Desert Witch

by Nicholas Todd

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Rumors across the land of Vanahel whisper that a powerful witch has risen in the deep desert, beyond The Spears. While some have dismissed it as a tall tale, others fear the truth: that the witch is real, and it's dark magic may soon spread to their homes.A seasoned witch hunter and a recently freed slave head out across the dunes to destroy the witch before it can do any real harm. But as the two women confront the evil of the witch- and their complicated feelings for each other- the show more journey becomes more difficult than either imagined. And if they fail in their quest, then nothing will be able to stop the rising darkness of the Desert Witch. show less

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Full disclosure: I am married to Nicholas Todd. However, I read Desert Witch three times before it was published, and genuinely loved it all three times. It's set up like a standard fantasy-quest novel, but you very quickly realize that you're reading something a little different, more of a character study exploring how one young woman with a very narrow and traumatic life reacts when her world suddenly opens up.

The worldbuilding is also really interesting, I especially love the goblins and Hathaway and hope that further entries in the series explore the strange elements further, and I love how casual the queerness and diversity is. It's very welcoming, not just gay/lesbian/bi characters (labels are never brought up) but trans and show more nonbinary characters as well, and the Fantastic Racism in so many fantasy worlds is really brought out for what it is. show less

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