Beaver Towers: The Witch's Revenge is a children's fantasy novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1981. It is the second installment in the Beaver Towers series, coming between Beaver Towers and Beaver Towers: The Dangerous Journey. It follows the story of Philip who was summoned to Beaver Towers when Oyin the Witch went after him.[1] In 1994 an audiobook was released by Chivers Children's Audio Books.[2]
 Cover of the first edition. The Beaver Towers prefix was used from July 1995 by Puffin Books. | |
| Author | Nigel Hinton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction, fantasy |
| Publisher | Abelard-Schuman (original USA), Knight, Galaxy, Puffin Books (current) |
Publication date | October 1981 |
| Media type | Hardback, Paperback, E-book |
| ISBN | 978-0200727655 |
| Preceded by | Beaver Towers |
| Followed by | Beaver Towers: the Dangerous Journey |
Concept
editThe author decided to write a sequel to Beaver Towers after receiving letters about it and decided to have Philip in danger from Oyin back in his normal everyday life.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Review:Beaver Towers: the Witch's Revenge". The School Librarian. 30. School Library Association: 130. 1982.
- ^ "Beaver Towers: the Witch's Revenge". Bowker's Directory of Audiocassettes for Children. R.R. Bowker. 1998. p. 17.
- ^ "Concept of the novel". Nigel Hinton website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.