Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi’s hotheaded impulsiveness. Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her-but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble-as two desperate young women know all too well. On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others. Alone in a land of pirates, every moment balances on a knife’s edge-especially when the pirates’ next move could unleash war upon the Witchlands. Now they must work together to cross the Witchlands, while constantly wondering, who will betray whom first?Īfter a surprise attack and shipwreck, Safi and the Empress of Marstok barely escape with their lives. She will return money stolen from him, if he locates Safi. When the Bloodwitch Aeduan discovers a bounty on Iseult, he makes sure to be the first to find her-yet in a surprise twist, Iseult offers him a deal. Upon reaching the royal capital, crowded with refugees, he haunts the streets, fighting for the weak-which leads to whispers of a disfigured demigod, the Fury, who brings justice to the oppressed. Scarred yet alive, Merik is determined to prove his sister’s treachery. When an explosion destroys his ship, the world believes Prince Merik, Windwitch, is dead. Sometimes our enemies are also our only allies…

Susan dennard witchshadow