Witch&Wizard_TheGift

W ITCH & W IZARD T HE G IFT JAMES PATTERSON and Ned Rust LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY NEW YORK BOSTON For Jack, who got me started, after I got him started. —J.P. For Ruth, for laughing at the right times. —N.R. NOTICE OF PUBLIC EXECUTION ATTENTION ALL CITIZENS: WISTERIA ROSE ALLGOOD , leader and last hope of the pernicious “Resistance” that has destroyed our peace of mind and diverted so much of our citizenry’s efforts and resources, has been apprehended and will be PUBLICLY EXECUTED in the COURTYARD OF JUSTICE at ONE O’CLOCK this afternoon. Still wanted for collusion, conspiracy, and experimentation with the dark and foul arts is her brother, WHITFORD P. ALLGOOD . So decreed by The One Who Is The One, this two hundred thirty-fifth day of the first year of the New Order’s Ascendancy. BOOK ONE THE GIRL WITH THE GIFT Chapter 1 Whit LISTEN TO ME. We don’t have much time. My name is Whit Allgood. I guess you’ve heard of me and my sister, Wisty, and of the crazy stuff that’s happened, but here’s the thing: it’s so much worse than you think it is. Trust me when I tell you that these are the worst of times and that the be......