📖 The Black Witch

Evil looms on the horizon, and for Elloren Gardner, granddaughter of the last Black Witch, pressure to live up to her magical heritage is building. Ellorens people, the Gardnerians, believe she will follow in her grandmothers footsteps. But Elloren is utterly devoid of power--in a society that prizes magical ability above all else.Granted the opportunity to study at the prestigious Verpax University, Elloren sets out to embrace a destiny of her own, free from the shadow of her grandmothers legacy. But the university may be the most treacherous place of all for the granddaughter of the Black Witch, and Elloren soon realizes that the world she knows is not what it seems. If she is to survive the coming danger, shell have to free her mind from the assumptions she was raised with, and learn to trust the very people shes been taught to hate and fear. Critics are raving about Laurie Forests incredible debut, The Black Witch "We fell under the spell of this rich, diverse, Potter-worthy university world!"--Justine magazine "A captivating and stimulating fantasy novel with a whole world of excitement and danger. I thoroughly enjoyed getting lost in this world of magic and intrigue." TeenReads "Forest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice." Booklist "Exquisite character work, an elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered universe make this a noteworthy debut, which argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia." Publishers Weekly "Briskly paced, tightly plotted...set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own." Kirkus Reviews