Laurie Forest lives deep in the backwoods of Vermont, where she sits in front of a woodstove drinking strong tea and dreaming up tales full of dryads, dragons and wands. She is the author of The Black Witch Chronicles, including The Black Witch, The Iron Flower, The Shadow Wand, and The Demon Tide, as well as prequel novellas Wandfasted and Light Mage, available in print in The Rebel Mages anthology. Enter her realm online at www.laurieannforest.com.

“Forest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice.”—Booklist, starred review“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, starred review“Briskly paced, tightly plotted…set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review“We fell under the spell of this rich, diverse, Potter-worthy university world!”—Justine magazine

Laurie Forest lives deep in the backwoods of Vermont, where she sits in front of a woodstove drinking strong tea and dreaming up tales full of dryads, dragons and wands. She is the author of The Black Witch Chronicles, including The Black Witch, The Iron Flower, The Shadow Wand, and The Demon Tide, as well as prequel novellas Wandfasted and Light Mage, available in print in The Rebel Mages anthology. Enter her realm online at www.laurieannforest.com.

“Forest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice.”—Booklist, starred review“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, starred review“Briskly paced, tightly plotted…set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review“We fell under the spell of this rich, diverse, Potter-worthy university world!”—Justine magazine