A Nameless Witch

By: A. Lee Martinez

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Being born undead can have its disadvantages, such as eternal youth and flawless beauty-things most unsuitable for a witch. Hiding behind the guise of a grimy old crone, the witch is content living outside Fort Stalwart with her unlikely band of allies: a troll named Gwurm, an enchanted broom, and a demonic duck named Newt. She leads a simple life filled with spells, potions, and the occasional curse. So when a White Knight arrives at Fort Stalwart, the witch knows that her days of peace are at an end.

The Knight is just days in front of a horde of ravenous goblings, and Fort Stalwart lies right in the horde's path. But the goblings are just the first wave of danger, and soon the witch and the Knight must combine forces on a perilous quest to stop a mad sorcerer from destroying the world.

©2007 A. Lee Martinez (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Entertainingly witchy." ( Booklist)

Wow again. L Martinez is awesome.

This is another great book. Lee hit my "this is awesome" zone every time. It is just a great mix of snarky with plot you can think about.
This is the classic girl meets boy girl wins boys heart then rips it to shreds while saving the world. With a little twist.
Great listen I recommend it!

Nice listen

This was a amusing and satisfying listen. It didn’t end like I thought but was good. Makes me want to know the adventures of the white knight and the nameless witch.

Different in a good way

great story. original plot and characters. Martinez style sets the tone like his other books but this one is just something else, but in a good way. more like in the company of ogres then monster or gils.

This is a hidden gym

I loved this book, great narrative with wonderful characters and has some wonderful witchy twists. I would give this title a more stars if I could

The Narration is a Problem.

I really enjoy the book; I've read it several times over the years and I didn't see a problem when I listened to the sample in Audible. I was wrong. The narrator does a good job in many ways, but she strives to make the main character sound winsome. Hours of winsomeness and careful enunciation wear thin after a very short while, and the excruciating enunciation every time she said "White (beat) Knight" made me want to scream by the 10th time she said it, and since he's a major character she says "White (beat) Knight" hundreds of times. There's a lot of humor in the book, but you'd never know it - every line is delivered straight, carefully enunciated, slow and winsome. AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!