editor of The Future is Female 2!, a collection showcasing exciting new voices in science fiction. She's a longtime supporter of imaginative storytelling and enjoys bringing readers fresh perspectives.

Characters

DezaProtagonist
Deza's fatherSupporting
All characters in Water witch